아라비다/에스피헬 주변 최고의 버스 정류장 출발 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

Ein Gipfel im Parque Natural da Arrábida

On foot or by bike, Arrábida is always a privilege of nature.👍🇵🇹

The Arrábida Mountains have spectacular trails, along which we can enjoy beautiful landscapes, both green and sea. 👍

From here, you can see the dinosaur tracks. It's best to bring binoculars or a vision magnifier.

The archaeological site consists of a Roman industrial complex for the production of fish salting. It included a factory, a bathhouse, and warehouses. The factory building was built in the third quarter of the 1st century and underwent renovations at the end of the same century, increasing the number of tanks. It remained in operation until the 4th and 5th centuries. The salting tanks, where the fish (sardines and mackerel) were marinated in salt, have opus signinum-coated bottoms and walls. For hygiene reasons, sharp edges were avoided during their construction, opting instead for "half-round" edges. The bathhouse had hot baths (caldarium) and cold baths (frigidarium), contemporary with the operation of the fish salting factory.

Bench and great seats on the rocks

The chapel was probably built in the 17th or perhaps 18th century, as a place of Christian worship that, most likely, succeeded other previous cults, namely those related to water or even initiation rites linked to the idea of the rebirth of the soul.

Lapa de Santa Margarida is a natural grout at the base of Arrábida Mountain, where a small altar was erected. The access is done by a narrow path, with over 200 steps, until the sea level. Inside there is a Christian altar with some images and candles. The image of Saint Margaret was initially in this chapel, thus having given her name to this place.