Water mirrors in the landscape have magical effects. Whether by day or by night, they reflect the light and their surroundings, they are duplicating the beauty of landscape and sky that extends above them. Depending on the angle, weather and time of day, the effect changes. And it surprises us, every time again. Thus, [...]
Late summer is when they appear. From one day to the next they are there, visible, with no explanation of where all of a sudden so many tiny frogs come from. Sometimes no bigger than the fingernail, they already behave like the big ones, they know how to jump and swim perfectly. They like [...]
August, the usual vacation month, is over, but we still haven't taken our summer vacation. We inform you that Bio Piscinas Lda. will be on vacation in September. As a result, we will be less accessible by phone and email than usual and will eventually respond less quickly to requests. We ask for your [...]
We are really very sad to pass on this information. One of the most famous tourism facilities with a biological pool has suffered from fire damage already twice, in 2017 and again this year, 2022. Thanks to the water reserve of the biological pool and its own fire-fighting equipment, they managed to save the [...]
Every year the number of tourisms with biological pools increases in Portugal and with it also the offer of Holiday with biological pools. This year makes no exception. At the foot of Serra de Estrela, near Covilhã, the Quinta da Sr.ª Marrocas opened its doors and the biological pool. This tourism is located in the countryside [...]
Surrounded by large trees, occupying almost all the available space in the clearing, there is placed the biological swimming pool for tourist use of casas rurales Valle del Arroyo. Here, nature is not just the background, it is present at all times. We stay close to the water and wonderfully we are able to [...]
In biological pools, planting follows certain rules, to guarantee a successful project. First of all, in our projects only native species of regional distribution are used. As well of the same importance, these species are produced by a specialized nursery, from a well-trained team, which produces the plants exclusively for the purpose of being [...]
There is a rule that respects animal species in biological pools. Those who come by their own means have the right to stay and live in the new artificial ecosystem. This rule applies to dragonflies, newts, frogs and more, even to terrapins, as long as they are native species. There is an exception to [...]
On these days the sky turned yellow and the landscapes of Portugal looked like paintings in sepia. What happened? A large cloud of dust moved from Sahara Desert in North Africa to Europe, driven by strong winds from the South quadrant. A known meteorological phenomenon, which happens with some regularity, but this time it [...]
Biological pools allow direct contact with nature. Once bathers share the same water with other living beings that inhabit it. There are many possibilities to get in closer contact with animal life, for those who want to. From the microscopic beings important for water biofiltration, to the aquatic snails that clean biofilm surfaces, to [...]
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