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HIKING Mata de belas: Quinta da Fonteireira- Águas Livres Aqueduct

This hiking takes place along the Mata de Belas, allowing us to get to know this important green spot so close to Lisbon, where in addition to lush vegetation we can appreciate the Aqueduct and Quinta da Fonteireira. Like other attractions, we will climb to the geodesic landmark of Penedos Pardos, cross the Jamor stream and return to Belas. Another event not to be missed!

Belas
Belas was a town and county seat until 1855. Until liberalism it was composed only of the parish of the seat, later being incorporated into the parish of Barcarena. It had, in 1849, 4,041 inhabitants and 49 km². It regained the category of town on July 24, 1997. In 2013, as part of the administrative reform, it was annexed to the parish of Queluz, creating the Union of Parishes of Queluz and Belas.

Quinta da Fonteireira
The farm is located in the parish of Queluz-Belas and is inserted in an extensive area of ​​forest, overlooking the typical landscape of Serra da Carregueira with its characteristic fauna and flora. It is an enormous farm and has as its high point the ascent to the watchtower and geodesic vertex of Belas.

In 1525, Quinta da Fonteireira was owned by Álvaro Pires Serrador. This is the oldest known reference to this farm. Until it was acquired by Gregório Raimundo Vieira in 1710, there were several owners. It is very likely that the latter was responsible for building the first residential structure and chapel in the area overlooking Ribeira do Castanheira.

🏡🏡 Meeting point: at 10H10 at the Rossio train station infront of the Starbucks ( inside).

We will take 10h31 train to Queluz/Belas.

We will take Queluz/Belas bus 1212 or share Uber from there to get to Belas.

Those of you are going to directly there the bus terminal is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SHNtWYZwdgAQaFDfA

See details about the bus route and timetable: https://www.vimeca.pt/carreiras/horarios/inverno.html

🚾AVAILABILITY OF TOILETS en route: Need to check ( stay tune).

🍕🌯🍌BRING PACKED LUNCH and 2 litters of water. We'll have lunch

IMPORTANT: Most of the part of the trail has no tree, Please BRING WIND JACKET, SUN CAP, sunscreen cream for the current weather conditions. Cash may be useful to have.

🚩 🚩 🚩Please be on time. If you miss the bus you will miss the hike. Don't pursue if you miss the train or bus.

👉👉 The hike will be cancel incase of rain or storm.

See you then,
Organiser
Anjo

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HIKING Mata de belas: Quinta da Fonteireira- Águas Livres Aqueduct

This hiking takes place along the Mata de Belas, allowing us to get to know this important green spot so close to Lisbon, where in addition to lush vegetation we can appreciate the Aqueduct and Quinta da Fonteireira. Like other attractions, we will climb to the geodesic landmark of Penedos Pardos, cross the Jamor stream and return to Belas. Another event not to be missed!

Belas
Belas was a town and county seat until 1855. Until liberalism it was composed only of the parish of the seat, later being incorporated into the parish of Barcarena. It had, in 1849, 4,041 inhabitants and 49 km². It regained the category of town on July 24, 1997. In 2013, as part of the administrative reform, it was annexed to the parish of Queluz, creating the Union of Parishes of Queluz and Belas.

Quinta da Fonteireira
The farm is located in the parish of Queluz-Belas and is inserted in an extensive area of ​​forest, overlooking the typical landscape of Serra da Carregueira with its characteristic fauna and flora. It is an enormous farm and has as its high point the ascent to the watchtower and geodesic vertex of Belas.

In 1525, Quinta da Fonteireira was owned by Álvaro Pires Serrador. This is the oldest known reference to this farm. Until it was acquired by Gregório Raimundo Vieira in 1710, there were several owners. It is very likely that the latter was responsible for building the first residential structure and chapel in the area overlooking Ribeira do Castanheira.

🏡🏡 Meeting point: at 10H10 at the Rossio train station infant of the Starbucks ( inside).

We will take 10h31 train to Queluz/Belas.

We will take Queluz/Belas bus 1212 or share Uber from there to get to Belas.

Those of you are going to directly there the bus terminal is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SHNtWYZwdgAQaFDfA

See details about the bus route and timetable: https://www.vimeca.pt/carreiras/horarios/inverno.html

🚾AVAILABILITY OF TOILETS en route: Need to check ( stay tune).

🍕🌯🍌BRING PACKED LUNCH and 2 litters of water. We'll have lunch

IMPORTANT: Most of the part of the trail has no tree, Please BRING WIND JACKET, SUN CAP, sunscreen cream for the current weather conditions. Cash may be useful to have.

🚩 🚩 🚩Please be on time. If you miss the bus you will miss the hike. Don't pursue if you miss the train or bus.

👉👉 The hike will be cancel incase of rain or storm.

See you then,
Organiser
Anjo

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🏡🏡 Venue: Italian Republic Cascais
Auchan Cascais, Loja G03.204, Estrada Nacional 6, 2754-522

About the venue: The Resturant is top of Auchun super market, part of newly open food court. We will be sitting outdoor with Ocen view. There are lots of (few good) restaurants and pliantly other stands to buy foods and drinks, giving us endless choices.

