BAIÃO - MILLENNIUM LAND
ANCIENT LAND
Today, Baião’s landscape is a result of the distinctive way in which man occupied and changed the territory over the course of thousands of years, resulting in a culturally rich landscape backed with a strong heritage. The oldest occupation of this territory was concentrated in the central plateaus of the Aboboreira and Castelo mountains and dates back to recent prehistory that extends over a long chronological period of four thousand years (5th to the 1st millennium BC) and also includes other different remnants, that were discovered thanks to the research project of the Serra da Aboboreira Archaeological Field.
MACC BAIÃO – Monastery of Ancede Cultural Center
May 9, 2017Religious heritage, Land of Culture, Millennial Land
century XII – Century. XIX Although the date of its foundation is unknown, it is known that in 1120 this Monastery already belonged to the Diocese of Porto, being linked to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. In 1141, D. Afonso Henriques sold the Charter...
The occupation of the region continues throughout the medieval period, standing out the hill of the Castle of Matos. Strong brand in the landscape and the identity of Baião because it was the place chosen by the lord of this territory for the construction of ...
During the Roman occupation of this territory the populations already inhabited preferentially in the slopes and in the valleys of the main waterways, with natural highlight for those of Ovil and Douro. There are traces of trails ...
From the first vestiges of human occupation of this territory, the tombs with mamoa are highlighted, by their quantity, diversity and visibility, still marking the scenic landscape of the Aboboreira ....
The Archaeological Field of Serra da Aboboreira (CASA) was a project created in 1978, under the responsibility of Vitor Jorge, its mentor and coordinator, with the purpose of creating a permanent work unit, as an active center ...
