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Visita e Travessia do Aqueduto das Águas Livres
Visit and Crossing of the Águas Livres Aqueduct
Event by: Caminhando.pt
Location: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa
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EVENT: Visit and Crossing of the Águas Livres Aqueduct and Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir
🎰 DATE OF ACTION: JANUARY 5, 2025
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
In this event dedicated to the Water Cycle in Lisbon, we propose a route that includes a Guided Visit and Crossing of the Águas Livres Aqueduct and Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir.
The Aqueduct das Águas Livres:
Built between 1731 and 1799, by royal determination, the Águas Livres Aqueduct constituted a vast system for capturing and transporting water, via gravity. Classified as a National Monument since 1910, it is considered a notable work of hydraulic engineering.
The completion of this work involved using the Águas Livres water springs integrated into the Sintra mountain river basin, in the Belas area. , northwest of Lisbon.
The chosen route coincided, in general terms, with the route of the ancient Roman aqueduct. Its construction was only possible thanks to a tax called Real de Água, levied on essential goods such as olive oil, wine and meat.
The system, which withstood the 1755 earthquake, is made up of:
A main section, 14 km long, starting at Mãe de Água Velha, in Belas, and ending at the Mãe de Água das Amoreiras reservoir, in Lisbon
Several secondary sections intended to transport water from around 60 springs
Five galleries to supply around 30 fountains in the capital
In total, the Águas Livres Aqueduct system, inside and outside Lisbon, reached around 58 km in length in mid from the 19th century, with its waters no longer being used for human consumption from the 1960s onwards.
The extraordinary arcade of the Alcântara valley, covering an extension of 941m, is made up of 35 arches, including, among these, the largest stone arch in the world, measuring 65.29 m high and 28.86 m wide.
✔MEETTING PLACE AND TIME: Calçada da Quintinha 6, 1070-225 Lisbon
Latitude: 38°43'35.35"N
Longitude: 9° 9'58.26"W
🕒Meeting Time : 9h 50m
🕒Expected end time: 12:30pm
Distance to be covered: 5 kms
Difficulty Level: 2
Equipment: Shoes and clothing suitable for hiking
Registration fee: €15
For the Visit to the Aqueduct only, the registration fee is €10
< br/>Children aged 7 to 12: €8
Up to 6 years: Free
REGISTRATION AT WWW.CAMINHANDO.PT
VACANCIES THEY WILL BE COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE PAYMENT PROOF SENT.
Includes: Personal Accident Insurance
Guides and Follow-up
Remarks: Only registrations made before 6pm on day prior to the date of the event allow the activation of Personal Accident Insurance
🎰 DATE OF ACTION: JANUARY 5, 2025
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
In this event dedicated to the Water Cycle in Lisbon, we propose a route that includes a Guided Visit and Crossing of the Águas Livres Aqueduct and Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir.
The Aqueduct das Águas Livres:
Built between 1731 and 1799, by royal determination, the Águas Livres Aqueduct constituted a vast system for capturing and transporting water, via gravity. Classified as a National Monument since 1910, it is considered a notable work of hydraulic engineering.
The completion of this work involved using the Águas Livres water springs integrated into the Sintra mountain river basin, in the Belas area. , northwest of Lisbon.
The chosen route coincided, in general terms, with the route of the ancient Roman aqueduct. Its construction was only possible thanks to a tax called Real de Água, levied on essential goods such as olive oil, wine and meat.
The system, which withstood the 1755 earthquake, is made up of:
A main section, 14 km long, starting at Mãe de Água Velha, in Belas, and ending at the Mãe de Água das Amoreiras reservoir, in Lisbon
Several secondary sections intended to transport water from around 60 springs
Five galleries to supply around 30 fountains in the capital
In total, the Águas Livres Aqueduct system, inside and outside Lisbon, reached around 58 km in length in mid from the 19th century, with its waters no longer being used for human consumption from the 1960s onwards.
The extraordinary arcade of the Alcântara valley, covering an extension of 941m, is made up of 35 arches, including, among these, the largest stone arch in the world, measuring 65.29 m high and 28.86 m wide.
✔MEETTING PLACE AND TIME: Calçada da Quintinha 6, 1070-225 Lisbon
Latitude: 38°43'35.35"N
Longitude: 9° 9'58.26"W
🕒Meeting Time : 9h 50m
🕒Expected end time: 12:30pm
Distance to be covered: 5 kms
Difficulty Level: 2
Equipment: Shoes and clothing suitable for hiking
Registration fee: €15
For the Visit to the Aqueduct only, the registration fee is €10
< br/>Children aged 7 to 12: €8
Up to 6 years: Free
REGISTRATION AT WWW.CAMINHANDO.PT
VACANCIES THEY WILL BE COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE PAYMENT PROOF SENT.
Includes: Personal Accident Insurance
Guides and Follow-up
Remarks: Only registrations made before 6pm on day prior to the date of the event allow the activation of Personal Accident Insurance