Today was my first experience in a Salt Flats and despite Portugal being a coastal country this natural formation of salt occurs naturally and the most impressive thing is that there is no ocean nearby so we thought how is it possible to extract salt in this area? we will be able to answer that question and also see some sculptures made with salt!! enjoy my experience!📚🌊🚩
Hoy fue mi primera experiencia en una Salt Flats y es que apesar de Portugal ser un pais costero esta formacion natural de sal se produce de forma natural y lo mas impresionante es que no hay oceano cerca entonces pensamos como es posible extraer sal en esta zona? podremos responder esa pregunta y tambien ver algunas esculturas hechas con sal!! disfruta de mi experiencia!🧠🍍🧂🧂
Considered a nature reserve🙇♂️🧭/Considerado una reserva natural🧂🚩🍍
The Salinas de Rio Maior are part of the natural reserve of "Candeeiros" which is a mountain range protected by the state for its great biodiversity! and this eco-museum was considered a protected area and can only be used by local residents who get a source of employment with salt! that today can be extracted! Rio Maior is a city and is located three kilometers from this tourist attraction!😍🚙🛺
Las Salinas de Rio Maior forman parte de la reserva natural de "Candeeiros" que es una sierra montañosa protegida por el estado por su gran biodiversidad! y este ecomuseo fue considerado como una zona protegida y unicamente puede ser utilizada por los pobladores locales quienes consiguen una fuente de empleo con la sal! que hoy en dia puede extraerse! Rio Maior es una ciudad y se ubica a tres kilometros de esta atraccion turistica!🚩🧭🌏⛪
Why visit the ecomuseum?🙇♂️🧭/Por que visitar el ecomuseo??🧂🚩🍍
Welcome to the ecomuseum🌏🧭
That's a good question! Because not in all countries we have the privilege of witnessing how a Salina works and here we have the opportunity to see the process and it is explained to us by stage, the best time to visit the ecomuseum is in December because at this point the village is decorated with Christmas and it is quite beautiful as you see in my photos! You can also see nativity scenes made with salt and other sculptures that are exhibited in December🧠🌍🎄
Es una buena pregunta! porque no en todos los paises tenemos el privilegio de presenciar como funciona una Salina y aqui tenemos la oportunidad de ver el proceso y se nos va explicando por etapa, la mejor epoca para visitar el ecomuseo es en diciembre porque a esta altura la aldea se decora con navidad y es bastante bonita como ves en mis fotos! ademas podras ver pesebres realizados con sal y otras esculturas que son exhibidas en diciembre😁🎆🎇
How to get??🙇♂️🧭/Como llegar??🧂🚩🍍
If you rented a car then don't worry because the salt flats are less than 100km from Lisbon and you will arrive in an hour or less, it is very easy to get there if you use your GPS and as a point of reference you can look for the city of Rio Maior that is part of of the "Tifonico Valley" do you have to pay? It's not free, something that fascinates me! can you get parking? yes and also free!🌏🚩📚
Si alquilastes algun automovil entonces no te preocupes porque las salinas estan a menos de 100km de Lisboa y llegas en una hora o menos, es muy facil de conseguir si usas tu GPS y como punto de referencia puedes buscar la ciudad de Rio Maior que forma parte del "Valle Tifonico" hay que pagar?? no es gratis algo me que fascino! puedes conseguir estacionamiento? si y tambien gratis!🛺🚙🚌🚙
A little of you history🙇♂️🧭/Un poco de su historia🧂🚩🍍
The site in 1943 had already been decreed as a zone of public interest, and is currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will not believe me but you are seeing natural salt flats with more than 8 centuries of history! I mean, they go back to 1177, the salt pans had been conquered by the Moors before King Henrique the founder of Portugal, later they had been sold to the Templars! in fact this sale is the oldest recorded document in Rio Maior and is in the library of Lisbon!🚩📚🌏
El sitio en el año 1943 ya habia sido decretado como zona de interes publica, y actualmente es patrimonio de la humanidad por la UNESCO, no me creeras pero estas viendo unas salinas naturales con mas de 8 siglos de historia! osea remontan desde 1177, las salinas habian sido conquistadas por los moros antes del rey Henrique el fundador de Portugal, posteriormente habia sido vendida a los templarios! de echo esta venta es el documento registrado mas antiguo de Rio Maior y se encuentra en la biblioteca de Lisboa!📕📚
