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Travassô

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Travassô
4860, Abadim

Cabeceiras de Basto

A small village located in the Cabreira Mountain, where the rustic houses and the espigueiros (small cereal warehouses) compose a typical set. The inhabitants are mostly farmers and shepherds.

Moimenta

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Moimenta
4860, Cavez

Cabeceiras de Basto

A village located in the foothill of the Gerês Mountain, in a valey protected from the Cabreira Mountain. It produces green wine and its spaces are almost fully covered by vines. Its inhabitants aer mostly farmers and cattle raisers.

Juguelhe

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Juguelhe
4860, Rio Douro

Cabeceiras de Basto

Espigueiros (small cereal warehouses) and rural granite houses in this typical village. The population is devoted to the manufacturing of wool products.

Toninha

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Toninha
4860, Rio Douro

Cabeceiras de Basto

Toninha was, at the start of the 20th century, a centre of monarchic conspiracy and the name "Crosses of the Queimada Hill" became known due to the assassination of two monarchic partisans. A special not to its ustic houses and its espigueiros (small cereal warehouses). The village is crossed by a brook named "Nose of the World".

Magusteiro

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Magusteiro
4860, Rio Douro

Cabeceiras de Basto

A set of rustic houses, some of which with culm rooftops. A special note to the local espigueiros (small cereal warehouses).

Uz

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Uz
4860, Vilar de Cunhas

Cabeceiras de Basto

Onc named Casal da Urzeira due to the larg quantity of heather in the surrounding hills, Uz is a small traditional village. Its small rural, rustic houses, with culm rooftops and espigueiros (small ceral warehouses) clearly show its typical atmosphere.

Sabugal

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Sabugal
6320, Sabugal

Sabugal

Located on the right bank of the Côa river, to the north of the Malcata mountain, it became a part of the Portuguese territory in 1296 as a result of the Treaty of Alcanices. The area insid the walls still has some of the original features and is a valuable cultural heritage. Among the several monuments, the castle and the walls, the mother church, the romanesque-gothic church of misericórdia and the medieval bridge on the Côa river stand out.

Cambeses

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Cambeses
4860, Rio Douro

Cabeceiras de Basto

A rustic village with several archaeological vestiges, namely the mamoas, piles o earth that cover mnhirs or pre-historic tombs. There is a strong communal sense.

Meijoadela

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Meijoadela
4860, Rio Douro

Cabeceiras de Basto

A rustic mountain village with traditional houses covered by culm.

Silvares

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Silvares
6230, Fundão

Fundão

Silvares is on of the oldest villages in the parish and its houses are placed around the mother church, on the banks of the Zêzere river. It stands out for its narrow streets with old houses and features the following monuments: chapels of Saint Sebastião, Espírito Santo, Saint Eufémia and Saint Luzia, the crucifix, the fountains and th roman fountains. The crafts work includes drums, flutes, adufes (a kind of a tambourine), iron objects, regional embroideries and more.

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