Serra do Picoto
A rugged natural area offering landscapes of great natural beauty. High on the mountain, there is a large stone cross that marks the battle between the French and Anglo-Portuguese armies on August 17, 1808, during the first Napoleonic invasion, marking the beginning of the Peninsular War.
Contacts
Serra do Picoto
2540,Roliça
- Mountains
- car access
Characteristics
Natural Resources near Serra do Picoto
Gruta da Lapa do Suão
A cave discovered in 1880, nonetheless only regularly eexplored after 1963. Vestiges of the paleolithic, the neolithic and the bronze age have been uncovered h…
Gruta Nova
This cave was discovered by chance in 1961 during mining operations. Several tools from the Mousterian industry and stone artifacts from the Upper Paleolithic …
