Quinta Jacintina - My Secret Garden Hotel

Discover an incredible trail that allows you to explore one of the most beautiful green spaces in the Ria Formosa Natural Park. Start your journey at the western end of the Ria Formosa lagoon system, where you will find the charming beach of Anção. Then head inland, traversing a variety of ecosystems, including lagoons, swamps, and salt flats. This stunning space serves as a natural habitat for a wide variety of waterfowl. Another wetland to be explored is Esteiro Maria Nova, made up of...

Explore a charming trail along the Caminho do Ludo, an area that marks the border between the terrestrial environment and the lagoon system of the stunning Ria Formosa. On this route, you will have the opportunity to discover a variety of habitats, including forest patches, salt marshes, and salt marshes. This location is a true paradise for waterfowl watchers, such as the majestic flamingos, who love the shallow, hypersaline water tanks full of nutritious invertebrates. In addition to the...

Route mostly on asphalt, ideal for a bicycle trip, with some sections of the route on dirt. Route that begins near the campsite of Quarteira, a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Loulé, belonging to the district of Faro in the Algarve region. Along this route you can enjoy the asphalt of national roads to visit the fields filled with orange trees, which produce the tasty Algarve orange.

Get ready to embark on an enchanting journey that will take you to explore the protected area of the Ria Formosa. This area is a real gem, being a wetland home to various waterfowl species. Along this route, you can observe and be dazzled by the aquatic avifauna. In addition to the birds, if you pay attention and are a little lucky, you can see crabs, several species of waders (such as the avocet and the black stilt), and, occasionally, shellfish collecting shellfish. On the water's edge, if...

The route crosses characteristic habitats of the Ria Formosa, offering the opportunity to observe a variety of water birds. Along the way, between the salt marshes and the golf course, during low tide, we can observe the busy landmouth crabs on the mud banks, in addition to several species of shorebirds, such as the avocet and the black stilt. . Occasionally, we can even see shellfish gatherers catching shellfish. On the banks of the water, with a careful look, it is possible to see the...