Your Line (Carrazeda Ansiães)-a great article by José Pacheco Pereira on the construction of criminal dam

Your line "I am the last of the environmentalists," green "or something similar. I've always had a great distrust of the positions ecologists and a huge skepticism about the background of its arguments. I was not very sensitive to the "pictures that could not swim." I am skeptical about the movements, speeches and demagoguery about "global warming", transformed into a vague ideology anti capitalist and anti-industrial, which ignores that our (Read the full article)

Your River Valley (Carrazeda Ansiães and Alijó) (***) - let to annihilate this natural wonder of Portugal (part 2)?

River Valley About Your beauty and importance of the river valley is here Your text quality slightly adapted by me from Jose Romao. "The valleys, the deepest and most impressive close to humans, but also more vulnerable (desirable) to be bricked up and submerged by dams. The valley of the River Tua, 100 meters on sea level, is flanked by cliffs, which reach 676m. Tinhela The river, its tributary, also to sink, bypassing a large part (Read the full article)

Your Valley (Carrazeda Ansiães and Alijó) (***) - let them destroy this natural wonder of Portugal (part 1)?

The Tua Valley is ours! It is the granite in its terminal part of the valley Thy beauty acquires its maximum because of the wild river canyon carved over time and water, the two largest natural models, a people with such wealth, should be grateful, and pay tribute defend it at any price. But here comes the threat of destruction moved by the power of money and party dictatorship in which we are overwhelmed. As far as we ramp we will do everything to prevent this happening, and (Read the full article)

Mount San Blas or St. Bartholomew (Nazareth)-Where is safe?

Mount St. Bartholomew: The next time it is the beautiful beach of Nazaré (*) have to fix a little before reaching the same hill in a magma that rises abruptly from the midst of pine forests and on top of which targets a small chapel and a guard hut. But now inform you that the climb requires a good breath. Formerly known as Mount Seano, Mount St. Bartholomew (or San Blas) is a magmatic intrusion surrounded by sand dunes and extensive pine forest (Read the full article)

Cable Sardão (Kyabram) (***)- The appeal of the abyss

Cable Sardão (Odemira)-The appeal of the abyss ... I knew the Cape Sardão located between the beaches of Almograve and Zambujeira Sea is one of the most beautiful Finisterra by Portugal? After I have felt in the Algarve syndrome Dorothy (who discovered the Wizard of Oz to miss home) we decided to return to Coimbra, heading north, where we discover one or another local notable, apart from the stop at Cape Sardão, we stopped us even in Praia do Carvalhal (**). Regarding (Read the full article)

Cachão Malhadinha cascade of (wine) (*) natural-big surprise

On the last day of stay in the magnificent Chestnut Farm, in the remote village of Negreda, and after much waver, since the weather was rainy and enjoying a few hours short of heaven, do not fear the dirt road and decided to visit the cascade of Cachão Malhadinha, which was a pleasant surprise and the district of Bragança has only the cascade equivalence of High Beech in Bemposta (Mogadouro) (*). After passing the Chestnut Tree Farm, it always (Read the full article)

Castro Valley Eagle (Miranda do Douro) (*)-times war Plateau in Miranda?

After having described the cliffs of St. John in Miranda do Douro, let us now turn to the Castro Valley Eagle, close to that, but less known, but also exciting. The Castro Valley Eagle is located 680 m above sea level and is protected by a magnificent meander of the river Douro, alias the cliff on this side is impregnable. Here the granite canyon river will serve as border between Portugal and Spain. The Castro Valley Eagle with an area of 1.5 ha and (Read the full article)

St. John of Arribas (Miranda do Douro) (**)- Memoirs of Emilio Bales

The cliffs of St. John in Miranda do Douro, in the parish of Paradela, the easternmost city of the country, are one of the best known sights of the Douro International Natural Park. Remarkable in Portugal have been described several notable sights of this magnificent natural area: Walk-in Alpajares (Ash Brace the Sword) (***) Carrascalinho-Viewpoint (Ash Brace the Sword) (*) of the Upper Belvedere-Pirocão (Ash Brace the Sword) (*), Viewpoint (Read the full article)

Castle Algoso (Vimioso) (**)- formidable nest of eagles in the Northeast Transmontano (Part 1)

Also Knights Hospitaller build a remarkable work in Tras-os-Montes, Castle (***) Algoso belonging to the municipality of Vimioso and that is installed in a formidably quartzite ridge. It's really impressive Algoso Castle, an impregnable construction over the abyss. We remind readers that the inattentive remarkable monuments in Portugal built by the Knights of the Hospital are:-Castle Belver (**) (Hawk) (click to read the (Read the full article)

Praia do Amado (Aljezur) (***)- Who does not love with this paradise?

The most beautiful beaches in Europe are Vincentian Portuguese Coast, more specifically in the number of beaches between high cliffs of extraordinary geology belonging to the municipalities of Alzejur and Vila do Bispo. Two examples have already been exposed here: the beaches of Mulberry and Bordeira / Carrapateira (***). It is south of the latter and passing the remarkable Depth Carrapateira (***), who was a candidate for the seven natural wonders of Portugal we found the beach of the Beloved. The geology (Read the full article)

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