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Monumento Natural dos Lagosteiros

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Praia dos Lagosteiros - Cabo Espichel
2970-191, Sesimbra

Sesimbra

Classified Natural Monument since 1997, integrated in the Arrábida Natural Park, under the cliffs of Cape Espichel. The deposit consists of tracks of footprints of bipedal dinosaurs, with about 130 million years ago, arranged in different orientations, created at a time when the land in the region were plans, wetlands and wetlands, which later turned into limestone preserving the tracks of footprints.

Cabo Espichel

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Cabo Espichel
2970, Cabo Espichel

Sesimbra

One of the most famous capes in Portugal. From its cliffs ojne can view the Setúbal peninsula (to the south) and all the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean (to the west). The human mark in the area can be seen in the Memória Hermitage, the Church of Our Lady of the Cape (18th century) and the lighthouse. A grandiose landscape that is great for taking pictures.

Lagoa de Albufeira

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Lagoa de Albufeira
2970, Sesimbra

Sesimbra

A long lagoon with about 1.3 km2, formed by two main areas linked by a narrow channel. Surround by vast sandy areas, this place has tranquil waters and is a refugee for several bird species. It may have once beeen a passage from the Tejo river to the sea, which is located about 150 m away. It has protected dunes.

Monumento Natural da Pedra da Mua

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Cabo Espichel
2970-191, Sesimbra

Sesimbra

Natural monument encompassed within the limits of the Arrábida Natural Park, it is a surface in the cliffs of Cape Espichel, beneath the Chapel of remembrance, composed of limestone slabs that include tracks of footprints of sauropods. One of the tracks is associated with the legend of our Lady of Pedra Mua, which refers to the tracks of a giant mule that would have transported the Holy hillside above.

Monumento Natural da Pedreira do Avelino

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Pedreira do Avelino
2970-194, Sesimbra

Sesimbra

Classified as a Natural Monument in May 1997, this is a field with several tracks of footprints belonging to different species of dinosaurs, mostly quadrupeds, dated from the late Jurassic (between 140-130 million years BC). Access is conditioned, being the visits by technical support.