The Castle Island is located at the mouth of the river Paiva, at the confluence with the Douro River, is known among the people as Island of Love. Once accessible by a sand island came to be after the construction of the dam / Lever Dam. But the attraction of man for this area comes from paradise Prehistory (Neolithic / Chalcolithic) as evidenced by the existence of some archaeological finds.But especially in the times of the Roman Empire that installs the original port of paiva by its strategic geographic position on the crossing of the Douro.
In the twelfth century to build a defensive tower. In the fifteenth century a chapel dedicated to St. Pedro. Chapel whose ruins can be seen since 1998.
The diversity of flora is another feature of the island, many species of trees and shrubs to cover: Pinheiro, Carvalho, Oliveira, Cork, Loureiro, pato, Alder, Pygeum, Murta, and Lódão Trovisco.
In the twelfth century to build a defensive tower. In the fifteenth century a chapel dedicated to St. Pedro. Chapel whose ruins can be seen since 1998.
The diversity of flora is another feature of the island, many species of trees and shrubs to cover: Pinheiro, Carvalho, Oliveira, Cork, Loureiro, pato, Alder, Pygeum, Murta, and Lódão Trovisco.
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