Área de Protecção Total do Parque Natural da Arrábida

Área de Protecção Total do Parque Natural da Arrábida is a nature reserve in Azeitão, Setúbal. Access is restricted and requires permission. Área de Protecção Total do Parque Natural da Arrábida is situated nearby to the locality Fenda da Arrábida, as well as near the hamlet Picheleiros.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida and Roman ruins of Creiro.

Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida

Castle

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Fort Santa Maria da Arrábida also referred to as Fort Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Fort of Arrábida and Fort of Portinho da Arrábida, is located at the foot of the southern slope of the mountain range of the same name, in a dominant position to southwest of Portinho da Arrábida, on the northern bank of the Sado River, in the Municipality and District of Setúbal, in Portugal.

Roman ruins of Creiro

Nature reserve

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The Roman ruins of Creiro are situated in the Arrábida Natural Park above Creiro Beach in the Setúbal District of Portugal. They are ruins of a fish-salting factory and Roman baths, dating back to the days when the province of Lusitania formed part of the Roman Empire.