Greetings fellow travelers and nature and hiking enthusiasts! Today I bring you a post featuring a mix of different ecosystems, allowing us to photograph and enjoy various landscapes. We begin with a nature reserve in the heart of the city, then pass through an ancient Roman villa, and finally reach the peak of a mountain in Loures, over 350 meters high. Get comfortable and enjoy the experience!📸🏕️

Saludos amantes viajeros y apasionados por la naturaleza y el senderismo! hoy les traigo un post que tiene una mezcla de diferentes tipos de ecosistemas lo que nos permitira fotografiar y disfrutar varios tipos de paisajes, comenzamos por una reserva natural en medio de la ciudad, luego pasaremos por una villa muy antigua Romana hasta llegar al pico de una montana en Loures con mas de 350 metros, ponte comodo y disfruta de la experiencia.😎🌏

Where we start📍🌏 / Donde partimos?🚩📸

Coordinates: 38°43′47″N 9°11′39″O🌏🧭 / Coordenadas: 38°43′47″N 9°11′39″O📍🌏

I didn't know where to start my walk today; I literally wasn't looking for anything specific, just exercising and looking for material for a post. After several doubts, I finally accepted that today's trail would begin at "Monsanto Park" in the heart of Lisbon, a beautiful place with a variety of species in spring. All I would do today was walk.👩🏻‍🦯🙇🏻‍♀️

No sabia por donde empezar la caminata hoy, literal no estaba en busca de algo en especifico solo haciendo ejercicio y buscando material para un post, luego de varias dudas acabe por aceptar que hoy comenzaba el sendero desde el "Parque Monsanto" en el Corazon de Lisboa, un sitio bonito y que tiene una variedad de especies en primavera, todo lo que haria hoy es caminando 📍🚙

STOP!! Don't miss my latest video, a church made of real bones📍🌏 /ALTO!! no te pierdas mi ultimo video, una iglesia de huesos reales🚩📸

We explored the park📍🌏 / Exploramos el parque🚩📸

You're probably wondering... How can there be a forest in the middle of the city? Well, believe it or not, Monsanto is a small nature reserve that was specifically created to preserve nature amidst the asphalt. It also allows people to interact with and learn about various types of forests, because it's actually a mixed forest, not native to the area. Here you'll find everything from pine trees to cork oaks.🏞️🏔️

Seguramente diras... Como hay un bosque en el centro de la ciudad, pues aunque no lo creas Monsanto es una pequena reserva natural que fue construida a proposito para mantener una naturaleza entre el asfalto, ademas de permitir a las personas a interactuar y aprender de varios tipos de bosques porque en realidad es mixto, no es propio de la zona, desde arboles de pino hasta alcornoques vemos aqui🌻🌲🌳

Extension of the "aguas livres" aqueduct🌏🧭 / Extension del acueducto "aguas livres"📍🌏

Where is the spider?🌏🧭 / Donde esta la arana?📍🌏

This park was built in the 20th century; it's not as old as some others, but I can tell you it's quite large, with almost a thousand hectares. I think I made a post once where I walked all of it, haha. I remember walking for about four hours. But what does the park have to do with a travel community? Actually, it does, and quite a lot, because:📍🌏

Este parque fue construido en el siglo XX no es tan antiguo como otros, pero si te digo que es bastante grande con casi mil hectareas, creo que hice un post una vez donde lo camine todo jaja recuerdo que camine como unas 4 horas pero que relacion tiene el parque sobre una comunidad de viajes? en realidad si tiene y mucha por esto:🏔️🌲

https://www.lisboa.es/que-ver/parque-forestal-de-monsanto/

What to do in Monsanto as a tourist?🙇🏻‍♀️ - Que hacer en Monsanto como turista??🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️🏋🏻‍♀️🚴🏻🚵🏻‍♀️

