This activity proposal will allow us to celebrate St Martin's Day, with chestnuts and agua-pé, by the River Tagus, in one of the most fantastic areas of Ribatejo: Aldeia do Escaroupim.

We'll take advantage of the marvellous scenery in this area to take an unforgettable boat trip for an hour, where we'll get to know the mouchões, the Aldeias Avieiras, such as Palhota and Escaroupim, and we'll even be able to watch the herons return to their island at dusk, pass by Ilha dos Amores, and return to Escaroupim, our starting point.

There will also be a wine tasting, with two wines (white and red) and a liqueur.

Escaroupim

About 7 kilometres from Salvaterra de Magos is the village of EscaroupimThis is an excellent option for a weekend, or just a Saturday or Sunday, to enjoy the calm and tranquillity if you want to get away from Lisbon, which is about 70 kilometres from the city on the N 118.

Escaroupim is a typical fishing village, formed in the mid-30s. Alves Redol called these families "river nomads" who, during the winter months, travelled from Vieira de Leiria to the River Tagus for the winter fishing campaigns, returning in the summer to their homeland to fish in the sea. Some of these fishermen stayed on the banks of the Tagus, forming small fishing villages along the river.

From an ornithological point of view, this place stands out for its heron colony, located in a mouchão on the Tagus.

Village of Palhota

Palhota is a typical fishing village, built with wooden houses on stilts, whose origins are lost in time. Alves Redol, a great Portuguese writer who wrote a lot about the Tagus and its people, once lived in this village.

- 1-hour boat trip back to the meeting point (Escaroupim) - Roasted chestnuts and água-pé - Escaroupim village - Escaroupim village - Valada do Ribatejo river beach and picnic park - Rainha D. Amélia bridge - Palhota Avieira village - Garças Mouchão - Cavalos Mouchão - Amores Island - Natural landscapes and banks of the Tagus River -