The flora of the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina is split into three types of geomorphological environments: Western barrocal in Vincentian plateau south, with vegetation typical of calcareous soils, in a dry and warm climate zone; coastal plateau, with more diverse vegetation on the dunes, heathland and wetlands. coastal mountains and bounds, […]
The climate is Mediterranean, but with strong maritime influence. Temperatures remain mild throughout the year except during periods of rising winds, where they can go up or down dramatically. The wind regime is an important factor in climate. The prevailing winds are from the north quadrant. Sometimes occur southwesterly winds, especially in winter, while the […]
The Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina is located in the southwest coast of Portugal, between the river of Junqueira, in São Torpes, and the beach of Burgau, with a length of 110 km, a total area of 74 hectares 414.89 , corresponding to area of land 56 952.79 ha and the marine […]
Most current authors state that the temple was built by the Knights espatários during the thirteenth century, eliminating the chance that the ancient authors attributed to the pagan temple foundation – Phoenician, Greek and Roman – which was founded by the iconography presented by arcades the ships. In the first half of the fourteenth century, […]
