Jeep Safari Arrábida

Itinerary

Historic monastery with 16th century art. XV and XVI, and archaeological finds.

With an Islamic occupation between the 8th and 12th centuries, Palmela Castle was conquered by D. Afonso Henriques in 1147 and definitively recovered by D. Sancho I. Definitive headquarters of the Order of Santiago, from 1443 until its extinction, in 1834, The fortification has been a National Monument since 1910. The geographical position of the castle allows a strategic domain of part of the sadino estuary, a slope of the Arrábida mountain range and the surrounding plains that separate it from the Tagus. This situation was once of great importance because of the connections and communication possibilities that were established with the surrounding castles of the Tagus and Sado lines.

Arrábida Natural Park is a biogenetic reserve located on the Setúbal peninsula, covering the municipalities of Palmela, Setúbal and Sesimbra, with the highest altitude at Pico do Formosinho, with 501 meters of altitude, in the Setúbal district of Portugal. It extends for 35 kilometers, including several mountains and places of remarkable interest and natural beauty, such as the Serra do Louro, Serra do Risco, Serra de São Luís, Serra dos Gaiteiros, Serra Longa, Serra de São Francisco and Serra itself. from Arrábida.

There is a natural cave at the base of Serra da Arrábida with an incredible 17th century chapel inside. The Lapa de Santa Margarida is well hidden and, although it is near the Portinho da Arrábida, only find who knows where to look.

Visit and wine tasting in one of the oldest wine cellar in the Setúbal region, with over six generations ago. Around the year 1834, with the irreverent and daring act founder José Maria da Fonseca. For a thoughtless gesture, for us in the family, the step of a visionary. Families are like this, they exist to believe us.