Barrocal

There is a fragrance of serenity and fullness in this journey.

This incredible 21km hike, filled with the scents of the countryside and the breezes of the nearby sea, will make you discover the Barrocal which is characterized by the presence of several limestone elevations of irregular shapes.

Notre boucle débutera par le petit village de Moncarapacho et permettra d’atteindre, par des sentiers plus ou moins techniques, un des plus hauts points culminants de cette région, le « Cerro de São Miguel » (411m). Par une journée avec un ciel clair, vous pourrez voir de Monte Gordo à Faro, les villes côtières, certaines îles de la Ria Formasa et l’immense mer bleue.

After the lunch break in the form of a picnic, we will continue along the Barrocal to enjoy an endemic vegetation : olive trees, myrtle trees, carob trees, almond trees, fig trees or some isolated specimens of holm oaks…

Another point of interest is the "cerro da Cabeça" with its viewpoint nestled in the upper Jurassic rock that allows vegetation to grow in the cracks carved by rain over the centuries. We will go down quietly to our starting point, our steps punctuated by the paths of red ochre earth and accompanied by the song of the birds.