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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO E PENELA, A REAL
HISTÓRIA DE PORTUGAL
1 DAY TRIP
itinerary: MEETING of the GROUP in GAIA or PORT and output by 7.30
HOURS to CANTANHEDE, BRIEF stop, and MONTEMOR-O-VELHO.
LOCATED IN A PRIVILEGED AREA, THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE
REGION OF MONTEMOR-O-VELHO ARE EQUALLY RICH, AS CAN BE
SEEN IN THE NATURE RESERVE OF THE PAUL DE ARZILA AND PAUL OF
THE SIDES, ESPECIALLY IN THE THRIVING COMMUNITY OF BIRDS HERE.
VISIT TO THE CASTLE. The first references to THIS CASTLE REALIZE
THEIR RECONQUISTA to the ARABS AROUND 848, BUT WOULD FALL
AGAIN at the HANDS of MUSLIMS in 990, with NEW CHRISTIAN
RECONQUEST AROUND 1006, to return to the ARAB OWNERSHIP, 1026
and THIS SWITCH of achievements and RENEWAL WOULD ONLY
stabilize AROUND 1064, when FERNANDO MAGNO RECONQUERING
the region BY PUSHING THE ARABS OVER THE MONDEGO. AT THE END
OF THE TRIP TO VISIT RESTAURANT. LUNCH. IN THE AFTERNOON, WE
ENTER THE VILLAGE MANGER OF PENELA. FOUNDED BEFORE THE
NATIONALITY, Had its FIRST CHARTER in JULY 1137, granted by d.
AFONSO HENRIQUES, BEING THUS ONE of the OLDEST MUNICIPALITIES
of the COUNTRY, given its STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE at the TIME of the
RECONQUISTA. VISIT TO THE CASTLE. THE CASTLE WAS BUILT ON A
ROCKY MASSIF, ENJOYING, IN THE DESIGN OF WALLS, PART OF THE
NATURAL DISPOSITION OF THE BOULDERS. INSIDE IT ARE GRAVES DUG
IN THE ROCK. TRAVEL To AVEIRO, Stop, And ETA GAIA Or PORT To AS21
HOURS. END OF THE TRIP.
THE PRICE INCLUDES: TOURIST BUS TRIP, ASSISTANT DURING THE TRIP
AND LUNCH.
PRICE PER PERSON: 40 people minimum Group €41