Our first three weeks of ethnographical research in the Natural Park of Ria
Formosa were spent at the interpretive centre. Visitors to this centre may walk along the
pedestrian trail. While in the trail, that leads through one of the rare forests in Ria
Formosa, they have the opportunity to appreciate some living examples – properly
marked by interpretive signage – of the natural and cultural heritage of Park’s territory:
the salines, the dunes, the beach, the marshes, the archaeological remains of Roman
salting tanks, and the tide mill restored by the Park. Sometimes, a few natives may be
seen catching shellfish. The interpretive centre offers a resumed visual experience of “Ria
Formosa” to its visitors, in which nature coexists harmoniously with human presence