At the end of this segment, towards Rio Maior, on the right side of the road there is a small park where it is possible to stop and walk a little to observe the magnificent natural caves on the banks of the Rio Maior, a practically forgotten river that gave its name to the current city from Rio Maior. Currently, the flow of the river is very low, drying up completely in the summer months.

A little of history:
"The Rio Maior rises in a picturesque place called «Bocas», a large gorge that cuts the mountain range, through which the Santarém-Peniche road also passes, located west of the city of Rio Maior. the picnic on Good Summer Day. It is said that in the mid-19th century, still on the Maior river, in winter or in times of plenty of water, boats sailed, almost all sailing or rowing, approaching the Tagus to change the loads to other larger boats."
Source: Memories of Rio Maior - memoriasderiomaior.blogs.sapo.pt/2023.html

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Location: Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal

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