"Hiking in Monsanto: Monsanto Park has a wide network of paths to explore its natural beauty. There are many routes with different difficulty levels, from short and easy walks to longer and more challenging hikes.
Cycling and MTB: Monsanto is an ideal space for cycling and mountain biking (MTB), with several bike paths running through the park. Additionally, there is a specific mountain biking track.
Picnic areas: The Monsanto Forest Park has several picnic areas equipped with tables and benches, where you can enjoy an outdoor meal surrounded by nature. Take a look at our articles Where to eat in Lisbon and Shopping in Lisbon if you need ideas to fill your "basket."
Playgrounds: If you are traveling to Lisbon with small children, Monsanto Park is the perfect place to give them a break from so much sightseeing; in addition to the picnic areas, there are several parks with swings where they can burn off energy (even if they never run out) in a natural setting.
Viewpoints in Monsanto Park: The park houses several viewpoints that offer great views of Lisbon and its surroundings, such as the Montes Claros Viewpoint and our favorite, the Monsanto Panoramic Viewpoint, located in the abandoned building of an old restaurant.
Discover the wonderful Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira." (information extracted from the previous quote)

I really wanted to make the most of the experience because further on nature is not the same; the mountain peaks in the Lisbon area are desert-like, and we'll barely find any shrubs and the occasional pine tree. Here, everywhere you look there are bugs waiting for your photographs.🙇🏻‍♀️📍

Verdaderamente quise aprovechar al maximo la experiencia porque mas adelante la naturaleza no es igual, los picos de la montana en la zona de Lisboa son deserticos y apenas vamos a conseguir arbustos y uno que otros arboles de pino, aqui por donde mires hay bichos a espera de tus fotografias🏞️🏔️

Villages in the surrounding area📍🌏 / Aldeas a los alrededores🚩📸

This is the city with the aqueduct, and a Roman road passed through here in the 2nd century AD. It is even believed that there may be some hot springs where the Romans could stop and rest on long journeys, but the ruins have not yet been discovered; they could even be under a house.🙇🏻‍♀️🌏🌳

Esta es la ciudad que tiene el acueducto y que por aca en el siglo II despues de Cristo paso una carretera Romana, se cree inclusive que puede haber algunas aguas termales para hacer una parada y descansar los Romanos en los viajes largos, pero no se a descubierto aun las ruinas, hasta podria estar debajo de una casa🌻📍

A landscape completely opposite to Monsanto Park🌏🧭 / Un paisaje totalmente opuesto al Parque de Monsanto📍🌏

It was funny passing through this village because it's not on the map, haha. It only has a sign, but it doesn't appear on Google Maps. And there you have a reference point for how isolated certain places in Portugal can be.🚵🏻‍♀️🏞️

fue gracioso pasar por esta aldea porque no esta en el mapa jaja, solo tiene un letrero pero no aparece en GMaps, y alli tienes una referencia lo aislado que pueden ser ciertos sitios en Portugal🌏🌳

If you're interested in learning more about the village, and we've already flown the drone here, you can search my blog for the name and explore. The GPS led me here, and I can compare the landscape in summer and spring, the two seasons I visited.🏞️🌏

Si tienes interes en conocer un poco mas sobre la aldea y en realidad ya paseamos el drone por aca puedes colocar en mi blog el nombre y explorar, el gps me envio a pasar por aqui, puedo hacer una comparacion entre el paisaje en verano y primavera que son las dos estaciones que visite este sitio📍🌻

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I'm almost at the mountain; I wanted to have my picnic there. I really needed to rest and hydrate; I walked for more than 5 hours, haha, and the sun wasn't helping much.🌏🌳

Ya estoy casi llegando a la montana, queria hacer mi picnic alli, la verdad necesitaba descansar un poco e hidratarme camine mas de 5 horas jaja, y el sol no colaboraba mucho🏞️🚵🏻‍♀️

And here we are again on a mountaintop! Enjoying the scenery of the Loures valleys, only today we're having a picnic and eating a delicious sandwich

Y aqui estamos nuevamente en la cima de una montana! disfrutando del paisaje de los valles de Loures, solo que hoy estamos haciendo un picnic y comiendo un rico sandwich