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Located on the left bank of the River Guadiana, this area was mined from Roman times until the early 1960s, when the mine was finally abandoned. The region has the appearance of a ghost town, where the wealth of former times has now given way to industrial archaeology.

What now remains of the former industrial complex are a few of the mine`s structures, the old miners` residential quarter and the platform of the railway line once used to convey the copper ore to the river port of Pomarão (close to the park`s southernmost boundary), where it was put on boats and transported to the estuary at Vila Real de Santo António.

The village, with its roughly 770 houses, grew around the mine. More than 1500 miners were involved in the mining of copper pyrites (copper) and, together with their families, they brought a great deal of life and animation to the region.

As you walk around the village`s streets, take time to notice how the memory of the past is still very much alive. Not far from the village, you can also visit what remains of the former São Domingos copper mine.