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The Bread Museum, in Seia

tourist — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:05:49 +0000

The Bread Museum is a private museum which displays and preserves the traditions, history and art of Portuguese bread. In more than 3,500 m² visitors will find a range of activities designed to culture, education and leisure, divided into four exhibition rooms: the Bread Cycle room, the room of the Political Bread, the Hall of bread Art and the Pedagogical Centre.

The museum restaurant is a place to recover the traditional flavors of our cuisine. Through an investigation always renewed the tradition of the national table resurfaces daily.

The whole complex (museum and restaurant) is closed on Monday.

Quinta Fonte do Marrão – 6270 Seia

museu@museudopao.pt
Serra da Estrela – Portugal
GPS coordinates Latitude: 40.41988 Longitude: 7.69728
or alternatively Latitude: 40 ° 25’10.59 “N Longitude: 7 ° 41’46.21″ W

Glacier Valleys, Five Routes in Serra da Estrela

tourist — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:22:46 +0000

The glacial valleys of the Serra da Estrela are unique in Portugal and are witness to the glacial era.

The glaciation (which occurred 20,000 years) led to the existence of perpetual snow that melted and made compact. He graduated so an icy summit at the Presidential Tower, this would have an area of 70 km2 and 80 m thick.

These valleys have originated in the passage of ice languages that have shaped through its strength to escoarem from the cone tower. These tongues of ice formed due to a progressive increase of temperature, although always negative.

There are five routes outlined by ice:

- Zêzere Glacier Valley, the largest in Europe;

- Alforfa Glacier Valley;

- Loriga Glacier Valley Glacier;

- Valley Covão Grande;

- Valley Covão Urso(Bear) Glacier.

Geopark Naturtejo, Earth History, The Geological and Paleontological Heritage

tourist — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:51:33 +0000

Geopark Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional is a geopark extending the area composed of the municipalities of Castelo Branco, Idanha-a-Nova, Nisa, potters, Proenca-a-Nova and Vila Velha of Rodão, with a vast heritage geomorphological, geological paleontological and mineral.

Is part of the World Network of Geoparks, created in 2004 by UNESCO and which it joined in 2006.

Its aim is to value the sites that act as key testimonies of Earth History, boosting employment and promoting regional economic development.

Geopark Naturtejo Places of Interest:

Natural Monument of Portas do Ródão – Gate - Vila Velha de Rodão / Nisa

Ichnological Park Penha Garcia – Idanha-a-Nova

Almourão Gates - Proenca-a-Nova / Vila Velha Ródão

Granite Inselberge – Monsanto – Moreirinha – Alegrios – Idanha-a-Nova

Meanders of the Zêzere – Oleiros

River Cannons Erges - Idanha-a-Nova

Granite morphologies of Serra da Gardunha – Castelo Branco

Pedunculated block Arez - Alpalhão – Nisa

Roman gold mine of Conhal do Arneiro – Nisa

Pônsul fault scarp – Nisa /Vila Velha Ródão / Castelo Branco / Idanha-a-Nova

Cascade of Fragas da Água d’Alta - Oleiros

Route of the Safe Mines – Idanha-a-Nova

Old mining complex of Beira Monforte – Castelo Branco

Trunk Fossil Perais – Vila Velha Ródão

Geomorphological viewpoint of Corgas – Proenca-a-Nova

Epigénica throat of Malhada Velha (Oleiros)