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Grutas da Moeda
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Largo das Grutas da Moeda
2495-028, São Mamede
These caves were discovered in 1971 and have a configuration of the gallery/room/well type. There are lovely rooms and galleries filled with calcareous formations, while the area that may be visited is of 350 metres and the depth of 45 metres. There is a subterranean bar in an adjacent cave, that of Cova da Moura, with an illuminated grotto that is about 50 metres long.
Percurso Pedestre Pia do Urso
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Rua da Figueirinha
2495, Moita do Martinho
A pedestrian walk that passes by the recovered villageof Pia do Urso, a plac full of history with its typical mountain houses. The Ecoparque Sensorial (Sensorial Ecopark), meant for blind users, is located here.
Serra da Marofa
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Serra da Marofa
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
A hill that 977 metres high, tem kilometres long and 7.5 kilometres wide and belongs to the Old Massif of Entre Douro e Tejo (Between Douro and Tagus). It is located to the southwest of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, between the Côa river and the Spanish border and it is surrounded by pine woods and oak trees. On the top, a special note to the chapel of Our Lady of Fátima, built in 1947, to the cave of Our Lady of Lurdes, a replica of the one in France, and to the local bookplate: the imposing Cristo Rei (Christ the …
Teleférico das Fajãs do Cabo Girão
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Estrada de Santa Clara
9300, Câmara de Lobos
Rope-way teleferic opened in 2003, allowing the access to the fajãs (flat forelands that formed by lava flowing into the ocean and landslides and collapsing cliffs) at the Cabo Girão. It offers a lovely panoramic view.
Ciclovia de Almeirim
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Almeirim
2080, Almeirim
The bike lane of Almeirim is a via for touring cyclists and all those who are interested in the site. A good way to get to know the region more healthy!
Zona de Lazer de São Lázaro
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Rua de São Lazaro
4445, Alfena
A small park with lawns and trees by the river, where barbecues take place.
Serra de Santa Justa
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Serra de Santa Justa
4440, Valongo
The Hill of Santa Justa belongs to the Valongo outlier and reaches its highest top at the altitude of 374 metres. Below it, by the banks of the Ferreira river, one can find the village of Couce. There are vestiges of ancient gold mines of the roman epoch.
Baía do Seixal
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Saixal
2840, Seixal
The Bay of Seixal, considered the ex-libris of the municipality, press for its landscape and ornithological richness, aquatic fauna. Here, are sighted many migratory birds as, herons, real and sporadically colonies of flamingos. The Bay, for its natural conditions, serves as a stage for the practice of various sporting activities.
Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado
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Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado
7580-709, Santa Susana
Occupying most of the estuary and its surrounding area (parishes of Alcácer do Sal, Grândola, Palmela and Setúbal), the Natural Reservation of the Sado's Estuary is a mixture of river and sea waters, where the sand banks, the beaches and dunes and the fens and cane fields hide from curious looks, in a rather rich ecosystem with a most varied fauna and flora. The reservation is particularly important for several duck species and has the most significant doplhin colony in the country. The shoreline, as well as the dunes of Tróia and the Lagoons of Herdade do Pinheiro, in a …
Serra do Açor
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Serra do Açor
6285, Piódão
It belongs to the Old Massif, located in the central country, and it is separated from the Estrela Mountain by the Alva river valley. It is 33 km long and 12 km wide. A part of the Protected Landscape of the Açor Hill, it is mostly composed of schist and has strong but roundish contours. At times there are valleys, water courses and interesting places, such as the waterfalls at Fraga da Pena. In this protected area, also a special note to the Margaraça Woods, of huge natural value, a part of the european network of biogenetic reservations. The vegetation …