Basteiros de Cima, Nossa Senhora da Lapa

Serra de São Mamede Natural park

Circular walk, 10 km

Route: Basteiros de Cima, Nossa Senhora da Lapa

Walk from the hamlet of Besteiros de Cima to the chapel of Nossa Sehora da Lapa (Our Lady of the Sea snail) close to the border with Spain. The walk runs through a hilly landscape covered with sunflowers, cork oaks, eucalyptus and pine forests.

The path runs over the top of the hill Cabeço das Águas. To the north you look out over the valley of the river Soverete.

The path of the way back goes right along the border with Spain and, after a number of hills, through the Moura valley.

shape
loop
length
9 km 981
location
Portalegre, Portugal
start / arrival
Rua da Pedreira/Rua do Palmeiro, Besteiros de Cima
path
path:96%  road:4% 
elevation
rise: 336m / fall: -336m
lowest: 472m / highest: 590m
 
Photo: Basteiros de Cima
Basteiros de Cima
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Points of interest

  • Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Lapa
  • Cabeço Das Aguas (599m)

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References

Source

We found this trail, ‘PR1 PTG - PERCURSO DA SENHORA DA LAPA’, in publication ‘Alentejo Feel Nature - A rede de percursos em natureza’ of Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo, published by Turismo de Portugal, I.P. in 2015.

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