{"id":490,"date":"2016-11-21T12:57:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T12:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umacasaportuguesa.pt\/2016\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:23:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:23:50","slug":"about-the-territory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umacasaportuguesa.pt\/2016\/?page_id=490&lang=en_gb","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE TERRITORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Ferraria de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o is one of the Schist Villages. Located in Penela council, the village lays between the Schist and the Sic\u00f3 territory. There are several local activities available, such as learning how to make bread, to cultivate or to take care of goats and chicken. Besides rural activities, you can walk or cycle, choosing one of the existing trails (more information available at Schist Villages or Villa Sic\u00f3).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The surrounding territory includes magnificent heritage sites like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">. Mondego&#8217;s Castles and Walls: Coimbra, Lous\u00e3, Germanelo,\u00a0 Miranda do Corvo, Montemor-o-Velho, Penela, Pombal, Soure and Buarcos Fort<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">. Roman ruins: Alcabideque Castellum, Santiago da Guarda, Con\u00edmbriga, Rominha (Alvai\u00e1zere) and Raba\u00e7al<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">. Natural Heritage: the Sic\u00f3 abyss, grottos, algares, cascades, caves, river beaches and ridges (Espinhal, Lous\u00e3 and Sic\u00f3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The proximity to touristic sites such as Coimbra University (49km) or Convent of Christ in Tomar (53km) make it very hard to choose what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The best option\u00a0is to stay longer or to\u00a0come back!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><u>Useful information:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcentro.com\/en\/\">Visit Centro<\/a> (touristic information)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cm-penela.pt\/agenda.php\">Penela Municipality<\/a> (cultural agenda, in Portuguese)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cm-coimbra.pt\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=82&amp;Itemid=208\">Coimbra Municipality<\/a> (cultural agenda, in Portuguese)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferraria de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o is one of the Schist Villages. Located in Penela council, the village lays between the Schist and the Sic\u00f3 territory. There are several local activities available, such as learning how to make bread, to cultivate or to take care of goats and chicken. 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