We’re going to the cliff edge to find this Geocache of the Week! Navigate the maze to find the geocache and earn the smiley. Follow us to find Escadinhas – Carvoeiro (GCWKCV) in Portugal!
Tag: Portugal
Arte de Portas Abertas — Geocache of the Week
- Location:
- Arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal
- N 32° 38.877′ W 016° 54.036′
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso
In the early 2010s, the historic downtown of Funchal on Madeira Island, Portugal, found itself with quiet streets and many abandoned buildings. To combat this decay, the city council collaborated with local artists to revitalize and beautify the street of Rua de Santa Maria by painting elaborate designs on as many doors as possible. Today, tourists flock from all over to admire the wondrous art, and the city now has a new lease on life.
Thanks to this flourishing art scene and a geocacher named luisftas, Funchal gained another priceless asset in February 2012 in the form of a beloved Multi-Cache. In its decade-long existence, our Geocache of the Week, Arte de Portas Abertas (GC3D4F9), has accumulated a whopping 688 Favorite points. Take a stroll down Rua de Santa Maria with us and see what makes this cache so special!
Geocache of the Week Flashback Edition: LAMEIRINHA
- Traditional
- GC16670
- by eterlusitano
- Location:
- Braga, Portugal
- N 41° 29.240′ W 008° 04.134′
The closer you look for a cache, the more details you’ll see. At first glance, you may see a rock, but the longer you look at it, the more you realize it’s not just a boulder; it’s a… house!? Join us as we journey back to “LAMEIRINHA,” a cache we showcased almost ten years ago and are revisiting as this week’s Geocache of the Week (GC16670).
Museu do Pão – Geocache of the Week
- Traditional
- GC3FEKT
- by marcoabreu007
- Location:
- Guarda, Portugal
- N 40° 25.041 W 007° 41.673
The Jewel of Sapphire – Geocache of the Week
- Traditional
- GCED4F
- by GreenShades
- Location:
- Évora, Portugal
- N 38° 36.993′ W 008° 19.405′
Although geocaching is certainly a recent addition in the history of the world it seems to span across the ages. It has allowed us to explore new places as well as those left almost forgotten. We are traveling back in time to the 15th century to explore the small abandoned village of Safira, Portugal, where we find our Geocache of the Week, The Jewel of Sapphire (GCED4F).
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