The bell tower of Sarzedas with its bell tower is what remains of the old church on Outeiro.
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Visit the Sarzedas Shale Path
The pedestrian trail of the Sarzedas Shale Trail, with a length of 14 km, begins in the Schist Village of Sarzedas, next to the Chapel of St. Anthony and runs along the streets lined with emblazoned houses to the Chapel of St. Sebastian, then following the old Roman sidewalk.
Still in the village, it passes through the Mother Church, its belfry and also the fountain, where the inhabitants went to fetch water and where there is still a laundrette.
Leaving the village, the route crosses areas of pines, cork oaks and oaks until we reach Almoinhas and Rapoula passing near the old Tungsten Mines. Further ahead is the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.
Near Sarzedas, and almost ending, the path passes through an oak tree populated with centuries-old trees.
Still in the village, it passes through the Mother Church, its belfry and also the fountain, where the inhabitants went to fetch water and where there is still a laundrette.
Leaving the village, the route crosses areas of pines, cork oaks and oaks until we reach Almoinhas and Rapoula passing near the old Tungsten Mines. Further ahead is the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.
Near Sarzedas, and almost ending, the path passes through an oak tree populated with centuries-old trees.
Visit the Serra da Gardunha - São Vicenta da Beira
Serra da Gardunha is a mountain range in mainland Portugal, 20 km long, 10 km wide and 1227 meters high. It is located in the province of Beira Baixa, in the municipalities of Fundão and Castelo Branco where it covers the parish of São Vicente da Beira.
Several decades ago the dominant production was chestnut, but in the 1930s, a disease attacked most of the soutos, on the southern slope, in the parish of São Vicente da Beira there are still some chestnut Soutos, not as extensive as before. that still produce a significant amount of nuts. Forestry includes pine and more recently eucalyptus. There are two natural spring water explorations, in São Vicente da Beira with Águas Fonte da Fraga and in Castelo Novo with Águas do Alardo.
Several decades ago the dominant production was chestnut, but in the 1930s, a disease attacked most of the soutos, on the southern slope, in the parish of São Vicente da Beira there are still some chestnut Soutos, not as extensive as before. that still produce a significant amount of nuts. Forestry includes pine and more recently eucalyptus. There are two natural spring water explorations, in São Vicente da Beira with Águas Fonte da Fraga and in Castelo Novo with Águas do Alardo.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Visit the Quinta das Colinas - São Vicente da Beira
Offering a seasonal outdoor pool, Quinta das Colinas is located in São Vicente da Beira.
This farm stay offers a continental or vegetarian breakfast.
Quinta nas Colinas has a garden and sun terrace, which guests can enjoy if the weather permits.
This farm stay offers a continental or vegetarian breakfast.
Quinta nas Colinas has a garden and sun terrace, which guests can enjoy if the weather permits.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Visit the Pillory of São Vicente da Beira
The Pillory of São Vicente da Beira is located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira. It is classified as a Property of Public Interest.
This pillory should date from the time when D. Manuel I awarded the town with its second charter card in 1512. It rests on a circular three-step punch, and is made up of an eighth section shaft surmounted by a pyramidal shot. Each face of the pine cone has a heraldic bas-relief: the national shield, a ship with two crows (symbol of St. Vincent), the pelican and the cross of Avis. At the top is a rooster-shaped weather vane.
This pillory should date from the time when D. Manuel I awarded the town with its second charter card in 1512. It rests on a circular three-step punch, and is made up of an eighth section shaft surmounted by a pyramidal shot. Each face of the pine cone has a heraldic bas-relief: the national shield, a ship with two crows (symbol of St. Vincent), the pelican and the cross of Avis. At the top is a rooster-shaped weather vane.
Visit the Church of St. Francis - St. Vincent da Beira
The São Francisco church, located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira, should date back to the 18th century. The plant develops longitudinally, articulating single nave with narrower chancel and an annex. The façade is defined laterally by stonework wedges and topped off by a cornice that accompanies the gable end, and a small bell tower overlaps in the center. The perfect arched main portal corresponds in the second register to a bay window.
Inside, the perfect back triumphal arch, the carved high altar with images and the tall wooden choir stand out.
Inside, the perfect back triumphal arch, the carved high altar with images and the tall wooden choir stand out.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Orada - São Vicente da Beira
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada, located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira, was built around 1400, or even in the last years of the 14th century, since the chapel has an image of Our Lady of Grace offered by D. Nuno Alvares Pereira.
