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This protected area between Sesimbra and Setúbal is included in the European Network of Biogenetic Reserves. Arrábida natural park is also considered a paradise not only for lovers of nature, but also as an inexhaustible source of joy for geologists thanks to the various types of limestone outcrops and different sands.
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" Obviously the traveler is using metaphors to describe how he feels. But when from the top of the road he spies the immense sea in the distance, and the white strip that is beating inaudibly at the bottom of the of the cliffs, when the spite of the distance the sea is so transparent he can see the sand and the pebbles, the traveler that it would take sublime music to express what the eyes simply see. Or perhaps not even the music: perhaps only silence, not a single sound or word of painting: Simply, in the end, the miracle of sight: I praise you and thank you, eyes of mine." (José Saramago, Viagem a Portugal, 1981,p.309)
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Ermida da Memória was built in the XVI century but which dates back to the early XIII century, and also the popular pilgrimage sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Espichel cape in the promontory of Espichel ( documented do have existed in 1366, but of an earlier origin), to which, since the XV century, periodic pilgrimages were organized coming from the both margins of the Tagus River.
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Located around 50km away from southeast of Lisbon, this seaside offers many sections with secluded spots, making it popular with nudist beach lovers. The adult nudists can enjoy their privacy without imposing on families, for whom another stretch of soft sand, on the opposite end of the beach, awaits further down the coast.
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The Peninsula of Setúbal presents two types of landscapes. One with vineyards planted on clay-limestone soils, protected by the slopes of Serra da Arrábida, and the other covering flat lands or gently undulating soils composed of sand, poor and perfectly adapted to the production of high quality grapes. Discover with Look Around Tours the excellent quality of the varieties of Moscatel and Moscatel Roxo in our Arrábida Wine and Cheese Tour.