Visit the Laja Waterfall - Vilar da Veiga

The cascade is a cascade Portuguese Laja located in Caldas do Geres, parish of Vilar da Veiga, municipality of Terras de Bouro and Braga. This waterfall is part of a mountain landscape, in the Serra do Geres where green is a reference point and contributes to the setting of the site, particularly for the scenario of the Peneda-Geres. In the vicinity of the waterfall is a lot of wooden bridges that allow cross the overflowing waters of the site.

Visit the Church of Saint Anthony - Vilar da Veiga

The Church of Vilar da Veiga is a recent building, with an altar and the side in the Baroque style and is the patron Saint Anthony.

Visit the Mills Water Caster - Santa Isabel do Monte

The 29-mill caster Water St. Isabel do Monte, recovered in its original, spread through the villages of Abbots Camp, Seara, Rebordochão, Ventozelo and rosemary, slopes and streams of the Bridge and Rebordochão. Besides the use for grinding, these mills represent small museums, and its potential to serve ethnological and historical sites of interest in educational activities and cultural entertainment and tourism.

Visit the Castle Bouro - Santa Isabel do Monte

In Castle Bouro Covide or as it is known locally, lie traces of a fort of historical epochs. The castle rock is identified as characteristic of the beginning of nationality. Considering the construction, deployment and geo-strategic location on the medieval sources and you reference, this would be the castle of Bouro.

Visit a typical village of Abbots Field - Santa Isabel do Monte

The traditional village of Abbots Field house is a typical rural village in the mountains, preserved in time where nature is generous and the village was marked by history. The village of Abbots Camp, which originated on the farm of the same name founded Cistercian monks of the monastery of Santa Maria de Bouro. The core fabric of the population is supplemented with granaries, barns, corrals and small gardens, all linked / separate from each other by walls of loose stone, forming a compact and concentrated, typical mountain settlement of the Northwest Portuguese. The streets are partially paved with irregular slabs of granite, with some parts of its route covered by trellises of vines.

Visit the Castle Trail Pedestrian - Santa Isabel do Monte

The Castle Trail with a pedestrian route, of 16,376 meters, reaches an elevation of 990 meters altimetric and runs with medium difficulty for natural paths, flanked by massive mountain of yellow and Gerês.Ao throughout its route presents notably, the organizational arrangements of the natural and built, coming from time medieval.Não surprisingly the natural clash with everything that appears in its place. Man here is not broke!
0 Rail Castle covers the territory of three parishes: Santa Isabel, and Chamoim Covide. 0 your track has two starting points:
Church of Santa Isabel do Monte to the Castle Hill and Place of Calvary in Covide up to Castle Hill.
Thus, walkers or visitor has two options to stroll through the Castle Trail: the first, longer, provides a direct contact with the architectural richness rural, community and traditional agro-forestry and pasture in the parish of Santa Isabel and the second , the shorter you can enjoy the natural landscape and the Castle of Covide.

Visit the Parish Church of Santa Isabel do Monte

The Church of Santa Isabel do Monte is deployed to 745 meters above sea level, atop the small hill that dominates, in the Southeast, the fertile plain of Abbots Camp has as patron of St. Elizabeth, is a small Christian church, with nave and chancel rectangular.
Architecture simple, uncluttered, but with solid masonry construction in local granite, as is shown by the outer edges, the church of Santa Isabel do Monte houses, besides the same altar in the chancel, two lateral altars.
Presents no architectural features characteristic of any artistic style and it fits in its simplicity, wide range of religious buildings of rural Minho, the local factory, built during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. For the absolute chronology of this church is known a reference document of 1728, the year retired the walls of the chapel. The church shares the top of the hill to the parish cemetery, which slopes to the north side, and with an attachment that develops parallel to the body of the church on the south side, which serves to support parish activities.

Visit the tumuli tea Ship - Santa Isabel do Monte

The Chã of the nave is a large flattened alveolar stuck on the southern side of the massive Piorneiro. It is a plain between the mountains, as its name means ship or Navia, which is a corruption of nava, pre-Indo-European origin.
Atop Northeast tea, keep up two tumuli, and perceptible in the line of the soil surface and distant from one another about 50 meters. These megalithic monuments to which it attaches a funerary function, have formal similarities with numerous clusters scattered through the mountains of the Northwest and to whom is assigned a timeline set between the IV. And III. Th millennia BC.

Visit the Rail pedestrian Couto do Souto

The Rail Couto de Souto, historical and cultural context, is a small footpath route (PR) that presents a real extension of 9.5 km, with a duration of four hours and an average degree of difficulty.
Traverses areas situated on the southeastern slope of the valley of the River Man, going through rural villages belonging to the parishes of Souto and Riverside. This circular route, starting and finishing in the parish of Souto, a region that was once known as Vila Couto and de Souto, seen traces belonging to the built allotted by D. Couto Afonso III, in the year 1254 and it was extinguished in the year 1836.
The rich cultural heritage embroiled in this track, makes reference to the village of St. ª Cruz and is the site that begins, with the XIV miles, 30 km from the Roman road (Geira) that stretches the large area of the county Land of Bouro.

