Mixed type dam (earth and gravity) located in Ribeira da Raia, a tributary of the Sorraia River, integrated into the Tagus Hydrographic Basin. Sports activities are subject to certain areas of use.

The trail begins at the portinho da Fajã dos Vimes and follows along the coast toward the Fajã dos Bodes and then towards the Lourais, passing through a thicket of incense and beech. The route continues toward the Fajã de São João, a very characteristic village, where small houses, narrow streets and traditional sidewalk create a unique ambience and very enjoyable. In this fajã there is also a small fishing port.

Pedestrian trail with a length of around eight kilometers, along which you will pass through beautiful green fields and some small waterfalls. The trail runs along Rua de São José, with Ribeira das Barrelas on your right. This path presents several views over the south coast of São Miguel Island and, on days with good visibility, you can even see Santa Maria Island.

This park is part of a revitalization plan for the Parque Florestal de Monsanto. This last one offers various equipments grouped in nucleus called urban parks. The urban park of Alto da Serafina, opened in 1992, works as central park with varied entertainment equipment. You may walk along the Mata de São Domingos de Benfica and Campolide, going through the Alto da Serafina and the the Águas Livres aqueduct, in a tree area.

To take a walk or rest for a while, there nothing better than the tour through the parks and gardens of Coimbra. Starting at the Choupal, a shelter for students’ loves, continue to the Quinta das Lágrimas, where the tradition locates the drama of D. Pedro and D. Inês. Next, get to know the Botanic Garden, where thousands of exotic and autochthones species are gathered, and add to this, decorative elements such as fountains and ponds. The Sereia Garden, so-called because there is a fountain with a triton the people called a mermaid, was the place meant for entertainment and …

Along the high levelling that was made in order to level the Rua Nova da Alfãndega Street runs the typical Miragaia Street, bellow the level of the main street, with its houses laid on arcades. This zone is one of the most interesting areas of Porto and where you can see buildings with signs from the XV and XVI centuries as well as many others from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Of those streets, we point out three: Viela da Baleia, name that remembers the mandible of a wale that used to be there; Ancira Street (right in front of …

Situated on the edge of the Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff, the jardim dos Capuchos is a nice place to take a walk. The convent of the same name is located in this garden full of flower-beds and pine.

The Mata das Dunas de Quiaios (Quiaios Dunes Woods) is 12 km long and about 5 km wide. The pine trees cover more than six thousand hectares.

Small garden, from the XIX century, whose conception reflects an architectonics harmony. The trees surround the Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra (monument to the First World War heroes).

A place of extreme natural beauty, an almost virgin place where peace prevails. It is also known as Lagoa das Patas because, during the migration of wild ducks, they remain in this lagoon for days.