Puerto Roque – back into Extremadura, but only just
We’re staying just west of the Portuguese – Spanish border, near Marvão (in sight of its Marvã-ous castle)… in order to climb at Escusa. We thought that it was completely […]
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Escusa
Flicking through the Portugal Climbing guide, packed with great photos, the shots of Escusa still stand out – I’ve rarely seen such a striking wall of ribboned flowstone, and as […]
Serra da Estrela
The Serra da Estrela lays claim to Portugal’s highest peak (at just shy of 2,000m) and some marvellous scenery of granite peaks and glaciated valleys strewn with giant erratic boulders. […]
Crista de Zebro
Heading north from Sesimbra we stopped off at Nazaré to check out the surf scene – the world’s “biggest” waves, apparently and we were treated to 60 footers, and stumbled […]
Pedreiras – off the beaten track in Arrabida
The first dodgy forecast in ages saw us set out on a reconnaissance of Pedreiras, an Arrabida crag that didn’t make it into the Portugal guide. We found it on […]
Azoia revisited
We had a couple of trips to the crags at Azoia on our 2018 visit (see these links for approach and route beta) https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/05/azoia-arrabida-natural-park/ https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2018/02/08/azoia-cova-mijona-poema-rocha/ … so were in Groundhog […]
Sesimbra Velha
Sesimbra is a touristy town, complete with obligatory Moorish Castle, sandy beach, great fish restaurants and a bustling port. There’s also a huge (and completely empty, in February!) municipal campsite […]
