Budens Parish Council has launched a website to guide visitors who wish to explore the two walking routes that cross the parish.
The Route of the 5 Villages of Budens offers two routes that connect Budens, Figueira, Salema, Burgau and Vale de Boi, highlighting nature, history, geology, palaeontology, archaeology, architecture and local traditions.
On the website, you will find details about the PR7 VBP Trail of the Romans and Pirates, a 14km circular route. You are invited to visit the village of Vale de Boi, where you’ll find one of the most representative palaeolithic sites known in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, proving human settlement that goes back at least 33,000 years! Taking short diversions along this route, you can visit the village of Burgau or the three beaches along this route: Boca do Rio, Cabanas Velhas and Burgau.
Praia da Boca do Rio preserves traces of an ancient Roman harbour from the times when the estuary was deep enough to guarantee navigation. This legacy includes an important industrial history specialising in the production of preserves and other fish preparations, and these shores were used to produce salt in sunny marinas, very similar to the ones we have today.
Cabanas Velhas beach owes its name to the old seasonal dwellings that served the fishermen of the tuna fishing traps.
The old fishing village of Burgau became the largest population centre in the area for the fishing community.
An English version will shortly be launched, along with suggestions on where to stay and where to eat.
