Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Deliverance - Vilar

Visit the Church of São Mamede - Gondoriz

The Church of Gondoriz, as patron of St Mamede, has a high altar reminiscent of Renaissance style and in it there is a chapel dedicated to N. ª Senhora dos Remedios, rebuilt in 1887.

Visit Fraga of Chalcedon - Covide

The Fraga of Chalcedon is an ancient fortified town of the Iron Age, called Chalcedon located in Town of Covide.
Presumably the Roman occupation, this flagship location, which was created by toponym fable of some classical scholars of the century. XVI indicates a classical origin founded by the Argonauts.
This route, part of history and landscape, it develops within the parish of Covide and presents a distinct cultural-historical repertory, its community traditions and archaeological remains.
The area is dominated by the Geres granite, which has a texture made up of medium to coarse grain.
At the site of the Chalcedon Fraga and surrounding area, oak and pear-tree mark a healthy presence in the mountainous landscape.
The shrub and herb layer is characterized in a different way and with high floristic value enhancing to erica, heather, gorse-arnal, gorse-molar, the Torga, violet, thyme, foxglove, and others.

Visit the footpath of the City of Chalcedon - Covide

The footpath in the City of Chalcedon is a footpath known as short route (PR), with an actual distance of 9.3 km to go - the average time is approximately 5 hours - consisting of sloping paths, making it highly difficult .
The Trail runs through the parishes of Covide and Field Gerês, which present a plot historical-cultural landmark, its community traditions and archaeological antiquities.
This circular route, to achieve the mythical archaeological site called "Fraga City," which scholars seiscentistas immortalized with classic toponym of Chalcedon.

Visit the Church of Santa Marinha - Covide

The Church of Covide with patron saint of Santa Marinha, is constructed with about four centuries shows an altar in the Renaissance style.

Visit the Chapel of S. Sebastian's Geira - Chorense

The Chapel of St. Sebastian's located in the Town of Geira Chorense, is dated 1687. Every year a festival is held in honor of St. Sebastian on the first Sunday following the day on August 15. Along the base of the supporting wall of the chapel becomes Geira Via XVII, linking Braga to Astorga.

Visit Trench Campo - Campo do Geres

Medieval period, near mile XXIX, are indelible traces of the Trench Field during that historical period served as a defense of Portuguese streak of hostile invasion. The people of Campo de Geres had an obligation to defend human Portela.
What remained for centuries, and this people serrano successfully resisted all attacks of the invaders, mainly because of his courage and toughness, but also to the exceptional geographical configuration of the territory.
In the vicinity of Trench Field are the ruins of a structure identified as House of parts that served as host of men and war garrisons.

Visit the Church of Campo do Geres

The Mother Church Campo do Geres, which would have been built with materials remaining from the previous temple, presents a sober façade, center, has a small bell tower and gables have crosses florets of the cross. Inside, beyond the altar, has the side of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Crucified and Our Lady of Lourdes.

Visit the Castro of Chalcedon - Campo do Geres

The Castro of Chalcedon is diluted in a landscape intensively granite. But this was a fortified settlement at other times extraordinary importance, because in addition to its large size, was built in a place of difficult access, wrapped in labyrinthine tunnels, trying to confuse and disrupt the enemy.
Are known, even today, many remnants of this fort, covering the area of Chalcedon is still remains of walls and even some Roman construction ceramic fragment.

Visit the ruins of adeia Vilarinho das Furnas - Campo do Geres

Vilarinho the Furna was a small village in the parish of Field gerês.

