Views of the mountains and hills and some villages.

Com uma área total de 7 hectares, este parque funciona como centro de convívio, recreio, lazer e desporto, acolhendo também um Centro de Educação Ambiental. Destaque ainda para a ciclovia com cerca de 2 km que liga o Parque da Pasteleira ao Parque da Cidade.

In the most eastern part of the Algarve the Cacela-a-Velha belvedere has excellent views of Montegordo and the Praia Verde and Mantarrota beaches. One can even still see the Ria Formosa from this elevated spot.

This is a binding stopping-place: the spot where the river meets the sea! The people of Porto come here for a walk and the fisher men, day or night, come to catch something.

The white houses with blue or yellow stripes and the several gates clearly show this is a medieval town that preserves its original settings inside its walls. A special note to the 12th century castle, the royal paço, now a pousada, the aqueduct, the pillory and several romanesque churches from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Located at an altitude of 770 metres, on the southeast foothills of the Estrela Mountain, the small town of Loriga was, until 1855, the siege of the parish, with a town hall, a prison and a pillory. Its name comes from an armour. The valley is quite rich in historical vestiges (the romans, the sueves, the visigoths and the moors were there) and several archaeological vestiges remain: a man shaped grave, a roman bridge, a well preserved part of a roman road and a medieval balcony. Loriga is the main town in a lovely valley that was originated by a …

Aldeia do Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela. Conhecida pelas suas terras e construções graníticas, terá sido batizada assim por se tratar de um "vale pequeno".

Located on the southern foothill of the Gardunha mountain, with several roman vestiges. It has narrow streets with sidewalks, some parts still roman, granite houses, porches and large staircases. The architectural heritage includes the Mother Church, the chapels of Misericórdia (Mercy), Leão (Lion), Saint Sebastian, Saint Anthony, Child Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the Town Hall, the Commendment and Our Lady of Rosary, the Picadeiro Palace, the pillory, the fountain of Dom João V and the Calvary. The local craftswork includes embroideries, stain objects, forged iron objects, painted tableware and more.

The village of Figueira integrates the schist Villages network. Word is that the provision of houses and the streets was not made by chance. The village possessed a set of entries that, at night, were closed with doors, so that the whole village was protected from wolves, since you often during the night, the wolves look for other animals to feed on. Thus, the inhabitants managed to protect their animals and, today, there are still traces of these doors that can be seen. This village has been redeveloped, while continuing to maintain the rural environment and the community spirit of …