A beautiful Christmas village🎆🎄🌏🧭
In the middle of the 12th century, an exploitation was already registered in the salt flats, but according to records, the main well was located further north! then in the thirteenth century it is known that it served as food to some butchers in the region,
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mediados del siglo XII ya se registraba una explotacion en las salinas pero segun registros el pozo principal estaba ubicado mas al norte! luego en el siglo XIII se sabe que servia como alimento a algunos carniceros de la region, 😁🎆🎇
Discovery🙇♂️🧭/Descubrimiento🧂🚩🍍
Like many things in the world, this salt mine was not the exception and was discovered by chance. The local story says that a girl, while walking her animals to graze, saw a puddle and was very thirsty, so she took a sip of water, but when she noticed that it was very salty I spit it out! When the girl got home, she told her parents about the situation and they, together with the neighbors, ran to dig the well!📚🧭👸
Como muchas cosas en el mundo esta salina no fue la exepcion y fue descubierta por casualidad, dice la historia local que una niña mientras paseaba sus animales a pastorear, vio un charcho y tenia mucha sed entonces tomo un sorbo de agua pero al notar que era muy salada la escupio! cuando la niña llego a su casa comento la situacion a sus padres y estos junto con los vecinos fueron corriendo para cavar el pozo! 🌊🧠🧂
How is the mechanics?🙇♂️🧭/Como es la mecanica?🧂🚩🍍
So how is it that there are some salt flats here if there is no sea, nearby? Well, the secret of salt is that there is an underground saltwater well that has been exploited for more than 8 centuries from the Arabs to the Romans and still works today, and the locals extract the salt with a pump to later store the salt. water in artificial pools that will later be subjected to extraction and filtration!🧭🌊🧠
So how is it that there are some salt flats here if there is no sea, nearby? Well, the secret of salt is that there is an underground saltwater well that has been exploited for more than 8 centuries from the Arabs to the Romans and still works today, and the locals extract the salt with a pump to later store the salt. water in artificial pools that will later be subjected to extraction and filtration!🍙🍚🧊🧊
Sculptures🙇♂️🧭/Esculturas🧂🚩🍍
The town is quite visited in December because in various parts of the village small births of the child Jesus are held! or "mangers" this gives it a special touch because it is an event that only lasts until January 10! so it was a privilege for me to be able to photograph these beautiful salt sculptures! the salt is extracted from the natural well.🧠🧭🧂
El pueblo es bastante visitado en diciembre porque realizan en varias partes de la aldea pequeños nascimientos del nino jesus! o "pesebres" esto le da un toque especial porque es un evento que solo perdura hasta el 10 de enero! asi que fue un privilegio para mi poder fotografiar estas hermosas esculturas de sal! la sal es extraida del pozo natural.📚🎄📕🚩
Pools to store🙇♂️🧭/Piscinas para almacenar🧂🚩🍍
As you can see the artificial pools are still active and you can see the salt water stored in small "wells" where it is left to rest for several days for the salt to separate a bit and then it is extracted with a special machine!🧭📚📕
Como puedes ver las piscinas artificiales aun estan activas y puedes ver el agua salada almacenarse en pequeños "pozos" donde se deja en reposo por varios dias para la sal separarse un poco y luego se extrae con una maquina especial!🧊🌊
local gastronomy🙇♂️🧭/Gastronomia local🧂🥘🍍
We take the opportunity to make a stop at one of the few restaurants in the town of Rio Maior, here is an interesting dish that is "Massa de Peixe" is a "spaghetti" whose protein is a mixture of various types of low-boned Portuguese fish!😎😎
Aprovechamos en realizar una parada en uno de los pocos restaurantes del publo de Rio Maior, aqui hay un plato interesante que es "Massa de Peixe" es un "espagueti" cuya proteina es una mezcla de varios tipos de pesces portugueses bajo en espinas!😃
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