After five years of missed opportunity to restore the Pego do Inferno beauty spot in the Tavira countryside, the mayor has announced that repairs ‘may start later this week’ but, anyway, are scheduled for August, thus missing another summer season.
The wreckage left after the fire, that destroyed the access walkways and bridge to the inland waterfall and pool, already have been removed by council workers and personnel from Tavira Verde, a municipal company.
In the absence of a distinct lack of council intervention, nature has re-greened the area and the mayor says that a contract now has been awarded to a company, although he won’t say which one, to rebuild the access routes.
"The timber structures will be replaced," said Botelho, adding that the start of the work will be “very soon and may even begin during this first week of the month.”
Until the work is done, the council claims that access to the much loved site is dangerous and suggests that people continue to go elsewhere, as they have done since 2012.
The mayor is adamant that Pego do Inferno is not a bathing area, despite having been used as such for countless generations, saying earlier this year that, "it is an environmentally sensitive place and it should not be overused because of its quality and sustainability. We have to find a solution that can accommodate use and take care of the impact this will have."
See also:
- 1. Tavira mayor fails to restore Pego do Inferno after five years of waffle
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- 2. Weekly newsletter 27 August - 'Cruising, chestnuts, birds and noise '
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- ... s Another tourism project where a council has managed to achieve zero in four years is the Pego do Inferno countryside waterfall and natural pool which Tavira council announced last week would soon ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 3. Tavira's 'Pego do Inferno' attraction to be reopened - maybe...
- (News)
- The area surrounding Pego do Inferno, the much-loved Tavira waterfall and pool, was burned to a cinder in the 2012 fire that swept across the eastern Algarve and consumed 21,500 hectares. The site then ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 4. Pego do Inferno 'not worth visiting'
- (Environment)
- The repair of the Pego do Inferno waterfall and pool in the countryside near Tavira has not happened, despite talk, more talk and years of promises to restore this much loved tourist destination. A new ...
- Created on 13 March 2015
- 5. Portugal’s secret coastline – how to find the Algarve’s hidden gems
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- ... do well to seek out Pego do Inferno while in the Tavira area. This stunning waterfall plunges into a deep natural pool where a select group of those who have managed to find it swim and frolic with the ...
- Created on 21 November 2014
Comments
I don't see how they can charge to go there but they definitely need to take control of the area and make sure it remains clean once the works have been done (IF the works ever get done)...
I really wonder how they are gonna work there right now during the holidays.
I am not in favor of a charging system and believe in people taking their own responsibilities but the way the place is abused right now is also not the way.
Also it is waiting until a serious accident happens with people jumping of the cliffs. I mean it's great entertainment to watch but will go wrong some day.
So I do agree some form of regulation for the summer months should be thought out.
I think that is entirely possible...
Could this be political waffle for "we are going to start charging"?