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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...
Mandatory on feast days, weddings, baptisms and birthdays is the roast evening with oven rice. Many people, however, do not dispense with the green or bazulaque that was offered to the guests of the bride and groom before they went on foot to the ...
The traditional smoker has an unmistakable flavor and is very much appreciated. This product and the roasted year give rise to two annual festivals ─ Roasted Egg with Oven Rice; Fumeiro Fair, Cooked Portuguese and Baião's Wines - ...
Of course, the establishment of the arouquesa calf, an autochthonous breed, is a specialty not to be forgotten by connoisseurs. Who better than the international expert of the FAO, MH French, who already in 1967 affirmed: "The race Arouquesa ...
Biscoito da Teixeira - the genuine one -, present in all the celebrations and pilgrimages of the North of Portugal. It is a traditional biscuit that, despite the dissemination of the recipe - since it is also confectioned in other lands very close ...
Until the middle of the century. XX, the bakery was a much more urban reality than it is today. In the countryside, in the villages, the bread that was eaten was the bread, the dark bread, which was made fairly regularly at home, for own consumption. There were...
The orange and orange blossom symbolize the welcome, dedication and sense of service, unexpectedly evoking the journey of the Portuguese throughout the world. Even today, along the Mediterranean basin, orange is mistaken for ...
Green wine is a mixture of aromas and flavors, light, aromatic, medium alcoholic and of excellent digestive properties, stands out for its freshness and special qualities, being a very desirable wine, especially in the hot season ....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Large dolmen, made up of nine stanchions, with an access corridor that distinguishes itself from the funeral chamber in plan and elevation, and which originally was composed of three stalks on each side. In its interior are still ...
Half-sized dolmen, probably closed, and amputated by the road, as well as the mamoa that covered it to the east. The slab found on the roof was found about 30m northeast of the monument, serving as a ...
Large monument, built on a natural elevation, standing out strongly in the landscape. It is an open dolmen, without corridor, with an elongated polygonal shape, and composed of seven supports. Unfortunately,...
The first monument excavated in the Serra da Aboboreira, in 1978, within the scope of the Archaeological Field. Medium sized dolmen, with a small entrance to the east, marked by a threshold. It only retains four of its seven pillars ...
The monument is located in the center of a large hill, on a granite outcrop, standing out in the landscape. Dolmen closed but with a small "window" type opening to the east. It was decided to keep the lytic cuirass that covered the ...
The monument is located in the center of a large hill, on a granite outcrop, standing out in the landscape. The mamoa contains an enclosed dolmen, with a small funerary chamber. The stone coating of the mamoa (armor ...
The Serra da Aboboreira now comprises the administrative territory of three municipalities: Amarante, Baião and Marco de Canaveses. It presents altitudes in general superior to 700 meters, with a climate of Cold Temperate Earth and a continuous geology ...
The Serra do Castelo is integrally included in the municipality of Baião, in the transition from the altitude to the headwaters of the tributaries of the Douro River ....
Serra da Marão is divided administratively by the municipalities of Amarante, Baião, Mesão Frio, Régua, Santa Marta de Penaguião and Vila Real. Its reasonable length of about 20 km allows to include a high diversity of conditions ...
The river ahead came down, lazy and as if in the heavy May weather, embracing, without a whisper, a broad stone islet that gleamed. In addition the saw grew in sweet humps, with a deep fold where ...
The Ovil River is an important tourist attraction, due to its clean waters, clean beaches and rich fish. In that country air, it is an ecologically privileged river where ...
The Teixeira river presents a degree of conservation and ecological value superior to the other rivers of the county of Baião. Sliding smoothly between steep slopes, the river Teixeira is accompanied on its banks by tufts of ...
Mata da Reixela is considered by experts as the most important area of native forest in the region and one of the most important of all the Douro Litoral. This forest reflects the dynamic nature of the vegetation and how it evolved ...
I remember the meticulous order in which everything that was of my Father walked! [...] on the high worktable were the inkwell, three weighing bugs, the wipers, the crockery and the little pot with a flower.
Joaquim Soeiro Pereira Gomes was born on April 14, 1909 in the parish of Gestaçô, in Baião. He was the son of the rural proprietors Alexandre Pereira Gomes and Celestina Soeiro Pereira Gomes, being one of the six children of the couple ....
António Mota was born in Vilarelho, Ovil, municipality of Baião. Professor of Basic Education, published in 1979 his first children's book, "The Village of Flowers", not ceasing to write. His stories, many of them with history, ...
Although better known as Visconde de Vila Moura, his full name was Bento de Oliveira Cardoso and Castro Guedes de Carvalho Lobo, having been born in the House of Eira, place of Vila Moura, parish of Grilo, municipality of Baião, where ...
Camilo Castelo Branco was born in Lisbon on March 13, 1825 and died in São Miguel de Seide on June 1, 1890. Son of Manuel Joaquim Botelho Castelo Branco, was an orphan mother at two years old and father at ten; was then living ...
Agustina Bessa-Luís is a Portuguese writer, born in Vila Meã, municipality of Amarante. With collaboration dispersed by many periodicals, it is today considered one of the most important voices in the contemporary Portuguese novel. Yours...
A source of inspiration for the novel "The City and the Mountains", Casa de Tormes, now home to the Eça de Queiroz Foundation, has a strong museological component, preserving the writer's estate and keeping alive the scene that Eça met and ...
Famous for their original folding technique and their decoration, Gestaçô canes are also well known to university students, since thousands of canes come out of the hands of the artisans of this parish every year ...
Harvested in the Serra do Montemuro (Resende, Cinfães and Castro Daire), it is in the place of S. João do Castelo, in Frende (county of Baião), that are made the baskets of gesta worst. Different sizes and shapes also allow different ...
Teixeira Pelourinho, located in the parish of Teixeira, marks the autonomy of this old county, which had a charter granted by D. Manuel on July 17, 1514, and which was extinguished in 1836. It rises on four steps, ...
António Alves Redol was born in Vila Franca de Xira on December 29, 1911. Alves Redol began to publish his texts long before publishing books, having ...
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...
This route connects the Equestrian Center of Baião with the highest zone of the Serra da Aboboreira, where are the main examples of the archaeological heritage of this mountain range. The route also connects with the villages of ...
Walk with us on the rails of the Serra da Aboboreira. Take a deep breath and feel the fresh air of the mountain range or the scents of the sun-scorched earth. Look at the sky of an incomparable blue and prepare to discover the hidden villages, the sympathy ...
Before starting the journey through the Serra, we suggest a visit to the simple village of the Castle, whose name still evokes the memory of the medieval fortification that has disappeared. At the top of the hill, next to the Chapel of Mrs. ...
PR1 FLORESTAS NATURAIS TRAIL (NATURAL FORESTS)
May 10, 2017Adventure Land, SERRA DA ABOBOREIRA TRAILS
The Mother Church of St. John of Ovil marks the beginning of this journey. As a curiosity, you can see part of a Romanesque frieze on the north facade of the church, testimony of a first temple erected here ....
The Mother Church of Ancede was obviously the church of the monastery of St. Andrew of Ancede, built at the beginning of the twelfth century, since the first known documentary reference date back to 1120 ....
Modest temple, of longitudinal plant, with a lower chancel and narrower than the body composed by a single nave. The construction of this church should date from the late 13th century, incorporating various brands of mason, and ...
The Chapel of Senhor do Bom Despacho integrates the architectural complex of the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede. The construction of this chapel is located in the first half of the 18th century, reflecting the architectural taste of the time, adopting the ...
