The highpoint of the Santarém region in Portugal. Rob and I found that neither of us had bagged this mountain, so there were few arguments against visiting it. We checked previous reports and expected to have to leave our car a few miles early, but when we arrived we found a reasonably good road all…
The highpoint of the Santarém region in Portugal. Rob and I found that neither of us had bagged this mountain, so there were few arguments against visiting it. We checked previous reports and expected to have to leave our car a few miles early, but when we arrived we found a reasonably good road all the way to the top. It was steep in places and a car with more clearance would have been better, but our rented ‘budget’ car managed perfectly. We parked less than a hundred metres from the summit.
Cross with small monument nearby
Communication masts at the top
We looked at the impressive, gargantuan trig pillar, then at the smaller one nearby. We made a detour to cross it and have a look around; a few minutes later we were driving down towards the next Alvaiázere. On the way, however, Ourém caught our attention. Latest is a small hill with a castle on top, so we decided to pay it a visit.