Visit the Nautical Centre and the Marina Rio Caldo

The Sailing Centre and the marina in Rio Caldo tourist facilities are very popular. The scenic beauty and excellent conditions for sport which provides sporting activities to offer visitors and tourists, promoted in Caniçada dam by the local tourism companies.

Visit the Rail Pedrestre São Bento - Rio Caldo

The Trail of St. Benedict, of the cultural landscape and presents itself as a small footpath route (PR) has a length of approximately 10.5 kilometers, with a duration of four hours, the degree of difficulty average, with some steep slopes.
This route extends along the southwestern slope of the valley of the Rio Caldo being intercepted in two places at the section of EN 304, which connects the parishes of River and Covide broth. Its design is characterized by sites of historical, cultural, religious in nature, which arouse curiosity to hikers and visitors. The major attractions of this trail are the old furnaces for the manufacture of charcoal, called caverns, Fojo the wolf - the places of capture of the animal and the granitic rocks in the footsteps of St. Euphemia, representing traces that recall the traditions and mythologies of the parish of Rio Caldo. Fojo The wolf and the cavern are structures that demonstrate and confirm the relationship of coexistence experiential, with benefits and disadvantages, between man and certain animals, including bear and wolf.

Visit the Shrine of St. Benedict's Open Door - Rio Caldo

The Shrine of St. Benedict's Open Door originated in a chapel built on the site, circa 1640, whose doors were always open to provide shelter to those who passed.

The construction of the current sanctuary began in 1880 and was completed in 1895, is characterized by tile panels of the chancel, depicting the life of St. Benedict, as well as the altarpiece of gilded wood.

The large number of pilgrims prompted the construction of new facilities near the original sanctuary, whose works were completed in 2002, which is part of a ward to care for pilgrims, with 14 beds.

There is also a park with tables and benches, where pilgrims can relax, dine and even fun in a lake with boats.


The Cult of St. Benedict in Rio Caldo, originated by the influence of the monks of Santa Maria de Bouro. According to tradition the original chapel had a porch, as most of the chapels of the hills and he always kept the doors open to provide shelter for passersby. The result was the appointment of Sao Bento da Porta Aberta.


Panels Tiles

The tile panels of the sanctuary, were painted by Cherub Lapa, and portray the life of St. Benedict.
At first we see the monk Romão to deliver food to S. Benedict, who for three years remained isolated in a cave on Mount Subiaco, the 60Km. Rome, in prayer and meditation.

The second panel shows us how S. Benedict goes beyond the temptations through sacrifice ("threw himself naked in the middle of a thicket of thorns") and prayer. This is an essential part of the lives of monks and the "rule of St. Benedict."

The following panel narrates the episode of sickle, lost in the lake, which was recovered by S. Benedict: sickle plunged the cable that was to meet him and could therefore, the monk to continue working. The work is a component of the Benedictine rule, alluded to the right side of this panel.

The fourth panel presents two episodes from the life of the Holy. The first episode of the poisoned bread and Crow (See "The Saint") and the second related to the history of rock that was impossible to remove from where it was found (the monks have attributed this to the presence of the devil). Only with the intervention of S. Benedict, who launched his blessing on it was possible to achieve their removal.

In the following panel is depicted the encounter between Totilo and S. Benedict. Totilo, king of the Ostrogoths, who took and sacked Rome in 547, attempted to deceive the Holy and ordered a security officer who dressed your clothes and meet with S. Benedict, like the king himself. But it was recognized immediately and returned to tell Totilo what had happened.
The sixth panel resembles the appearance no one knows how, two hundred measures of flour in sacks, the door of the convent, while the region of Campania faced a severe shortage of food deprivation and the Friars went into your food. On the right panel appears a reference to the famous monastery of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, great center of culture and great importance in expanding the Benedictine spirit.

The revelation of plans for the construction of the monastery of Terracina is portrayed in the next panel. S. Benedict sends brothers to this city in order to build a monastery and assures them that he will give them all necessary information. In fact, in a dream are revealed all building plans. The right side shows the "Rule", which describes the actions and procedures of the monks, and whose motto is "Ora et Labora," Pray and Work.

The eighth panel presents the final meeting of S. Benedict with his sister, Scholastica, during which occurred the miracle of the storm. To claims of his sister, so that this gathering is prolonged, S. Benedict reacted negatively. He succeeded, however, a violent storm, which prevented the Saint returned to his convent and left her sister.
The table presents the following panel, reflects the vision starring S. Benedict, when, at night, standing at her window, saw the world as they gathered in a single ray of light and soul of the bishop of Capua, Germano, be conducted by an angel, toward heaven. Reference on the right side, to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music and the Benedictine Abbey of Solesmes, where he developed the Gregorian chant and whose library had extraordinary collections of musical manuscripts.

