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Vilarinho das Furnas
- country
- heritage
Vilarinho das Furnas
4840, Campo do Gerês
This village is currently submerged by the Vilarinho da Furna Dam. When the dam is emptied for cleaning or when the water level falls, during drought periods, one may still see the houses, the streets and the walls of the old village.
Parque Municipal da Alagoa
- country
- leisure
Avenida 25 de Abril
9900-114, Horta
The Municipal Park of Alagoa is located opposite Praia da Conceição, just outside the city of Horta. Nothing like combining the beach with the greenery surroundings to spend a relaxed day. Offers playground, picnic Park and a multiúsos field.
Lagoa da Barrinha
- beach
- country
Lagoa da Barrinha
3070, Praia de Mira
An area with trees and dunes, rich in silt, similar to the Aveiro estuary, to which it connects. It also connects to Mira Lagoon via Vala da Cana on the north side. Notable fish species include mullet, eel, and flounder.
Paisagem Protegida do Lajido da Criação Velha
- country
Canada do Monte
9950-227, Madalena
The landscape of Pico Island's vineyard culture comprises the Lajido da Criação Velha and Lajido de Santa Luzia, occupying a total of 154 hectares. These sites are excellent representations of traditional architecture, landscape design, and natural elements, located on extensive lava fields. They are characterized by extreme richness and geological and scenic beauty. The diversity of fauna and flora present there is associated with an abundance of endemic, rare, and protected species and communities. Since 2004, the landscape of Pico Island's vineyard culture has been classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Jardim David Leandro da Silva
- country
- leisure
Largo David Leandro da Silva
1950-064, Lisboa
A neighbourhood garden with an old kiosk, located in a small square of the eastern part of Lisbon, near th river, by the wraehouses of the firm Abel Pereira da Fonseca, from 1910, that have been restored and adapted to become a cultural space.
Parque Adriano Correia de Oliveira
- country
- leisure
Estrada da Circunvalação
7940, Cuba
Also known as Jardim da Mata (Garden of the Woods), it has a picnic area, a playground, a bar with a terrace, a lake and two tennis courts. It is fit for informal leisure even though it has a small fitness circuit in the western area.
Jardim da Quinta da Bacalhoa
- country
- leisure
Vila Fresca de Azeitão
2925, Azeitão
The construction of the Quinta da Bacalhoa goes back to the XVI century and its gardens present a mix of renaissance style with Lusitanian tradition. Restored in 1937, the farm is considered, in its set, the most important from the beginning of Portuguese renaissance.
Miradouro da Graça / Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
- country
- leisure
Largo da Graça
1199-019, Lisboa
Viewpoint located on Santo André hill, close to Castelo hill, where the view over Lisbon can be enjoyed in the shade of stone pines. Located next to the Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça, it also has a pleasant terrace.
Miradouro da Ribeira do Mosteiro
- country
- leisure
EN325
5180, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Miradouro localizado perto da Ribeira do Mosteiro, donde se pode vislumbrar a Calçada do Diabo ou Calçada de Alpajares, um troço celta com cerca de 800 metros de extensão.
Lagoa do Canário
- beach
- country
Lagoa do Canário
9545, Santo António
A small lagoon surrounded by a forest park and a picnic area. There is also a viewpoint here offering a magnificent view of the Gruta do Inferno, a canyon through which a tributary of the main stream that feeds the Lagoa das Sete Cidades flows.