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Showing posts with label Fontes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fontes. Show all posts

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Visit the Fountain of the Town Square - Castelo Branco


Monday, June 3, 2019

Visit the pedestrian route of the Rota dos Lagares - Almaceda

The pedestrian route of the Rota dos Lagares, located in the parish of Almaceda, is circular and takes us to old olive oil mills, traditionally known as Lagares de Varas. The route begins near the ruins of the first winery of sticks, it follows along the riverside of Almaceda that shelters in its olive groves and small gardens exquisitely cultivated family. It is in this river that is the second winery of sticks, also this almost in ruins but where you can still see all the constituent parts of the mill through its windows half open.
We leave behind the agricultural fields and we retrace our path through pine forest and new forest plantations that will take us to the last winery of this route, the wine cellar of Rochas de Cima, recently recovered so that it can be visited and make known to its visitors the process of oil extraction in Beira Baixa before the emergence of more recent and industrialized processes.
The route goes to Rochas de Cima before heading to the village of Violeiro. In this village is the obligatory stop of the dive source of fresh and crystalline waters that during years, still in the last century, was place of public supply.
Finally the route crosses forest paths that lead to Almaceda and the end of this route.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Visit the Trail of the rivers Veiga and Vilalva - Izeda

The route is located between the towns of Izeda and Calvelhe, in a plateau limited to the West by the Ribeira de Vilalva and to the East by the Ribeira da Veiga.
In Izeda, the route begins next to the current building of the Parish Council, where once the Primary School functioned. When you arrive at Fonte das 3 Bicas, take the left for Largo do Salgueiro and then for Rua de Santa Eulália, then take a rural road, on the right, that rises between agricultural fields. The valley of Ribeira de Vilalva to the left appears and soon after rounding the mount of the Retorta (highest point of the route), begins to descend towards Calvelhe.
From Calvelhe, descend to a small tributary of Ribeira da Veiga, following along the same one in the direction of Cabeço Pelado. Before we round this mountain, we find the mouth of two other small streams. The route continues towards Izeda, going up or down between pasture and cultivation zones. The final section is flanked by extensive olive groves.

Visit the Tank of the three Bicas - Izeda


Thursday, January 24, 2019

Visit the Encalada Fountain - Grijó de Parada

The source of Encalada, located in the parish of Grijó de Parada, is a dive source with rectangular plant water box and curved roof, in shale masonry, with front face torn by pointed arch, indoors with tank.