At this event we will walk in an area where there is no shortage of interesting sights, such as the breathtaking landscape of the Patudos Reservoir, the Vala Real de Alpiarça or the Sorraia Horse Reserve. At the end of the walk, we suggest lunch at the "O Cavalo do Sorraia" restaurant. Another event not to be missed!

Alpiarça (the origin of the name)

Alpiarça was also once written about Alpiarça, is a place name generally attributed to Arab origin, and is linked to the river that passes by the town, the Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme or Ditch of Alpiarça. For some authors, notably José Pedro Machado, the place name Alpiarça is linked to the Portuguese word peacockfollowed by the Arabic article Al. Peace comes from Peia, meaning embarrassment, impediment. This name is thought to have arisen from the amount of algae that gathered downstream from the river Alpiarça. According to Baptista de Lima, the town's name also comes from peacockIn the author's opinion, this term is "the strap that holds the ox to the yoke", preceded by the word Al.

Patudos Reservoir:

Part integral of complex of Paws, a Albufeira of Paws provides great conditions to a practice of sports nautical (canoeing, rowing) e fishing sports. Receive, regularly, evidence of championship of triathlon, e competitions of fishing of level competitive and leisure. In gardens that surround a Albufeira, are realised frequently tournaments of petanque, a game very popular in the Region, similar to traditional game of mesh. É the ideal location to pass some days in a environment pure, relaxed and in contact privileged with the nature..

Sorraia Horse Nature Reserve:

Dr Ruy d'Andrade discovered the last survivors of this subspecies in Portugal together to river Sorraia, having them christening with this name. It was also him o responsible by preservation of this race: saved a subspecies joining a small group of horses Sorraias in a its property in the area Rio Sorraia, allowing them to that if multiply. The their studies convinced him that o horse Sorraia no represents only a race but also o that remains of horse primitive e autochthonous of south of Peninsula Iberia. To maintain these horses in state semi-wildDr Ruy d'Andrade no created a new race but preserved o that remained of this subspecies. In time of the create selectively, no the fuelled nor administered any supplements, leaving that a nature was the determining of its selection.

O Sorraia distinguished by its capacity of support climates extreme, particularly the dry e hot, surviving in areas of little pasture without by that lose a health. A its robustness, well as a its extraordinary flexibility vertical and lateral, reflected in the large skill e agility with that project the members previous e work the members later, allowed that o Sorraia was horse ideal to o work of field.

O Sorraia é a horse of small stature measuringin averagemales 1.48 and females 1,45 . It has a head of long profile convex, or subconvex, with the eyes positioned a lot above and the ears long, but no particularly curves. A its coat é bay or mouse, with a mask black in the face, a stripe black in back that alloy the manes à tail (list of mule), ears also darkened, usually are scratched as the zebras in legs, forearms e also by times in the shoulder. The manes and tail are black striped of a colour more clear, typically o white. O Sorraia no has brands white.

These horses have been used to long of these years as assembled of field to the peasants e guard forestry with the evolution of the times some were trained to o more high level of dressage , others hooked in competitions of trailers, to ride sequestrian, introduction of the same to lessons of horse riding well as Hippotherapy.

The Royal Ditch of Alpiarça:

The Vala Real is a natural heritage and landscape of great richness and diversity. This river born a east of Spiders of Top, pass in Spiders of Bass, Semi-dry, Water of Silver, Couple New, Luzirão, Myrtle, Vale de Horses, Alpiarça, Almeirim, Couple White, enter in the margin left of river Tagus. It has fence of 65 kilometres.

Lunch menu:

Olives, sausage rolls, miniature savoury snacks, butter, pâté sorraiano, cheese, toast and homemade bread
Dish: Spiritual codfish with lettuce salad and pork escalopes with mushrooms and cream, with carrot rice and lettuce salad
Jam or Fruit Salad
Drinks: Waters, juices, red and white wine (served in a jug), tea and coffee

Amount payable to the restaurant: 24€ per person

Note: Limited places

- Walk in the Alpiarça area - Vala Real de Alpiarça - Igreja Paroquial de Alpiarça - Albufeira dos Patudos - Paul da Gouxa - Reserva Natural do Cavalo do Sorraia (Sorraia Horse Nature Reserve) - Natural landscapes -