According to oral tradition would have begun its existence at the opening of the road "Geira. We would be the year of 75 d.C..
A group of seven workers, and according to legend, decided to settle with the current Portela Field. Shortly thereafter, on grounds of disagreement that four men left their colleagues and were installed just a few meters from the right bank of the river Man, giving thus the beginning of the village of Vilarinho Furna.
Evidence of Roman presence is in the two cobbled roads that gave access to the south side of town and above all, the three bridges of solid architecture.
Like most mountain villages of northern Portugal, Vilarinho Furna comprised of a cluster of granite houses, aligned to each other, forming winding alleys. The family homes are generally composed of two overlapping and independent floors - one-story store, designed to guard herds and farmers tools and products, and a first floor dwelling itself, where were the kitchen and bedrooms.
The furniture was simple and modest. Some objects such as dishes, lamps, tableware, lamps, etc.., Were bought at the fair or the vendors that passed through the village more or less regularly.
Others were homemade as the cabinets, wooden beds, rarely ornamented with religious, tables and benches, as well as virtually all clothing.
The night lighting was done with a variety of lamps and chandeliers closed container, which operated the oil, animal fat or oil, when that was scarce in times of war.
All the inhabitants of the Furna Vilarinho, ai residents, practicing the Catholic religion, which causes severe criticism from others and the length of any non-religious duties.
The people of Vilarinho, besides the observance of the laws of his country, had also their domestic laws that were respected and scrupulously observed. For this there was a panel that consisted of a Custodian (formerly Judge), accompanied by six members.
To this assembly could be elected from the six heads of families, both men and women, who in that capacity, when in a state of widowhood or absence of the husband, due to emigration. The women could vote and attend meetings of the Board, however, could never be chosen for the high office of Keeper, because this appointment was made among married men, in chronological order of the consortium.

The elections for the choice and replacement of the Six-Porter were held every six months. The Six that ceased to function, would pass to the successors in the presence of the new Custodian and Custodian outgoing, outstanding issues and money in a safe.
At times, the Custodian prior to the start of the meeting, swore on the holy Evengelhos and, at the time of his inauguration, wielding the stick of the five wounds, swearing, thus keeping all the neighbors.

The Board meeting, usually every Thursday. For this, the Custodian, at the break of dawn, blew a horn (Buzios) or a bull's horn, calling the components of the Board. At the end of the third ring, spacing, heading toward the coast of Vilarinho, carrying a box where they were the leaves of the law. It then proceeded to call the Janitor, applying to a faulty "condemns" of 50 cents, unless a family member appear for justifying the reason for absence. However, those who lacked all day without giving any justification, were ordered to pay $ 5 00. The meeting in the afternoon it was not in the village square, but, yes, next to fields, the Roman bridge over the River Man. It was in these meetings that determined the future work and the "sentences" to be applied.
After everyone has discussed various issues relating to village life, the six gathered to deliberate, always winning the majority and having the Custodian casting vote. The main issues focused on the construction and repair of roads, walls and bridges of common usefulness, the pastoral organization (vezeiras and feirio), organization of agricultural work (looped, trimmed, harvesting, mowing, etc.). And also the distribution of irrigation water, etc..
The duties of the Custodian was such, that could, in very severe case, expel the neighbor, ie, margin it fully in social life and the Community system. He was also the Judge of all crimes except for homicide to be a matter for the courts.

There was a neat feeling of solidarity that enveloped this people and their strength of unity, reflected in the motto of everyone by everyone.
Much would say the EU regime for Vilarinho, a people who left us all a story and an example.
The spectrum of the dam began to hover over the population as a ravenous vulture. The dam construction company arrived, rode sues the camp and put to work. This appears progressive and relentless.
The exodus of the people of Vilarinho may find themselves between September 1969 and October 1970 in the village when the notices were posted to mark the tapamento the dam. Have had a year since, the inhabitants of Vilarinho to make your plans, look for new land and make the transfer of their furniture.

The 57 families living in this village, are now scattered in many different lands of the districts of Braga.

Of life and corners of the village community there is no longer a dream.
Dream that is continued in the Ethnographic Museum of the Furna Vilarinho, built with the stones of the village.

The dam of the Furna Vilarinho was inaugurated on May 21, 1972

Visit the Village Typical Brufe

Typical Brufe village is located on the right bank of Bayou Vilarinho das Furnas northwest of Campo do Geres. It saves the streets and traditional homes.
Its position, the half-slope, the Village transforms into a belvedere. The recent road which crosses the wall of the dam allows the direct connection between the two towns, allowing then to Ponte da Barca or the Lindoso.

Visit the Church of the Holy Spirit - Brufe

The Church of Brufe is among the only two places in the parish: Cortinhas Brufe and rebuilt in 1881/82, and as the patron saint of the Holy Spirit.

Visit the granaries in Brufe

There are several granaries in the parish of Brufe. Structures are built of granite used to store corn. Today in many cases are recovered, although there are still old.