Visit the railroad of Minas da Ribeira - Coelhoso

The Ribeira Mine Trail starts in Coelhoso, the route descends to the Ribeira de Viveiros, always by a wide road and overlooking the Santa Bárbara Chapel (the patron saint of the miners), and to the Ribeira Mines.
With about 150 years of history, this mine had ups and downs in its exploration. Its golden period was during the Second World War, when it employed about 2,000 people to extract wolfram.
When you pass the Ribeira, you start the ascent to Parada. As we proceed, we begin to observe extensive olive groves, olive groves and livestock being one of the main economic activities of these parishes. Already in the village of Parada we cross the Primary School Street, then take the direction of the Shrine of Our Lady of Carmo. The return to Rabbit is made by rural routes in agricultural area.

Visit the Miradouro do Posto de Vigia - Coelhoso

Visit to Mina da Ribeira - Coelhoso

To the old Ribeira mine, with an area of about 30 hectares, it is located in the Coelhoso freguesia. Or access to the beautiful mining area through a beaten road, with an extension of about 1500 meters, starting from EM541, which links Parada to Coelhoso.
Or beginning concessão of this mine of tungsténio stagnation or year of 1871, I have been essencially explored by lavra subterrânea, large part in flank of encosta, hair that não existem short not perimeter mineiro. Or material removed, quite silicious, was crushed locally numa estação de britagem, for paving roads and roads.