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Friday, April 30, 2010

Visit Fraga of Chalcedon - Covide

The Fraga of Chalcedon is an ancient fortified town of the Iron Age, called Chalcedon located in Town of Covide.
Presumably the Roman occupation, this flagship location, which was created by toponym fable of some classical scholars of the century. XVI indicates a classical origin founded by the Argonauts.
This route, part of history and landscape, it develops within the parish of Covide and presents a distinct cultural-historical repertory, its community traditions and archaeological remains.
The area is dominated by the Geres granite, which has a texture made up of medium to coarse grain.
At the site of the Chalcedon Fraga and surrounding area, oak and pear-tree mark a healthy presence in the mountainous landscape.
The shrub and herb layer is characterized in a different way and with high floristic value enhancing to erica, heather, gorse-arnal, gorse-molar, the Torga, violet, thyme, foxglove, and others.

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