Arrabida Natural Park

Arrabida Natural Park

The Natural Park of Arrábida, with a forest area of approximately 10,800 hectares, and the beaches protected by the mountains, with calm and transparent waters, are popular among the inhabitants of Setúbal and Lisbon.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cabo Espichel, Oeste de Sesimbra, Sesimbra 2970-738 Portugal

The Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape Espichel, located at the westernmost point of the coast of Sesimbra, is a unique civil and religious architectural complex, which combines the monumentality of the built to the immateriality of religious devotion. It is composed of the church, hostels, Hermitage of Memory, Opera House, ruin, Gardens of the Pilgrims Water House and aqueduct. The landscaping of this monument, on a plateau that ends in cliffs to the sea, makes it monumental.

Duration: 35 minutes

Stop At: Praia da California, Sesimbra 2970 Portugal

A walk along the Marginal of Sesimbra, is the best way to have a first contact with this fishing village, with more than five centuries of history. Between the golden beaches, the west, and California, the source is the Fortress of Santiago, a recently restored seventeenth-century monument that allows you to observe, from an authentic "balcony" over the sea, the entire Bay, from California to to Porto de Abrigo.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Parque Natural da Arrabida, Setubal 2900-324 Portugal

Set next to the sea, between Setúbal and the fishing village of Sesimbra, Arrábida Natural Park has an incomparable beauty, where the blue of the sea alternates with the whitish shades of limestone cliffs and the green of the dense vegetal mantle that covers the Saw.

Stop At: Jose Maria de Fonseca, Rua Jose Augusto Coelho 11 13 Vila Nogueira, Azeitao 2925 Portugal

Built in the 19th century, the house was restored in 1923 by the Swiss architect Ernesto Korrodi and was the residence of the Soares Franco family until 1974. With its particularly beautiful façade and gardens, it has always been associated with the image of José Maria da Fonseca.
The visit to the Museum House begins with a brief explanation of the company's history, followed by a visit to the old wine cellars: Adega da Mata and the Teares Novos Winery, where wines such as Periquita are grown and the Teares Velhos winery, where the oldest Muscatels of Setúbal (Muscat or Moscateis), some of which are true relics with more than 100 years. At the end of the tour, the visitor can taste some of the wines produced by José Maria da Fonseca.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Baia de Setubal, Setubal 2900-634 Portugal

It is a bay of serene waters dominated by the Sado estuary, the Serra da Arrábida and the Tróia peninsula, and characterized by its scenic beauty, and the natural importance of its surroundings (Natural Reserve of the Sado Estuary and Natural Park of Arrábida) that makes it a unique place with an exceptional natural heritage at an international level.
The bay of Setúbal, where the river Sado and the waters of the sea meet, is a place where the dolphin community can surprise us with its appearance and welcome manifestation.

Duration: 1 hour