Address: Passeio das Mordomas da Romaria
City: Viana do Castelo
Postal Code: 4904 - 877
Telephone: 258821091
Email: reservas@geoparquelitoralviana.pt
Website: http://www.geoparquelitoralviana.pt/

Public venue, with no timetable or entrance fee.

The visit to this Point does not require prior booking and cannot be done individually.

Specific Conditions:
-

Method:
A pé

Difficulty Level:
Baixa

Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
10
Maximum Number of Person per group:
30
Observations:
From 9h00 to 13h00 | From 14h00 to 17h00  By prior appointment.

Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
From 9h00 to 13h00 | From 14h00 to 17h00  By prior appointment.

Geological curiosity
Pedestrian route

History Patrimony:
-

Activity Program:
-

Study and Research Unit:
-

Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-

Volunteering Programs:
-

Activity Description:
Activities available at the educational service of the Viana do Castelo Geopark, to be consulted at https://redeescolardeciencia.pt/, which consist on field trips to the Local Natural Monument for the study of local geoforms and geological landscapes.

Target Audience:
Students from 1º Cycle (KS1) to Secundary Education (KS5)

Activity Cost:
0€

Weekly Schedule:
monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 09:00:00 to 13:00:00.
From 14:00:00 to 17:00:00.

Weekend and Holidays Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.

Exceptions:
For after-hours visits, please contact us at reservas@geoparquelitoralvianadocastelo.pt.

Observations:
The Educational Service's activities appointment  has to be done through the website of the School Network of Science and Scientific Research Support, at https://redeescolardeciencia.pt/.

Security Forces
http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/pt/contatos-uteis

Cultural Facilities
http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/pt/agenda-cultural

Where to Stay
https://www.geoparquelitoralviana.pt/en/discover/

Where to Eat
https://www.geoparquelitoralviana.pt/en/discover/

Type of Transport:
T. Rodoviário
Agency Name:
AVIC
Telephone Number:
258806180

Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Central de Táxis Coelho, Coelho & Filhos, Lda.
Telephone Number:
258776092

Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Táxi Vianense, Lda
Telephone Number:
258826641

Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Táxis Filipe, Lda.
Telephone Number:
258323946

Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Táxis de Viana, Lda.
Telephone Number:
258829167

Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Táxis Lutador, Unipessoal, Lda.
Telephone Number:
258111222

Parking for private vehicles:
Yes

Montedor's Lighthouse

The Montedor's Lighthouse is located on a promontory in Montedor, about 4 nautical miles north of the Lima river mouth and 7 miles south of the Minho river mouth, in the parish of Carreço, ton and district of Viana do Castle in Portugal. It is the northernmost lighthouse in the country and ent into operation on March 20, 1910. It on a square toer in granite stone ith a height of 28 meters and 103 meters altitude above sea level. In addition to its museological interest, the Farol de Montedor provides an incredible vie of the surrounding area, here you can see the entire coastline zone from Areosa to Vila Praia de Âncora, as ell the surrounding lolands.
gps: 41.751657 -8.873417
distance: 0km


Citânia de Santa Luzia (Santa Luzia fortified village)

The Citânia de Santa Luzia, locally knon as the "old ton", is one of the best knon castres of northern Portugal and undoubtedly one of the most important for the study of Protohistory and Romanization of the Alto Minho. Its strategic location not only alloed it to dominate vast areas of the riverside area, but also to control the movement of entrances and exits in Foz do Lima hich, in antiquity, ould be navigable for much of its course.
gps: 41.705642 -8.833617
distance: 0km


House of Niches - Archaeological Museum Center

The House of the Niches is a 15th century building recently restored to receive an exhibition area here you can see part of the county's archaeological estate, highlighting the Prehistory, Iron Age and Romanization period. ith a strong pedagogical vocation, the visitor has available multimedia means to access information about cultural heritage such as the city of Santa Luzia, Santa Maria de Geraz de Limas’s medieval graves of Carreço’s rock engravings
gps: 41.691771 -8.828048
distance: 0km


Gil Eannes Hospital Ship

The Gil Eannes Hospital Ship as built in Viana do Castelo in 1955, and supported for decades, the Portuguese cod fleet that operated in Nefoundland and Greenland. hen the cod fleet as deactivated, the ship as left to rot at Lisbon docks for many years. On January 31 of 1998, the ship as festively elcomed in Foz do Lima. After cleaned and restored, the ship opened to the public on August 19 of 1998, turning into a pole of attraction for Viana do Castelo.
gps: 41.690119 -8.830309
distance: 0km

Geoparks in Portugal

Geoparks in Portugal   UNESCO World Geoparks are territories with locations and landscapes of international geological importance, which combine the protection and promotion of its heritage with sustainable development. They are unique places where the oldest memories are millions of years old and include key locations that testify to the evolution of our planet. These territories are classified by UNESCO under the International Geosciences and Geoparks Program. Spread across all continents, geoparks are much more than areas of heritage relevance. They are dynamic territories of which local communities are part, where nature, history and culture are intertwined.  There are currently 5 UNESCO World Geoparks in Portugal: Naturtejo (2006), Arouca (2009), Azores (2012), Terras de Cavaleiros (2014) and Estrela (2020). The Geopark on the coast of Viana do Castelo is preparing the future application, but its level of implementation in the territory, namely the educational offer it already develops, led to its inclusion in the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES, naturally without the status that UNESCO gives to the remaining territories. On the other hand, new applications are being developed, with several projects in the Oeste, Algarve and Figueira da Foz, which in due time may have their presence on this platform. To visit Portuguese geoparks is to embark on a journey that began 600 million years ago, when Portugal occupied a very different place on the globe, going through incredible episodes of formation and destruction of mountains and seas, of the appearance and extinction of species, of the occurrence of deep climate change, major volcanic eruptions ... until today in the relationship between man and the planet  On this GUIDE the visitor will find a proposed itinerary to visit the most significant points in each national geopark, including, of course, the one located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Take a "good trip" on the GUIDE OF THE PORTUGUESE GEOLOGICAL AND MINES SITES and discover the interesting places we introduce you throughout the country.