{"id":61558,"date":"2026-10-30T12:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&#038;p=61558"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:32:41","slug":"bensafrim","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/pt\/attractions-to-visit\/bensafrim\/","title":{"rendered":"Bensafrim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cinco quil\u00f3metros de Lagos, a freguesia de Bensafrim sobe da plan\u00edcie costeira at\u00e9 \u00e0s colinas baixas do barrocal: uma aldeia de casas brancas em redor da igreja matriz, rodeada por uma paisagem que guarda alguns dos vest\u00edgios humanos mais antigos do Algarve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Menires e a pedra gravada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erguem-se pedras megal\u00edticas nos campos da freguesia e, no s\u00edtio da Fonte Velha, uma antiga inscri\u00e7\u00e3o gravada \u2014 uma das mais debatidas inscri\u00e7\u00f5es pr\u00e9-romanas do sul \u2014 regista a presen\u00e7a de comunidades muito antes das estradas romanas. O nome da aldeia \u00e9 geralmente considerado de origem \u00e1rabe, do per\u00edodo mouro do Algarve. Nos campos em redor, as estradas rurais e os muros de pedra seca conservam a agricultura tradicional do barrocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estradas rurais, colinas e o caminho para a costa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A igreja matriz da aldeia marca o pequeno centro, e as colinas em redor t\u00eam percursos pedestres entre quintas e mato, com vistas amplas at\u00e9 \u00e0 costa. A freguesia estende-se desde os limites de <a href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/pt\/a-visitar\/regioes-portugal\/algarve-region\/lagos\/\">Lagos<\/a> pelas colinas, com estradas tranquilas que d\u00e3o acesso aos caminhos da albufeira. A vizinha aldeia do Bar\u00e3o de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, na mesma uni\u00e3o de freguesias, sobe pelos bosques do barrocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O que ver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A igreja matriz e o centro da aldeia<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Os menires dos campos em redor<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A inscri\u00e7\u00e3o gravada da Fonte Velha<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Os percursos pedestres pelas colinas do barrocal<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A estrada para Lagos e para a costa<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Informa\u00e7\u00f5es pr\u00e1ticas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bensafrim fica no concelho de Lagos, no barlavento algarvio, na estrada do interior a norte da cidade. 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