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1. Barranco do Velho — circular route (PR17)

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2. Salir Parish Church 🇵🇹 – Caldeirão Windmill Summit loop from Salir

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3. Barranco do Velho Church – Abandoned House of Caldeirão loop from Querença

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May 27, 2025

Barranco do Velho is a mountain village in the south of the Serra do Caldeirão in the Portuguese Algarve in the municipality of Loulé. The village was merged with the freguesia Salir in the administrative reorganization of 2013. The village is located on the N2, which used to be the main road from Faro to Lisbon. The landscape is dominated by cork oaks, holm oaks and strawberry trees. For many Portuguese it is a popular hunting ground. The main activity of the people in the region is cork extraction. There is a nature trail in the village with the theme of biodiversity. There are also several hiking trails through the village, for example the 300-kilometre long-distance hiking trail (GR trail) Via Algarviana (GR13). The church on a hill above the village is relatively new. It was built in 1944, financed by two brothers from Germany who both owned a house there.

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Antje

April 11, 2023

Barranco do Velho is a mountain village on the N2, once the main road from Faro to Lisbon. It is located in the middle of the Serra and is surrounded by an excellent hiking area with streams, hills and valleys. It is a very popular hunting area for many Portuguese. The rural life of the population seems romantic to the visitor, but in reality it is a very difficult existence. Cork in particular is an important raw material here.

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June 27, 2021

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Location: Salir, Algarve, Portugal

View of the hills in Barranco do Velho

1. Barranco do Velho — circular route (PR17)

2. Salir Parish Church 🇵🇹 – Caldeirão Windmill Summit loop from Salir

3. Barranco do Velho Church – Abandoned House of Caldeirão loop from Querença

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