The tiny village of Achadas da Cruz has a cable car that will bring you to the even tinier village of Fajã da Quebrada Nova. The cable car drops precipitously over the cliff to bring you a collection of farms and stone houses. The only
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Category: Hiking
Levada do Moinho – Porto Moniz, Madeira
Levada do Moinho in Porto Moniz, Madeira is one of the many levadas on Madeira island. In Madeira, the levadas originated out of the necessity of bringing large amounts of water from the west and northwest of the island to the drier southeast, which is
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The Old Town of Coimbra – Coimbra, Portugal
We took a walk from the Praça do Comercio (Central Square) through the old town of Coimbra up to the UNESCO World Heritage Site University of Coimbra. Passing by the statue of Joaquim António de Aguiar we passed through the Almedina Arch. New photo by
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Mondego River Circle Tour – Coimbra, Portugal
The Mondego River is the center of recreational activity for the City of Coimbra in Portugal. Very close to the old town this section of the river is surrounded by parks and green spaces. The old town gives plenty of options for lunch or snacks.
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Choupalinho Park – Coimbra, Portugal
The Choupalinho Park is a wide green space on the banks of the Mondego river in Coimbra, Portugal, ideal for resting, walking, for doing sports or just people watching. It is on the opposite bank and directly across from the Parque da Cidade Manuel Braga,
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