Serra da Estrela - Covão da Ametade_9122
Covão d'Ametade is one of the most beautiful places in the Serra da Estrela, it is a circular area, in the shape of an amphitheater, surrounded by granite slopes, very abrupt, monumental and overwhelming, reducing our smallness and at the bottom of which a accumulation of sediments, which make possible the development of tree vegetation.
Once a cervical pasture, today it represents a depression of glacial origin that was wooded over time with birches on the banks of the river Zêzere. It is a paradisiacal scenario.
It is in Covão d'Ametade that the river Zêzere takes shape, in the small plain originating in glacial sediments. It is a very attractive area due to the surrounding vegetation mostly composed of birch trees, a plant that has the particularity of creating an ecosystem with a great biodiversity. Although the place is close to 1500 meters of altitude, it is just not accessible on the coldest winter days. This place is sought after by winter and mountain sportsmen who choose to start their hikes and climbs along the caves and rock formations that end up next to the Cântaro Magro in this area. There are three Cântaros that rise around Covão d´Ametade: the Cântaro Raso, further south; the Cântaro Magro, central and emblematic of the entire Serra da Estrela; and Cântaro Gordo, to the north.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNcJWCCDD70
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Serra da Estrela - Covão da Ametade_9122
Covão d'Ametade is one of the most beautiful places in the Serra da Estrela, it is a circular area, in the shape of an amphitheater, surrounded by granite slopes, very abrupt, monumental and overwhelming, reducing our smallness and at the bottom of which a accumulation of sediments, which make possible the development of tree vegetation.
Once a cervical pasture, today it represents a depression of glacial origin that was wooded over time with birches on the banks of the river Zêzere. It is a paradisiacal scenario.
It is in Covão d'Ametade that the river Zêzere takes shape, in the small plain originating in glacial sediments. It is a very attractive area due to the surrounding vegetation mostly composed of birch trees, a plant that has the particularity of creating an ecosystem with a great biodiversity. Although the place is close to 1500 meters of altitude, it is just not accessible on the coldest winter days. This place is sought after by winter and mountain sportsmen who choose to start their hikes and climbs along the caves and rock formations that end up next to the Cântaro Magro in this area. There are three Cântaros that rise around Covão d´Ametade: the Cântaro Raso, further south; the Cântaro Magro, central and emblematic of the entire Serra da Estrela; and Cântaro Gordo, to the north.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNcJWCCDD70
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs26Y7sq62A