The chapel of Senhora da Orada has been enlarged and repaired several times, leaving little of the early temple. The façade of the temple, which was executed in the 19th century, has two registers, the first with a four-column porch that opens to the main door. This is framed by a bulging arch, without decoration, flanked by two shutters. The second record has a torn window in the center of the wall, similar to the first record. Laterally, it has two stripped decoration wedges. The building is topped with a triangular gable crowned by a stone cross. Inside, the temple has a carved high altar, possibly from the 18th century, and two side altars, also carved, which were placed in the chapel as early as the mid-19th century, coming from a Franciscan convent. The chancel is separated from the body of the chapel, which may be an indication of the alterations to the original plan, derived from the various reconstructions of the temple.
Throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the chapel was successively adorned, so that to this day many decorative elements belonging to the original building. It is noteworthy, in addition to the sculpture of the anonymous stone of the Lady of Grace offered by the Constable, the alabaster altarpiece depicting the St John the Baptist Degolation and the Flagellation of Christ, the baptismal font built in the early 16th century, decorated with rigging, fillets and the coat of arms of the Costas, or the Manueline cruise placed in the chapel's terreiro, which features in relief a Cruz de Cristo and once again the coat of arms of the Costa family. From the 17th century, since they are already mentioned by Friar Augustine of Santa Maria in the Marian Shrine, they are the large images of Christ Crucified, Saint Anselm and the Lady of Orada.
The chapel of Senhora da Orada has been enlarged and repaired several times, leaving little of the early temple. The façade of the temple, which was executed in the 19th century, has two registers, the first with a four-column porch that opens to the main door. This is framed by a bulging arch, without decoration, flanked by two shutters. The second record has a torn window in the center of the wall, similar to the first record. Laterally, it has two stripped decoration wedges. The building is topped with a triangular gable crowned by a stone cross. Inside, the temple has a carved high altar, possibly from the 18th century, and two side altars, also carved, which were placed in the chapel as early as the mid-19th century, coming from a Franciscan convent. The chancel is separated from the body of the chapel, which may be an indication of the alterations to the original plan, derived from the various reconstructions of the temple.
Throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the chapel was successively adorned, so that to this day many decorative elements belonging to the original building. It is noteworthy, in addition to the sculpture of the anonymous stone of the Lady of Grace offered by the Constable, the alabaster altarpiece depicting the St John the Baptist Degolation and the Flagellation of Christ, the baptismal font built in the early 16th century, decorated with rigging, fillets and the coat of arms of the Costas, or the Manueline cruise placed in the chapel's terreiro, which features in relief a Cruz de Cristo and once again the coat of arms of the Costa family. From the 17th century, since they are already mentioned by Friar Augustine of Santa Maria in the Marian Shrine, they are the large images of Christ Crucified, Saint Anselm and the Lady of Orada.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Visit the Pisco Dam - São Vicente da Beira
The Pisco dam is located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira. It is located on the São Vicente stream. The dam was designed in 1966 and was commissioned in 1968.
It is a landfill dam. It has a height of 24.5 m above the foundation and a crowning length of 260 m (width 8 m). The volume of the dam is 58,000 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 1.41 (bottom discharge) + 43 (flood discharger) m³ / s.
The dam reservoir has a floodable surface of 0.198 km² and has a total capacity of 1.4 Mio. m³. The water levels in the reservoir are: 498.7 meters NPA, 499.7 meters NMC (Maximum Flood Level) and 485.7 meters NME (Minimum Exploration Level)
It is a landfill dam. It has a height of 24.5 m above the foundation and a crowning length of 260 m (width 8 m). The volume of the dam is 58,000 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 1.41 (bottom discharge) + 43 (flood discharger) m³ / s.
The dam reservoir has a floodable surface of 0.198 km² and has a total capacity of 1.4 Mio. m³. The water levels in the reservoir are: 498.7 meters NPA, 499.7 meters NMC (Maximum Flood Level) and 485.7 meters NME (Minimum Exploration Level)
Monday, October 7, 2019
Visit the Ocreza River - Santo André das Tojeiras
The Ocreza River, is a Portuguese river that rises in the Gardunha mountain range at 1160 m altitude, west of Castelo Novo and flows into the Tagus River, on its way through the parish of Santo André das Tojeiras.
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