Porto Moniz 4WD Jeep Full Day Tour

ruit of the water courses that cross the county, with North-South orientation that has sharp slopes. This was the fact that most impressed the discoverers, having led to give the name Ribeira Brava to the village.

nd the peaks of the Cross, Cedar and Pico Grande. It is irrigated by numerous streams, such as Fajã das Éguas, Poço and Serra da Água, which together form the Ribeira Brava river. Its name derives from the construction of a mill destined to the sawing of the woods with the name of “saw of water”, the name that later extended to all the parish.

es (9.3 sq mi), with an altitude average of about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)

ated in a mountainous area and whose main economic activities are related to agriculture and rural tourism accommodation. At the mouth of the stream there is an impressive rock that rises from the sea and has an opening that resembles a window (Ribeira da Janela is actually named after this unique rock).

favourable natural conditions and resources, including a trout farm in Chão da Ribeira. Porto do Seixal Beach and Laje Beach are other stunning places where the mountains meet the ocean in a breathtaking scenery.