São Félix Hill

São Félix Hill or Munt São Félix, Monte de São Félix in Portuguese, is the heichest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measurt bi the hicht abuin sea level o its summit, 202 metre (663 ft).

São Félix as seen frae the kintraside.

São Félix is the north o the twa hills east o the ceety, the ither bein Cividade Hill. São Félix is locatit in the ceevil pairish o Laundos, an is a sequence o Serra de Rates muntain range. In the Middle Ages the hill wis kent as Lanudos, hence the name of the ceevil pairish.

Despite its law hicht, São Félix is easily distinguished in the landscape acause it is a significant rise in front o a coastal plain. Alto River's source is locatit in São Félix Hill an ends at Rio Alto Beach in Estela.

Castro cultur ruins

The hill haes ruins o a smaw castro dounset o aroond the 2nt century B.C kent as Castro de Laundos, that coud hae been an ootpost o Cividade de Terroso. A vase wi jewels inside, uised in a Castro cultur daith ritual, wis foond in 1904 this is ane o the maist important jewelry airtifacts foond in Northwast Iberie Peninsula.

Tourism

The hill has iconic panoramic view ower the ceety, its landwart aurie, an beaches; mills (some convertit intae holiday hooses), an the Cividade Hill. The Rates Shooting Camp is locatit nearbi. The São Félix Stairs is uised tae reach the hilltap an can be a defy tae some, awtho ane can reach the tap throw a smaw road an aw. The stairs throw the hill can be seen frae the ceety as these are illuminatit at nicht.

São Félix Hill

A veelage in the slope.

São Félix Hill garden

São Félix stairs

Some o the windmills in the summit o the hill

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