The surrounding of Figueira

Tour 1

bulletFigueira da Foz
bulletQuatro Caminhos (Four Ways)
bulletPovoação da Serra – belvedere
bulletSerra da Boa Viagem (mountain) – Chapel of Santo Amaro (the stoneledges in the corridor were taken from a dolmen, which was situated in front of the sacristy)
bulletBelvedere
bulletBandeira – panorama over the beaches of Murtinheira, Quiaios and the region of Gândara
bulletLighthouse of the Cape Mondego
bulletBelvedere with view of the city, sundial
bulletEntry to the factory of the Cape Mondego (at low tide you are able to walk down to the beach in direction of the rock "Nau" in order to observe footprints of dinosaurs)
bulletAvenida Marginal Infante D. Pedro
bulletFortress of Buarcos
bulletBuarcos
bulletFigueira da Foz

Tour 2

bulletFigueira da Foz
bulletBuarcos
bulletAvenida Infante D. Pedro
bulletCape Mondego (entry to the factory) (see Tour 1)
bulletAscent to the belvedere – sundial
bulletBelvedere "Chalet": panorama over the city and the mountain of the Mondego
bulletChapel of Santo Amaro
bulletBelvedere
bulletBandeira
bulletLighthouse
bulletAvenida Infante D. Pedro
bulletBuarcos
bulletFigueira da Foz

 Tour 3

bulletFigueira da Foz
bulletBridge across the Mondego-river with panorama over the city, the port, right and left-hand banks and shipyards
bulletIlha (island) da Morraceira (donated by D. Afonso Henriques to the monastery of S. Cruz de Coimbra in the 12th cent. ; trips on the island to visit salines, to walk through marshes and to watch birds.

With permission of the owners you may visit fish-farms.

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Translation: Bianca Wöll