Cais da Póvoa de Santa Iria

Póvoa de Santa Iria pier

Events at this location

September

06set9:3013:30Walking on the Tagus Walkways9:30 - 13:30 Póvoa de Santa Iria pierEvent type:Hiking

Timetable

(Sunday) 9:30 - 13:30

Meeting Point

Póvoa de Santa Iria pier

Event details

Event Description

This walk starts near one of the largest avian communities that settled along the Tagus, in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira. From there, you'll walk along the new walkway along the banks of the River Tagus, allowing you to enjoy the surrounding area. Then you'll follow dirt tracks and, after passing through the centre of Forte da Casa, you'll return to the mountains to connect with Quinta Municipal da Piedade, in the town of Póvoa de Santa Iria.

Visit to a typical Avieira house
Visit to the "Póvoa and the River" Museum Centre which covers the following themes:
The Tagus as a central communication axis since the first traces of human presence in the municipality (e.g. Phoenicians and Romans);
Salt exploration and extraction;
River transport of people and goods;
The establishment of the industry by the river;
The sedentarisation of a fishing community from Vieira de Leiria.
Riverside Linear Park
Visit to the Lines of Torres Vedras Interpretive Centre (Fort of the House), where the 2nd Defence Lines of Torres Vedras began, protecting Lisbon from French invasions.

Some of the points of interest on the walk

- Ribeirinho Linear Park - Fishermen's Beach - Tagus Walkways - Mouchões - Typical Avieira House - Casa Fort Interpretive Centre - Old fortifications of the Lines of Torres Vedras - Piedade Municipal Farm - Tagus Estuary - Leisure Areas - Natural landscapes -

Location

Meeting Point

Póvoa de Santa Iria pier
Av. Isidoro Assunção Antunes da Costa, 2625 Póvoa de Santa Iria (at the end of the avenue when you reach the Tagus river)

Latitude: 38°51'28.68″N
Longitude: 9° 3'38.41″W

Meeting time: 9.30am
Estimated end time: 13.30pm

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Duration

Circular
Circuit

Equipment

Footwear and clothing suitable for hiking

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