Destinations
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Fragas de São Simão
The wooden paths of Fragas de São Simão connect the Schist Village of Casal de São Simão to the river beach and the viewpoint of São Simão. These wooden paths cross the gorge of Ribeira de Alge river stream. A journey that will lead you across the most amazing landscapes full of contrasts.
– Trail length: 1730 meters
– When to go: all year long
– Approximate duration: 45 minutes
– Main attractions: Fragas de São Simão | Schist Village of Casal de São Simão| Ribeira de Alge river stream | Hermitage of São Simão dating back to 1458
The wooden paths of Fragas de São Simão embrace dramatic granite landscapes, steep hills, an enchanting valley and also vestiges of laurel forest.
Redinha
Inhabited since Roman times, it had its first charter in 1159 by the Order of the Temple. In the 14th century, it passed to the Order of Christ, beginning a period of prosperity that ended with the French invasions. It is today one of the most important parishes in the municipal tourist panorama.
Penela
Penela is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town’s main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983, in an area of 134.80 km².
Buracas do Casmilo
A valley flanked by gigantic limestone cliffs, mined by huge holes with elliptical and circular shapes that form an authentic Swiss cheese made of stone and bordered by vegetation. Buracas do Casmilo is located in the heart of the Serra de Sicó near the village of Casmilo, in the municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova.
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Coimbra
Figueira da Foz
Tomar
Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus.
Figueira da Foz, also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula’s Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra and sheltered by hills (Serra da Boa Viagem), sharing about the same latitude with Philadelphia, Baku and Beijing.
Tomar, also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a city and a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal. The town of Tomar was created inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar of Portugal in the late 12th century.