Let's come together with Expats & Locals group (Entrepreneur, Location Independent entrepreneur, Nomad, Business owner, Tech professionals and people who works for International Organizations) drink, most importantly make new friends and have a fun time together.

PLEASE: Don’t RSVP if you’re not coming or change it as soon as you know you can’t come (try not to change it last minute so someone on the waiting list still has time to make plans).

If you are new, or old expats and Locals in town, then join us for a drink to meet some coolest people in town.

Please don't forget to bring your friends along.

See you there.

Anjo
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About our community

"Lisbon new expats & locals group"

Hi, I am Anjo, founder of this group. I created this group in 2018. When I started "Lisbon Expats & Friends group" group, My vision was to create an International community that will integrate well with Local norms and culture. We have organised more than 500 events where 10K people participated. We organised and facilitated talk show, hiking, social events ( coffee/drink), picnic, BBQ, board game, business meetup, Big parties ( New Years eve, Halloween, Summer part act.), dining, retreat etc.

Since Lisbon has become "the happening" city of western Europe, the Lisbon Expats & Friends community is growing faster than anyone has expected. The community is bustling. Let's be part of it and make it shine with your gifts.

This group is intended to welcome new expats in town to mingle with old expats and locals. Chat up with experienced expats and locals to get to know more about city life style and how to be an expat in Portugal.
Anyone can join this group. We will try to explore the coolest cafés, restaurants, bars and out-doors in Lisbon.

So if you are living in or close to Lisbon or just arrive in the city to check out for your future home and you would like to go to an event where people/friends socialize, this may be a good group for you. Don't be shy if you are a new arrival in Lisbon. Just come by and chill-out with the coolest people in Lisbon.

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👉👉 Tomar Convento de Cristo + Hiking around Tomar

On popular demand I am repeating this event since we had great time last time that ended up having a lovely dinner in a traditional Tomar Resturant in old town. Keep in mind that we will have dinner post hiking.

IMPORTANT: Covering shoulders and knees are mandatory to enter the church apart from good walking shoes and hiking gears for the hike. Please bring along your rain jacket.

IMPORTANT: There will be a professional guide who will give us a two hours tour of the Tomar Convento de Cristo. The cost of an individual will depend on how many we show up. But I think the estimated cost would be from 8 to 12 euros per person. If we are not enough, then our local guide ( friend of mine) will be happy to show us around.

👉👉Tomar city : Former seat of the Order of the Knights Templar, Tomar is a city of great charm for its artistic and cultural wealth, whose greatest expression is in the Convent of Christ, one of the chief works of the Portuguese Renaissance.

Whatever your reason for visiting the city, climbing up to the Templar castle and discovering the monumental work of the Convent of Christ is a must. The Charola (Rotunda) is the oldest part. This Templar chapel was built in the 12th century, like the castle, which was at the time the Kingdom’s most up-to-date and advanced military set-up, inspired by the fortifications of the Holy Land. It was converted into a Chancel during the restoration works ordered by King Manuel I in the 16th century, when the complex gained the architectural splendour, kept intact to this day, which earned it World Heritage Site status.
For more : https://www.visitportugal.com/en/node/73772
Price: It's Sunday: free for local and residence holder.
Otherwise it's 6 euro entrance fee.

IMPORTANT: Please bring your residency papers or cards.

👉👉 Tomar Convento de Cristo: Tomar's stand out crowd-pleaser is the magnificent Convent of Christ, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Founded in the 12th century by the Grand Master of the Templars, this extraordinary church with its graceful cloisters and impressive castle is one of the most dazzling and extensive of Portugal's religious sites.

The powerful and enigmatic monk-knights were rewarded for their ferocity on the battlefield with a castle, built in 1160 within sturdy walls on a wooded hilltop near the River Nabão.
Read more : http://www.conventocristo.gov.pt/en/index.php?s=white&pid=29&identificador=ct11_pt

🏡🏡 We will meet at 9h15 Santa Apolónia train station entrance.

IMPORTANT: If you need to get tickets then please be at the train station around 9h to 9h15.

We will take regional train 9h45 train to Tomar and return to Lisbon the regional train to Lisbon at 20h11. The same train leaves from Lisboa Oriente at 9h53.

Price for the train ticket 10.85 each way. Make sure to check at the ticket counter if you have Navegante cards pass. It might be little bit cheaper.

For more details: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en

Weather forecast: https://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/prev.localidade.hora/index.jsp#Lisboa&Sintra

🚾AVAILABILITY OF TOILETS en route: plenty of places along our way.

🍕🌯🍌BRING PACKED LUNCH and 2 litters of water. We'll have lunch
IMPORTANT: Most of the part of the trail has no tree, Please BRING WIND JACKET, SUN CAP, sunscreen cream for the current weather conditions. Cash may be useful to have.

🚩 🚩 🚩Please be on time. If you miss the train you will miss the hike. Don't pursue if you miss the train or bus.

👉👉 The hike will be cancel incase of rain or storm.
See you then,
Organiser
Anjo