Montes dos Amantes
Image gallery of the first human footprints in the Algarve - neolithical menhirs (5000 B.P.) in the surroundings of Vila do Bispo and Sagres.
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 1
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 1b
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 2
Vila do Bispo: Roteiro Megalitico
The menhirs are of Neolithic origin and date to around 5000 B.C. It is known that they were "imported" into their current positions as they are of a Carboniferous Limestone, as opposed to the Jurassic Limestone that outcrops on the hills underfoot.
Roteiro Megalitico: Orchids
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 4
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 3
Roteiro Megalitico: Menhir 2
A trail, Roteiro Megalítico, near the road between Sagres and Vila do Bispo leads through "Montes dos Amantes", an area where menhirs from around 5000 years BC can be found.