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Saturday, November 2, 2019

Visit the Ocreza River - Sarzedas

The Ocreza River is a Portuguese river that rises in the Gardunha mountain range at 1160 meters, west of Castelo Novo and flows into the Tagus River after passing through Sarzedas Parish.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Visit the Pisco Dam - São Vicente da Beira

The Pisco dam is located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira. It is located on the São Vicente stream. The dam was designed in 1966 and was commissioned in 1968.
It is a landfill dam. It has a height of 24.5 m above the foundation and a crowning length of 260 m (width 8 m). The volume of the dam is 58,000 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 1.41 (bottom discharge) + 43 (flood discharger) m³ / s.
The dam reservoir has a floodable surface of 0.198 km² and has a total capacity of 1.4 Mio. m³. The water levels in the reservoir are: 498.7 meters NPA, 499.7 meters NMC (Maximum Flood Level) and 485.7 meters NME (Minimum Exploration Level)

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Visit Quinta da Alma Cheia - Nest of the Azor

Quinta da Alma Cheia, located in the Parish of Ninho do Açor, is an early 20th-century property featuring orchards, vineyards and meadows. Currently used for rural tourism the farm has 4 granite houses with open space architecture, spread over 120 hectares.
Each house has 2 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchenette, a bathroom with free toiletries, a private entrance, a flat-screen satellite TV and free Wi-Fi. All houses have a terrace and lake and mountain views.
This Quinta has a private river beach. The area allows guests to enjoy outdoor activities such as sailing, swimming, boating and fishing.