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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Visit the Serra de Sintra

The Serra de Sintra belongs to the same mountain range of Serra da Estrela, which ends in Cabo da Roca, marking the western limit of Europe. Is about 10 kilometers from east to west and approx 5 km wide with its highest peak at an altitude of 529 meters. It has a rich fauna, with her ​​example, fox, genets, the mole salamander, the peregrine falcon, the viper and various species of lizards. Its climate is mild with plenty of oceanic influences, and this gives it a higher rainfall compared to the rest of the Greater Lisbon area. It also follows a unique vegetation. About nine hundred species of plants are indigenous and 10% are endemic. Some of them are oak, cork oak and stone pine. Paa is an ideal place for climbing and mountaineering, since the slopes are mostly oriented to the west, which lengthens the light on summer afternoons in the Sintra hills is that we can find the Moorish Castle, the Pena Palace, the Capuchin monastery, the Palace of Monserrate.

Visit the Natural Park Sintra-Cascais - Sintra

The Natural Park of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is alocated in the municipalities of Sintra and Cascais. Extends from the area of Sintra to the areas of Guincho beach and Cabo da Roca. It is divided into two distinct areas: the agricultural zone in order to produce fruit and wine, and the coastal area with beaches, cliffs and dunes.
In this park there is a primeval forest with almost all species of Quercus, including the oak-oak and Pyrenean oak. There are eucalyptus, maritime pine, poplars, willows and acacias.
In terms of wildlife, the park has birds of prey such as peregrine falcon, the screech owl, the hawk, the goshawk and eagle-of-Bonelli. There are seabirds like gulls and petrels. Reptiles and amphibians are part ofthe salamander-yellow spots, the midwife toad, the newt and viper-horned-de-orange belly. They are mammals like foxes, moles and hedgehogs.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Visit Cape Carvoeiro Lighthouse - San Pedro (Peniche)

The Cape Carvoeiro is located at Cape Carvoeiro, Parish of San Pedro (Peniche).
The tower is square brick, white, with outbuildings. The Lantern and service balcony, red.
The lighthouse is situated at an altitude of 57 meters above sea level and has a height of 27 meters. The light has a range of approximately 15 nautical miles.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Visit Cabo Carvoeiro - San Pedro (Peniche)

Cabo Carvoeiro is situated on the edge of the peninsula of Peniche, in the Parish of San Pedro (Peniche). It has great natural and landscape value, with a variety of strongly eroded limestone cliffs and fields of lapiás.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Visit Cabo de Sao Vicente - Sagres

Cabo de Sao Vicente is located in southwestern Brazil in the Town of Sagres, was once dubbed "Sacred Promontory" by the Roman people, dedicated to the God Saturn.
It has a magnificent landscape where the earth with its cuts the endless sea cliffs, the Cabo de Sao Vicente is the image of Portuguese discoverer feeling, where you can observe the passage of vessels sailing between the Mediterranean and Northern Europe