Heritage
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 […]
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.
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape Espichel alias (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mua Stone) is located in Cabo Espichel Sesimbra municipality. In the mid-fourteenth century, a chapel was built to save an image of the Virgin, venerated long on top of the cliff where it was found. Around it grew modests homes […]
