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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Visit the Chapel of St. Margaret - Zedes



Visit Anta Zedes

The Anta Zedes, is also known as the Casa da Moura and is probably the III millennium a. C. being constituted by a polygonal chamber, large, composed of nine interwoven pillars on which rests the roof slab. Its entrance, facing east, is marked by the existence of a "foyer", consisting of two slabs casualties, placed in the soil according to its longest side. There are traces of red paint on a pillar, with stylized representations of human figures and a staff topped by a snake. The slab headboard has written on the outer grounds, consisting of grooves and pits. In excavations were collected two fragments of pottery manual and a knife in Flint.

Visit the Castle Ansiães - Selores

The location of Ansiães Castle, Town of Selores, excellent results from the natural geographical conditions of the defense.
Castle Ansiães has an ancient history, whose beginning is fixed around the third millennium BC III
Since that period that the features of the site geomorfógicas far have led to a subsequent occupation of this hill granite.
Archaeological excavations have shown that the occupation of the site was started about 5000 years ago, during the pre-historic called Chalcolithic.
Since that time, the stages are witnessed by occupational interesting material remains reveal a long diachronic covering the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the whole process of Romanization of the territory Montes.
Apparently the area Castle Ansiães underwent an intense process of Romanization, extending the material remains of this occupation over a wide area that develops along the foothills north and northeast of the granitic promontory.

Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Costa - Pebble Ansiães

The Chapel of Our Lady of Costa atop a hill as steep and sharp, to the west of the village Pebble Ansiães, whose pine-covered slopes.
It is the Chapel of the procession begins and ends Senhora da Costa.

Visit the Church of Pebble Ansiães

The Church of Pebble Ansiães is dated 1875 and has "an opening in clover" above the portal of the main door, and presents a simple bell tower with two bells.

Visit the Church of Ribalonga

The Church of Ribalonga is dated 1714.

Visit the Source of Santa Marinha - Ribalonga

Friday, May 28, 2010

Visit the Church of Pombal

The Church of Pombal, built in 1750, has bell tower in central stone, a rich interior with gilt and in the main altar or on the sides, the domed ceiling with paintings of which is lined with wood.

Visit the Church of North Pine

The Church of Pine North is a building of the early eighteenth century and has its rich interior, particularly where the roof panels painted in oil gives a stunning artistic enjoyment. Had restoration work in 1990. Every rustic stonework and well equipped, has an entry in solar gate with two granite vases on each side of the entrance.

Visit the Bridge of Algae - Pereiros

The Bridge of algae, located in the Town of Pereiros is a bridge whose structure has a round arch, late roman type.

Visit the Pelourinho Freixiel - Pereiros

Freixial of Pelourinho, in the Town of Pereiros, based on a platform four steps Quadrula edge, the floor partially embedded in the ground, with very steep slope. The top rung is the basis for the column. This section is square, which becomes an eight by chamfering the edges a short distance from the start, making the transition through tiny frames cantonal pairs. The shaft is composed of two sections joined by rebordante octagonal ring, the first section, about one third of the total height of section slightly higher. At the top stand out again four small bumps cantonal. The capital's square, preceded by two mounting frames. It has slightly beveled edges, and faces concave, ornamented with rosettes. The shot consists of a block with the same section of the capital, which seems to last longer. Cheeks bearing heraldic decoration, almost entirely illegible, except for a national shield pointed, with border castles, constituting the most common type in the reign of King Manuel. The end piece is a pyramid of square section, elongated, rectangular frame buffer and crowned by a small cone.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Visit Church of Pereiros

The Church of Pereiros with a building that stands in the middle of town, in the eastern part of the village, one where the type of housing is still the most rustic and old, to show clearly that there is that the village was born. Stay in the Largo de Santo Amaro.
It has an elegant facade and architecturally well designed, with bell tower left side of 4 bells, quadrangular, surmounted by a dome, which is a cross. The main facade has a niche in Santo Amaro tracery, above the portal. Olive trees in front, in the porch, hiding the beauty of your granite, the style of his art.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Visit the Windmill of Mogo Malta

Located in the Town of Malta Mogo the ruins of a windmill, once used by local families, which thither transported the grain and produced his bread.

Visit the Roman Bridge of Marzagão

The Roman Bridge of Marzagão, or Bridge of Galician, but is also known, has two Romanesque arches and is all in granite slabs, with a slight curve at the south entrance. It is situated very close to the village, north of and on the river, and gave bond with the village and the road to Tua. Its construction and appearance demonstrate the importance that there was one means of communication.

Visit the Church of Marzagão

The Church of Marzagão is constructed of granite bell tower and a central atrium that has two cypress trees in front hiding a little old and monumental beauty of the building. Inside, beyond the rich gilded baroque and renaissance in front of three altars, has panels on the ceiling of the Chancel with 45 tables and the Body Temple with 99.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Visit the tombs excavated in the Rock - Linhares

Visit the Rock Paintings of the Rapa Cachão - Linhares

The Rock Paintings of the Rapa Cachão are in the Town of Linhares, a granite cliff overlooking the river Douro. Consist of a set of about three dozen "of megalithic figures drawn with geometric shapes, some may be seen as very human representations sketched. The majority of representations consists of figures square with the interior cut in chess, possible representations of Neolithic idols. They are topped with two red streaks. There are still reasons segmented square showing the inside of the oval or circular. We used red burgundy and dark blue, almost black, the latter is very rare. " This set of megalithic paintings is a national monument.

Visit the Pelourinho de Linhares

The pillory Linhares is the seventeenth century, was erected on a square punch with three steps. Has no base and the shaft is smooth, round and tall, with a tendency to narrow as it approaches the shot. The latter is shaped flower.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Visit the Church of Linhares

The Church of Linhares is an eighteenth century church, oriented to the west, whose facade features a portal arch slightly down, topped by a pediment interrupted. On top of this opens a window lobed, shaped flower with four petals, surrounded by strong enforcement phytomorphic. On top of this window was made in the early twentieth century, the application of a clock. Inserted a cartouche, is the date 1773 in Roman numerals. The closing of the building tries to reach the triangle though so undulating and only on the right side because the left stands the bell tower. This is divided into two registers, with the bell at last. Tops the tower a railing and a roof-shaped needle.
Inside the floors are stone and the roof is vaulted to the middle cannon, painted. The altars are decorated woodwork.