Praça Dom Fernando II (em frente ao Lugar dos Sabores em São Pedro de Penaferrim)

Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)

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August

08Aug9:3014:00Discovering the Loba Cave9:30 - 14:00 Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)Event type:Hiking

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(Saturday) 9:30 - 14:00

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Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)

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Event Description

This proposed walk starts in Praça Dom Fernando II, in São Pedro de Penaferrim (Sintra), the site of the famous market that is always held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. The route will continue to the Santa Eufémia viewpoint, round the Pena Palace and on to the Loba Cave. We'll also pass by the Blue Lagoon and some farms in the Linhó area, before returning to the starting point. This is another event not to be missed!

The She-wolf's Cave

The Loba Cave consists of a small rocky concavity that suggests the shape of a she-wolf. It serves as a shelter for the Boy Scouts and in the past it also served as a shelter for shepherds.

Santa Eufémia Viewpoint

The Miradouro de Santa Eufémia is located in Santa Eufémia da Serra, at around 470 metres, offering a beautiful view over the municipality of Sintra from Queluz to the ocean. This is the most remotely inhabited place in the Sintra mountains, probably since around 4000 BC.

According to the chronicles of the Crusades dating back to 1147, the water from the Santa Eufémia spring had healing powers, which is why the chapel of Santa Eufémia was built in the 13th century and became a place of pilgrimage and devotion.

In Santa Eufémia da Serra there was also a temple dedicated to the Moon, with a tribune and a bandstand in the churchyard that served as worship spaces.

The Blue Lagoon

The existence of the Blue Lagoon is due to the alteration of the granites of the Sintra massif which, through the action of various erosive agents, give rise to sands and clays that will coat and waterproof the bottom of the lagoon, preventing the water that accumulates there from draining away, the role of the clays being fundamental here thanks to the small size of their particles.
The erosion caused by the vegetation, which grows between the cracks in the granite, can be easily visualised, as can the roots that run through and break up the rock.

Some of the points of interest on the walk

- Chapel of São Lázaro - Chapel of Santa Eufémia - Santa Eufémia Fountain and Baths - Picnic Park - Santa Eufémia Viewpoint - Loba Cave - Blue Lagoon - Natural landscapes -

Location

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Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)
Praça Dom Fernando II, 2710-483 Sintra

Latitude: 38°47'24.90″N
Longitude: 9°22'46.49″W

Meeting time: 9h30
Estimated end time: 14h

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22Aug9:3014:00Walking in the Sintra Mountains9:30 - 14:00 Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)Event type:Hiking

Timetable

(Saturday) 9:30 - 14:00

Meeting Point

Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)

Event details

Event Description

This proposed walk starts at Praça Dom Fernando II, in São Pedro de Penaferrim (Sintra), the site of the famous market that always takes place on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. The route runs along the slopes of the Moorish Castle to the Santa Eufémia viewpoint, passing through Vila Sassetti, Penedo da Amizade and the Quinta da Regaleira area.

Santa Eufémia Viewpoint

According to the chronicles of the Crusades dating back to 1147, the water coming from the fountain of St Euphemia had healing powers, which is why the hermitage of St Euphemia was built in the 13th century and became a place of pilgrimage and devotion.

In Santa Eufémia da Serra there was also a temple dedicated to the Moon, with a tribune and a bandstand in the churchyard that served as worship spaces.

The Penedo of Friendship

Penedo da Amizade, a granite cliff about 45 metres high, is located on the western slope of Castelo dos Mouros and is one of the oldest climbing sites in Portugal. It is very popular all year round, both with individual climbers and with military forces, clubs and nature tourism companies. The existing routes vary in difficulty from beginner to high level.

The Moorish Castle

Located on one of the peaks overlooking the Sintra mountains, the Moorish Castle is a fortification built around the 10th century after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Two belts of walls irregularly contour the granite blocks of the mountain, between cliffs and over steep cliffs. Along the roundabout paths you can admire a unique landscape that shows, in the foreground, the town, the Paço de Sintra, the Pena Palace and the mountains and, beyond them, the extensive plain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean.

