Tag archives for Igreja Matriz
Hiking in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz – Madeira)
You hadn't heard from us in a while. This is the first text written in a world turned upside down, in a life that stopped overnight and changed us around. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, since March a lot has changed in the world, in the world of…
Hiking Trail “Discover Alcanede” (Santarém)
At about 23 kms northwest of Santarém is Alcanede parish, just outside the Natural Park of "Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros". That's why this is a prime location for discovering this natural park and that was my intention when staying at Meio Center during the weekend. I arrived on Friday late…
Hiking from “Rendufe” to “Santa Maria de Émeres” (Valpaços)
This hike connects the villages of 'Rendufe' and 'Santa Maria de Emeres' in Valpaços county. I start walking on the sidewalk of Rua Formosa, in Rendufe, and down it to find the asphalt outside the village. The surrounding landscape consists mainly of vast expanses of olive groves, chestnut groves, vineyards…
Hiking Trail from Ega to Arrifana (Condeixa-a-Nova)
The village of Ega has a long and rich history to tell. Their lands were donated to the Knights Templar in 1145, with the intention of people and halt the progress of the Moors to the north. With the extinction of the Temple Order, the Order of Christ settled in…
Hiking River of “Loivos” Valley (Chaves)
This circular footpath, with just over 9 kms, begins at Vilas Boas, a typical village "transmontana" of Chaves council. I go down the narrow streets paved in rough stone, where the houses aged holds many stories of hard lives, most of them dedicated to work from dawn to dusk in…