The WFA - Walking Festival Ameixial is back!
From April 26 to 28, walks, workshops, educational activities, gastronomy and even evening entertainment are all part of the program for the Ameixial Walking Festival, which counts the aspiring Geoparque Algarvensis as a partner.
Get your family and friends together and explore the natural and cultural heritage of the Algarvensis territory.
Get involved!
Register Here: https://rb.gy/dkcrby
+ INFO: https://wfameixial.qrer.pt/pt_pt/
Highlight for Activities of the aspiring Geopark Algarvensis (aUGGp Algarvensis)
26.04 | 17h00 - "Sunset no Caldeirão/Caldeirão Sunset walk"
Talking about Aspiring Geopark Algarvensis - Journeys through Time
In conversation with Elizabeth Silva (Executive Coordinator - aUGGp Algarvensis) and Andreia Pintassilgo (Communication Designer - aUGGp Algarvensis)
27.04 | 09h00 - Caminhada da Rocha ao Pão 13. (T):
This route aims to show the role of local geology in the production of bread, telling the story from the formation of the rocks to their use by the communities and the final product.
Meeting Point: Ameixial village
Target: +12
Distance: 4,5km
Duration: 2h30
Difficulty: Medium
Guides: Gonçalo Maurício (Geologist - aUGGp Algarvensis) and Hugo Campos (Paleontologist - aUGGp Algarvensis)
27.04 - Family Space - "Paleontology Laboratory"
This activity consists of a simple presentation on the work of a paleontologist and what a fossil is, followed by an activity in which each participant will have a block of sand and plaster with a bone inside, which they must try to extract using the tools provided, simulating the work of preparing a fossil in the laboratory.
Target: Children
Time: 15p to 6pm
Location: Ameixial Primary School
Guides: Gonçalo Maurício (Geologist - aUGGp Algarvensis) and Hugo Campos (Paleontologist - aUGGp Algarvensis)
28.04 | 09h00 - Walk "When the sea was in Ameixial" 14. (T):
Have you ever thought that the rocks of the Algarve mountains could tell us stories that happened thousands of years ago, when Ameixial was at the bottom of the sea? We invite families to take a walk around the village of Ameixial, observing the nature, cultural heritage and geology typical of the Algarve mountains and uncovering long-hidden secrets.
Meeting Point: Ameixial Village
Target: Families
Distance: 4km
Duration: 2h00
Difficulty: fácil
Guides: Gonçalo Maurício (Geologist - aUGGp Algarvensis) and Hugo Campos (Paleontologist - aUGGp Algarvensis)
An Event organized by the Cooperativa para o Desenvolvimento dos Territórios de Baixa Densidade (QRER) in partnership with o Projecto Estela and organized by ProActiveTur.
Walking 2500 years ago, between Nature and Cultural Heritage