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Quinta Vila Rachel is located in the Ribatua Valley, near Alijó, close to the banks of the Douro River. Due to this privileged position, since the time of its foundation, the Quinta has been dedicated to the production of grapes, port wine and olive oil, through cultivation in its 30 ha of property. Nowadays, [...]
Gray and green are the colors available for the lining of biological pools. It is a noble material, produced for the purpose and certified for potable water. This is an important fact, because we have to use materials that, by guarantee, do not emit any products to the aquatic ecosystem of the biological pool. [...]
The water vole (Arvicula sapidus) is not a rat. It looks more like a small beaver than a mouse and actually behaves like one. Water voles have rounder noses than voles, dark brown fur, chubby faces and short, fluffy ears, unlike voles, their tails, paws and ears are covered with fur. The problem is finding [...]
With the arrival of summer, we are already thinking about vacations. Where are we going to spend the summer? In Portugal there are many beautiful beaches, so the choice is already difficult. And in addition there are many river beaches. An even lesser known offer are the biological swimming pools in tourist accommodation. However, [...]
Increasing temperatures fill us with joy because they manage to turn the water warm again. Now we can finally practice what we love to do next to the biological pool - having a swim! Swimming in the biological pool will continue all summer, we go to the water many times without counting. But what [...]
Compared to the simplicity of building an ornamental garden pond, building a biological pool is a very complex task. The mere fact that several and very different materials are used, requires a team of qualified and experienced personnel. In addition to the technical application of the waterproofing liner and aquatic plants of exclusively indigenous [...]
June 17th is International Natural Pool Day. In this context, the International Organization of Biologically Treated Swimming Pools (IOB) organizes a photo contest of great moments next to a biological swimming pool in the last 12 months. You can share your best moment of last year with other fans of biological pools. In the [...]
We've a swimming buddy for a few years, who shares the biological pool with us. His name is Anton and he appeared spontaneously a few years ago. It is a juvenile Iberian pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa) that has chosen our biological pool as a habitat to live. During spring, summer and throughout autumn it [...]
Portugal is one of the countries in Europe where fish is very important, whether in the sea or on the plate. Freshwater fish are less appreciated, either in rivers or on plates. What about fish in ponds or small lakes? In principle there are no. There are species of freshwater fish introduced in Portugal, [...]
Few people know that invasive plants are one of Portugal's biggest problems, whether in an ecological or economic context. As the website www.invasoras.pt informs, Portuguese legislation recognized the seriousness of this problem, in 1999, a law regulated for the first time, in a comprehensive way, the introduction into nature of non-indigenous (exotic) species and [...]
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