Arrábida
Transparent waters, the imposing Arrábida Moutain houseds the fine white sand and the calm sea that makes this a place not to be missed! Protected by the imposing Capuchin Convent, the Galapos Beach is a small natural haven where you can spend a beautiful day at the beach, dive or spearfishing. The sea is calm, […]
Portinho Arrábida is a small village belonging to the parish of San Lorenzo, county and district of Setúbal, better known by the beach adjacent to the town. It is located in the Capuchin Convent that surrounds the north west of Setubal (about 13 km) and to the east of Sesimbra about 21 km) and the […]
The Fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida or the Arrábida Fort , is situated at the foot of the southern slopes of the eponymous mountain range, dominant southwest of Portinho Arrábida in the north bar of Sado River, in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. It complements the set of eighteenth-century fortifications, raised in the context […]
The Convent of Our Lady of Arrábida, which belonged to the Franciscan Province of Arrábida, is half hidden among the trees in the south of the Sierra de Arrábida side, facing the sea. This construction of the 16th century was once a Franciscan convent. Is now included in the Arrábida Natural Park. The five round […]
Map of bird watching sites in the Arrábida mountains – Guided Tours Please for more information visit Birds of Portugal, Website – avesdeportugal.info http://www.avesdeportugal.info/sitarrabida.html
The Mua Stone Natural Monument is a natural monument created in 1997 (Decree No. 20/97) 1 in Sesimbra and from 2005 became part of the limits of the Arrábida Natural Park and consisting of tracks with Sauropods footprints.
Of particular importance, the existence of some rocky outcrops, particularly white South limestone and North gray that generate plenty of caves. Noted the existence of the gap known Arrábida a sedimentary rock composed of large, angular fragments, in the middle of a mass of cement comprised of thinner material. Much appreciated as an ornamental rock, […]
The Marine Prof. Park Luiz Saldanha is the marine reserve area of the Natural Park of Arrábida. Established in 1976, covers about 53 square kilometers corresponding to the 38 km of coast between the beach and the Figueirinha Cape Espichel. It is an area with a unique natural wealth at national and European level, where […]
Are registered in the Arrábida Natural Park a considerable number of species, a total of 213 vertebrate: 8 amphibians, 16 reptiles, 154 birds and 35 mammals. Is the only point of the Portuguese coast where nests the rare Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) Among the mammals include the fox (Vulpes vulpes), the weasel (Mustela nivalis), the […]
The Arrábida Natural Park, founded in 1976, with an approximate area of 10 800 hectares, protecting the maquis vegetation born this Mediterranean type microclimate with similarities to the Adriatic regions such as Dalmatia. The fauna is diverse, although it has undergone major changes since the nineteenth century. By the early twentieth century it was still […]
