Top 7 Natural Monuments around Oliveira De Azeméis

mentioned chapel on route 2.1 is just a left over piece of wall

These trails, which stretch along the cliffs of Frecha da Mizarela, offer stunning views of the highest waterfall in mainland Portugal. At every step, the immensity of the mountainous landscape surprises you, making each steep climb a reward in itself.

Search ListMap Show filters I'm looking for Regions Municipalities Category No results found. Please use the form. Your account Favorites My Centre Albergaria-a-Velha Aveiro Region Albergaria-a-Velha is a land of traditions made of water, bread and mills. The latter predominate in Albergaria-a-Velha – the municipality with the largest number of inventoried water mills in Europe – and constitute an important element of the rural landscape of the watercourses that run through the entire municipality. They are elements with high heritage value that delight the eyes of the people of their lands and all visitors who dare to visit them. Pateira de Frossos is part of the important lagoon system of the Ria de Aveiro, representing a valuable tourist resource that displays an unparalleled biodiversity of species and vegetation, an excellent natural resource that must be exploited, cared for, promoted and publicized. The sound of running water is a constant presence in the parish of Ribeira de Fráguas. The Caima River, which rises in the Serra da Freita and flows for 50 km until it flows into the right bank of the Vouga, as well as its various tributaries, carve their way through the uneven terrain of this more mountainous area. The Camino de Santiago represents a remarkable intangible heritage, a memory and an identity for Albergaria-a-Velha.

It is a very varied, lonely tour through beautiful nature and adjacent small residential areas.

In this park is the magnificent Cascada da Cabreia, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Portugal. The waterfall, formed by the waters of the Mau River, has an impressive height of 25 meters and its natural pool is a true delight. On hot days, no one can resist taking a dip in the delicious lagoon that forms at its base. In addition, the environment is surrounded by a lush forest crossed by the crystalline waters of the Mau River, which invites quiet walks and unique moments of contemplation.

The top of Monte de Avelheira offers a magnificent view, allowing you to admire the landscape all the way to the coast, a panorama that combines the sacred with the natural spectacle. There is also the chapel of the same name, dating back to the 1930s. It is a Marian sanctuary with a small chapel, stage, bandstand, and crosses.

The Canal de Ovar, also known as Ria de Ovar, is the northern section of the Ria de Aveiro, between São Jacinto and Ovar, in the district of Aveiro. The shallow coastal lagoon, about 25 kilometers long, is the largest of the three main channels of the Ria (Ovar, Ílhavo and Mira) understood as a unique space in the context of Portugal and Europe, given the environmental and landscape qualities of high scientific value, with conditions for the practice of bird watching and other activities, such as rowing, sailing, canoeing, stand up paddle or simple boat or moliceiro trips. The Ria de Aveiro has been the target of a silting intervention since 2019, with the aim of strengthening the margins in low areas threatened by the advance of water, to protect people and goods and to restore the supply of sediment to the coast, and complementarily, contribute to the improvement of navigation conditions in the estuary and accessibility to some of the quays, which are quite silted, as well as to maintain an ecological flow, in order to preserve ecosystems