Um passeio ao pôr do sol na Freita - Frecha e Marmitas 'A sunset walk in Freita - Frecha e Marmitas'
near Albergaria das Cabras, Aveiro (Portugal)
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Trail photos
![Photo ofUm passeio ao pôr do sol na Freita - Frecha e Marmitas 'A sunset walk in Freita - Frecha e Marmitas'](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434976/68975170.400x300.jpg)
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Itinerary description
"Easy walk to do calmly with family. Observation of the Frecha da Mizarela, the Marmitas do Gigante and the Lithological Contact of Mizarela. On the day we did this hike, it was possible to interact with animals such as sheep, goats and horses. The children also enjoyed seeing the typical constructions of the villages of Serra da Freita when they crossed Albergaria da Serra."
Waypoints
![Photo ofMarmitas dos gigantes 'Giants' Lunchboxes'](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434977/68975180.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMarmitas dos gigantes 'Giants' Lunchboxes'](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434977/68975181.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofMarmitas dos gigantes 'Giants' Lunchboxes'](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434977/68975182.400x300.jpg)
Marmitas dos gigantes 'Giants' Lunchboxes'
Geossítio das Marmitas do Gigante do Caima - devido a fenómenos de erosão causados por movimentos circulares, vão sendo escavadas as rochas graníticas existentes no leito do Rio Caima. Estes "buracos" vão tendo maior dimensão quanto mais próximos estão da queda de água da Frecha da Mizarela. "Geosite of Marmitas do Gigante do Caima - due to erosion phenomena caused by circular movements, the granitic rocks existing in the bed of the Caima River are being excavated. These "holes" get bigger the closer they are to the Frecha da Mizarela waterfall."
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Ponte
Nos dias quentes de Verão e, sobretudo aos fins de semana, este parque costuma estar com bastantes grupos e famílias a aproveitarem as águas frescas do rio. Ao percorrermos a margem do rio em direção a Albergaria da Serra encontramos terrenos delimitados pelos típicos muros de pedra pousada e diversos animais. "On hot summer days, and especially on weekends, this park is usually full of groups and families enjoying the cool waters of the river. As we walk along the riverbank towards Albergaria da Serra, we find land delimited by the typical stone walls and various animals."
![Photo ofLocal religioso](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434981/68975300.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofLocal religioso](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434981/68975307.400x300.jpg)
Local religioso
Observámos diversas construções com as típicas paredes de pedra granítica e cobertura em xisto. "We observed several constructions with typical granite stone walls and shale roofing."
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Panorama
Enquanto percorríamos o caminho, o sol ia-se despedindo... todo o cenário adquiriu o tom dourado típico de um final de dia. Ao longe o marco geodésico de S Pedro Velho espreitava por entre as pedras, do cimo de um dos pontos mais altos da serra da Freita. "As we walked along the path, the sun was saying goodbye... the whole scene acquired the typical golden tone of the end of the day. In the distance, the geodesic landmark of S Pedro Velho peeked out from between the stones, from the top of one of the highest points of Serra da Freita."
![Photo ofContacto litológico da Mizarela 'Mizarela lithological contact'](https://s2.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434985/68975420.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofContacto litológico da Mizarela 'Mizarela lithological contact'](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434985/68975421.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofContacto litológico da Mizarela 'Mizarela lithological contact'](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434985/68975425.400x300.jpg)
Contacto litológico da Mizarela 'Mizarela lithological contact'
Geossítio onde é notório o encontro entre um lado eminentemente granítico e um lado xistento. Por outras palavras, aqui podemos ver " xistos e granitos lado a lado". "Geosite where the encounter between an eminently granite side and a schist side is notorious. In other words, here we can see "schists and granites side by side"."
![Photo ofGeossítio - Frecha da Mizarela](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434986/68975449.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofGeossítio - Frecha da Mizarela](https://s1.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434986/68975452.400x300.jpg)
![Photo ofGeossítio - Frecha da Mizarela](https://s0.wklcdn.com/image_332/9973376/96434986/68975454.400x300.jpg)
Geossítio - Frecha da Mizarela
E o que se pode pedir mais senão terminar o passeio e o dia saboreando o panorama que se avista do Miradouro da Frecha da Mizarela enquanto o sol se põe. Na cascata mais alta de Portugal Continental, o rio Caima cai de mais de 60 metros de altura, sendo a queda tão mais imponente quanto maior o caudal de água do rio. "And what more could you ask for than ending the tour and the day savoring the panorama that can be seen from the Miradouro da Frecha da Mizarela as the sun goes down. In the highest waterfall in mainland Portugal, the Caima river falls from more than 60 meters in height, the fall being the more imposing the greater the flow of water in the river."
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