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Inside this Interpretive Center there’s small exhibition, allowing the visitor to understand this landscape of dunes. Classified as Nature Reserve since 1979, it has several plant communities, conditioned by the topography and the maritime exposure that are of great importance in stabilizing sand and in protecting the land against sea erosion.

 

The Nature Reserve is crossed by a clearly marked trail, available to all who want to know it. You can do it by yourself or with a guide. To learn more about the Reserve, there’s a service that will provide all the information you need.

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  • Interpretative Center of S. Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve

  • Inside this Interpretive Center there’s small exhibition, allowing the visitor to understand this landscape of dunes. Classified as Nature Reserve since 1979, it has several plant communities, conditioned by the topography and the maritime exposure that are of great importance in stabilizing sand and in protecting the land against sea erosion.

     

    The Nature Reserve is crossed by a clearly marked trail, available to all who want to know it. You can do it by yourself or with a guide. To learn more about the Reserve, there’s a service that will provide all the information you need.

  • Centro

  • Aveiro

  • S. Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve

  • Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P. (ICNF, I.P.)

  • Yes.

  • Access to S. Jacinto from:

    - OPorto – A29 exit in Ovar Norte. Take the road near the river to Torreira and follow to Murtosa / S. Jacinto; or

    - Lisbon – A1 exit in Estarreja and follow the sign Praias. In Murtosa pass Varela bridge. Take direction South to Torreira and N327 to S. Jacinto.

     

    The Center is before you reach S. Jacinto, so, on N327, pass the camping Orbitur and the Municipal one. A little further on the right there’s the Interpretative Center.

     

    Public transports

    Daily are boats connecting S. Jacinto (the village) to Barra’s fort (forte da Barra) in Ílhavo municipality and also a direct one between Aveiro and S. Jacinto. Then in S. Jacinto walk about 1 km by N327 to the Center (on your left).

     

    GPS: 40.670948, -8.725001

  • Interpretation Centre

  • Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values

  • Centro Interpretativo da Reserva Natural das Dunas de S. Jacinto

    Estrada Nacional 327

    3800-901 SÃO JACINTO

    E-mail: angelinas.barbosa@icnf.pt

    Telephone: (00351) 234 331 282 | Moblie: 960 335 438

  • Gratuito.

  • Monday to Saturday - 9 am – 12 am and 1 pm – 5 pm.

  • Sunday and holydays.

  • No

  • On N327, facing Ria de Aveiro, take time to see more birds and fishing boats.

     

    In San Jacinto, visit the parish church (former chapel of the Lady of the Sands - Senhora das Areias), Cruzeiro and taste the fish and eels stew or the broiled fish on the grill.