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Location: Quinta Do Anjo, Setúbal, Portugal

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2. Fossilized oyster bed – Alcaria of Alto da Queimada loop from Palmela

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3. Roman Road of Arrábida – Chapel of São Luís da Serra loop from Palmela

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Pacmen64 🇵🇹

April 5, 2025

The Arrábida region holds valuable treasures and a variety of information about the geological evolution of the territory and its occupation since the Neolithic period. It is possible to discover and interpret all these signs in a simple and educational way along the Serra do Louro and Quinta do Anjo mountain range, where you can see beds of fossilized oysters and corals and a large number of archaeological remains in the form of engravings, settlements, hill forts and tombs excavated in the rock. It is also a privileged location for the global observation of all the orography related to the formation of the Serra da Arrábida.

The geodetic marker marks the highest point of the Serra do Louro. At an altitude of 224 m, you can see, to the south, the Serra de São Luís (398 m), the Serra dos Gaiteiros (229 m) and the Vale dos Barris. In this location, you can also see a bed of fossilized oysters. The oldest lands in Arrábida date back to around 200 million years ago, at the beginning of the Jurassic, with the oyster beds being one of the testimonies of other geological times.

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Location: Quinta Do Anjo, Setúbal, Portugal

Fossilized oyster bed

1. Alcaria of Alto da Queimada – Fossilized oyster bed loop from Palmela

2. Fossilized oyster bed – Alcaria of Alto da Queimada loop from Palmela

3. Roman Road of Arrábida – Chapel of São Luís da Serra loop from Palmela

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