Best places: Wildlife refuges in Vila de Prado, Portugal

👍👍 Lovely place! We went to plant some trees as part of the “Futuro” project, and after we had a picnic by the water mills. We met one of the group members that restaures the mills and he told us a bit of the process they did. The mills are breathtaking and the whole area with the river and a lot of...

👍 Lovely circular walks which change significantly with the seasons... Half the walk is by flooded Meadows in the winter/spring which completely dry out in the summer. The other half through beautiful Cork Oak woods. There are a couple of hides to watch the prolific birdlife, especially on the floods...

👍 Passei na cascata ao fazer o trilho das cascatas, o trilho é bonito mas estava pouco cuidado. A cascata tinha pouca água,mas valeu a pena!

👍 For those who doesn't have a car to go.. you can take the train from Coimbra, towards Figueria da Foz and alight at Amial/Ameal station. Then you have to walk into the town Arzila. OR, you can also take bus 21 from Coimbra and alight at the Arzila stop. Do not click on 'Paul da Arzila' on Google map...