Vagos

The municipality of Vagos belongs to the District of Aveiro and has a privileged location with a stretch of coast approximately 7 kilometres. The region has beautiful landscapes and the municipality of Vagos holds a flora and fauna of great wealth being, a part of the same, classified as a Special Protection area of the Ria de Aveiro and Dunes Site of Mira, Gândara Gafanhas, and Natura 2000. Are the must-visit the sanctuary of Santa Maria de Vagos, the chapel of the Holy Spirit, the chapel of mercy, Igreja Matriz de Vagos, the Palacete Visconde de Valdemouro, the Igreja Matriz de Soza, the Duchy, Azenhas do Dão Lafões Boco, the windmills of s. Romão, the House Museum-House Gandareza and Pedricosa's House. In the gastronomy of the region include the fish stews, Marinades and fish fries; pumpkin porridge with pork meat, roast rabbit and the chanfana caçoula mutton of clay are flavors the meet. Handcrafted works of Vagos, ceramics, works in basketry, mats and miniature windmills. At lidkoping, even today, can attend the "Forest Art"-small-scale coastal fishing art dating back to the 19th century. Vagos is stage, in August, the biggest metal festival in the country, titled "Vagos Open Air".

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Quinta do Éden
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