Near the town of Mizarela, following a NW-SE and sub-vertical direction, is a clear contact between the Ante-Ordovician metasediments and the granite from Serra da Freita. Here the metamorphic rocks present high concentrations of staurolite crystals, which may measure as much as several centimetres, and some of which are twinned into the Santo André Cross and Latin Cross. The granite comprises a residual relief - Castle Kopje, to which smaller granite geoforms are associated. Some of these have a zoomorphic nature.
The Braçal mining complex includes the Braçal, Malhada and Coval da Mó mines and extends along the Mau River, on the eastern slope of the Serra do Braçal. This complex is the oldest Portuguese mining concession, registered under number 1, a ...
It tells the story of a territory, disclosing its heritage and elements of cultural and ethnographic interest. It is also a place where one investigates, protects and learns about Sever do Vouga's heritage. It approaches Archeology in Terra ...
The Stone Museum of Marco de Canaveses is more than what you see. The permanent exhibition is the first step of a project to extend the Museum to other places. In the future it will be a polynuclear museum. Larger, dynamic and innovative. ...
