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Meanders of Paiva
The curves of Paiva
Located next to the village of Janarde and easily observable from the high point overlooking it, this geosite is composed of large sinuosities in the course of the river Paiva. In fact, the "meanders of Paiva" are not really meanders, since these structures only form as a result of river dynamics in the terminal sections of the rivers. they are "false meanders" induced by tectonics and lithological differentiation, giving rise to a landscape of exceptional beauty.
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Janarde, União das freguesias de Covelo de Paivó e Janarde
224 m
40.55396 | -8.085857
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