If you're looking for a place to go on a winter’s day, we suggest you visit the pier built on stilts in Carrasqueira, in Alcácer do Sal, 21 km (25 minutes) from Troia. It is one of the municipality’s most popular sites, as it is considered a work-of-art of popular [...]

Unique or monumental? Either way, the Roman Ruins of the largest fish-salting centre are worth your visit when you arrive in Troia. First, let the beauty of this place – part of the Natura 2000 network - sweep you off your feet; dunes extend from the lagoon to the banks [...]

Arrábida Convent, built in the 16th century, occupies 25 hectares; and is divided into the Old Convent, located on top of the hill, the New Convent, half way down the slope, the Garden and the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus. On top of the hill, four chapels, the niches representing the [...]

This trail takes you through two different environments: the Caldeira lagoon and the surrounding pine forest. Caldeira is a lagoon which fills up and empties twice a day with the tide, unveiling the wetland and its muddy bed. It is an area of great value that provides food and shelter [...]

The colony of bottlenose dolphins is composed of 30 individuals. This population is unique in Portugal, one of the very few in Europe living in estuaries. The bottlenose dolphin is an easy species to detect: It is approximately 2 to 4 meters long, it has a grey torso and a [...]