Cruz Alta - Viewpoint — Attraction in Mealhada

What can you say other than this place is spectacular. It offers a fantastic view of the surroundings of Coimbra. We hiked here on one of the paths from the fusoco Palace Hotel. However, there is a large parking area if one were to drive here as well. We brought a lunch and ate it in the shaded picnic area with picnic tables. There are several steps leading up to the highest point, but they can be navigated by anyone who can climb up a set of...

If you really want to understand this place, read a copy of "Sharpe's Escape" first. As always, Bernard Cornwell gives a vivid sense of the terrible bloodshed here on a foggy day in 1810, and the whole battlefield (well, battle-mountainside) is visible from here. Don't miss the military museums along the ridge explaining how this battle helped to throw the French out of Portugal, and contributed to the first fall...

We hiked to the view point from Bocaco palace hotel after receiving map end explanation from the information nearby. It is a 45 minutes hike up and another 45 down. It is an easy path but you must be able to climb, and you can always rest on the benches along the route. If you don't want to walk, there is a easy 6 road...