The last panel refers to the death of S. Benedict announced in advance, by himself, to his disciples. Death is not the end but the beginning of the evangelizing action. Currently, S. Benedict is known as the patriarch of the West and the "Father of Europe".

Visit the Caves of Coal - Rio Caldo

The Caves of the region economically favored Coal Valley Cávado, especially Rio Caldo. Construction of rough granite, rounded shape and domed cupola, slightly open to stack the wood, these pits for decades, have ensured the production of charcoal from woody vegetation predominant in the mountains (Carvalho, Strawberry Tree, Heather and Broom, who was sold on the spot to colliers de Braga.

Visit the Church of St. Matthew the Ribeira

The Church of St. Matthew's parish of Ribeira has masonry granite staircase, flanked by two crosses to the top. In the main body of the church is engraved the year 1719, referring probably to the date of its reconstruction or transladação since the original was in the place of Young. The interior is ornamented with magnificent carvings and gilded altar, also Johannine, sports figures of seraphim and valuable sculptures.

Visit the Windmill of Gilbarbedo-Cibões

The windmill, situated in the place of Gilbarbedo, in the parish of Cibões is the end of the nineteenth century, the only county in the Land of Bouro. The visitor will notice, in situ, the entire operation of the windmill and all the grinding device, using a natural resource.
Given the location of the mill in terms of landscape, can be spotted in most of the county.

Visit the Trail Geira - Chorense

The Trail Geira, a small footpath route (PR), part of history and landscape, has a length of 9.5 km, with a duration of four hours, and the average degree of difficulty. This route stretches along the paths of agricultural parishes Chorense and Balance, which contain both historical remains high tourist and cultural interest. This interest stems mainly from the existence of marks of Roman activity, the Geira and Miles: The Town of Chorense goes up for miles along the riverside of seventeenth hut, XVIII Mutatio Saliniana in Chaos Vilar. The set of milestones together in those miles Patent epigraphy to honor the emperors of the time.

The interest in the same region can obviously extend to the architectural environment of the typical villages of granite, which retain a rural atmosphere very welcoming, and the physical and natural environment that is easily noticeable in many places the trail.

Visit the Church of Santa Marinha - Chorense

The church of Santa Marinha, the Town of Chorense presents the main doorway the date 1770. The main altar and four side altars are in gilt, built in the style of the Renaissance. The ceiling of this place is decorated with religious paintings.

Visit the Church of Santiago - Charmoim

The mother church of the Parish of Charmoim, sits in place of Lagoon, between the village housing and its patron the Apostle Santiago. In the square in front of the array are the crosses of the cross and cross and made of a milestone.

Visit the Ethnographic Museum of Vilarinho das Furnas - Campo do Geres

The Ethnographic Museum is a creation expressed by the ancient inhabitants of the former community village of Vilarinho das Furnas. In 1981, the City Council Land Bouro began the construction embodied in the exploitation of raw materials originating from the village. It was inaugurated on May 14, 1989.
This is a popular architecture in the construction of traditional masonry, whose final design fits with perfection, culture built the village of Campo do Geres.


Characterization of the Ethnographic Museum of the Furna Vilarinho

In an area of 430 square meters, the space is split into two main floors. The ground floor offers a covered atrium, reception, an exhibition hall tables with charcoal drawings by Luís Campos, and two exhibition halls to show the estate's distinctive culture and life of the community of Vilarinho das Furnas. Access to the upper floor is done, optionally, the interior or exterior of the building, and here the space is spread across an auditorium, a hall to display agricultural implements and two rooms that mirrors so artistic and decorative, the village housing in the village, community life agro-pastoral and forest-community organization - the Board - the party and festival - the religious cult - the domestic and read their genuine know-how - the cobbler, the carpenter and craftsman. Still on the top floor is a room with the headquarters of the Association "Furna", founded in 1985 by the natural inhabitants of Vilarinho, which are the organs and founders, governed by the objectives of conservation, protection and enhancement of community ethnographic sui generis.

The surrounding area is an area that represents an annex building project to integrate the museum, with granaries and a lounge which will act as an archive of documentary heritage Vilarinho and the municipality of Terras de Bouro that, taken together, establish the identity culture of this people. This set of buildings, among others to build, will be integrated into the doors of the Park project.

Asset Protection - the Ethnographic Museum of the Furna Vilarinho

In late 1968, the human movement from the village of Vilarinho das Furnas assembled to achieve a single purpose: to collect the ethnographic heritage and safeguard it. Its inventory represented a joint effort, the people of Vilarinho das Furnas. The stock concentrate refers to the agrarian sector, the community traditions, domestic life and the authentic rural life of the village.

Visit the Wolf Fojo Brufe

Wolf hunting was an activity associated with grazing, has been modeling in mountain villages, as referred to in historical documents from various eras. Structures conducive to horses, called Fojo lobe structures and formats are appropriate to the activity. For wolves, startled by the noise of the beaters and chased by dogs, the summit of the hill was like a line of no return, since its passage meant the descent towards the pit Fojo, where they would be arrested. The structure of the Wolf Fojo Brufe is one that remains.