The Vila Sassetti Route

Vila Sassetti is part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located on the northern slope of the mountain in a narrow strip of land, with an area of approximately 12,000 metres.²of which around 200m² correspond to the building complex made up of the main building, the Casa do Caseiro and the ancillary buildings. The main building is distinguished by its central three-storey circular tower, from which other bodies of varying geometry extend, using Sintra granite as the main exterior cladding, terracotta bands characteristic of the Lombard Romanesque style and various pieces from the principal's antique collection. The garden, designed by the architect Luigi Manini, endeavours to follow a naturalistic aesthetic and is structured by a winding path that is crossed by an artificial water line. The garden expresses the harmonious relationship between architecture and landscape, which thus seem to merge naturally.

Victor Carlos Sassetti (1851-1915), owner of the Hotel Braganza in Lisbon and the Hotel Victor in Sintra, was the original owner of the land where Vila Sassetti is now located. The project was commissioned from his friend, architect and set designer Luigi Manini (1848-1936), and the main building, a revivalist pleasure house designed for summer living, was built between 1890 and 1894. After the owner's death, the villa was leased to Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian between 1920 and 1955, who occupied it sporadically until the year of his death. Between 1955 and 1958, the then owner Isabel Armanda Luísa Real built the Casa do Caseiro, enlarging the main building and adding the current east body and sanitary facilities. In 1984, the new owner, Sara Gabriel Teixeira Albergaria, carried out some refurbishment work on the villa and the garden.

Some of the points of interest on the walk

- Church of São Pedro - Chapel of São Lázaro (National Monument) - Monte Sereno - Hermitage of Santa Eufémia - Santa Eufémia Fountain and Baths - Picnic Park - Santa Eufémia Viewpoint - Moorish Castle - Pena Palace - Sassetti Palace and Villa - Friendship Rock - Quinta da Regaleira - Seteais Palace - Sabuga Fountain - Sintra National Palace -

Location

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Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)
Praça Dom Fernando II, 2710-483 Sintra

Latitude: 38°47'24.90″N
Longitude: 9°22'46.49″W

Meeting time: 9h30
Estimated end time: 14h

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September

12set9:3014:00Walking around the Fountains and Fountains of Sintra9:30 - 14:00 Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)Event type:Walking,Guided Tour

Timetable

(Saturday) 9:30 - 14:00

Meeting Point

Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)

Event details

Event Description

This proposed walk will start at Praça Dom Fernando II, and will take you through various parts of the town of Sintra, passing by countless fountains, some better known than others, but which we often don't even notice exist...! Come with us and be amazed! This is another event not to be missed!

Discovering the Fountains and Fountains of Sintra

Sintra is an ideal destination for lovers of nature and history. The town is full of historical sites and monuments that bear witness to the region's traditions and rich culture.

A significant element of Sintra's history, not only because of their more or less elaborate architectural and decorative elements, but also because of their utilitarian facet, are the fountains and fountains, testimony to a time when water was not yet supplied to the home. Fountains and springs, as well as being places of supply, were also places for socialising and sometimes even conflict. So, from the oldest to the most contemporary, from the most exuberant to the simplest, they all tell us a story of life in this historic town.

It is in this sense, in this process of discovery, that we will set off on this interesting walk, essentially urban, beginning and ending at Largo de S. Pedro de Penaferrim and passing through some of the town's most traditional sites, from Seteais to Estefânea, revealing more than two dozen of Sintra's fountains.

Some of the points of interest on the walk

- Chafariz do Fetal - Fonte da Sabuga - Fonte da Pipa - Fonte dos Pisões - Fonte de Seteais - Chafariz do Paço Real - Esguicho Manuelino - Fonte Mourisca - Chafariz dos Paços do Concelho - Fonte de S. Pedro - Chafariz da Santíssima Trindade - Chafariz Revivalista Rua Sotto Mayor -

Location

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Dom Fernando II Square (in front of Lugar dos Sabores in São Pedro de Penaferrim)
Praça Dom Fernando II, 2710-483 Sintra

Latitude: 38°47'24.90″N
Longitude: 9°22'46.49″W

Meeting time: 9h30
Estimated end time: 14h

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