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Aldeia das Dez
On the north slopes of the " Monte do Colcorinho", at 500 meters height is sited the historical small, typical Portuguese village- " Aldeia das Dez" The patron of this village is Saint Bartolomeu. The name Aldeia das Dez found its origin in al- deia, which means an already occupied agrarian territory, and das Dez comes from the fact, that, after the "Reconquista" ten Portuguese families had settled on this piece of land.
The parish had birth in 1543, and included then Piodao, which now is a part of the route-" Historical villages in Portugal"-. |
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The parish has been independent until 1594, from this time, until 1602, Aldeia has been a part of the parish of Santa Maria de Avo. The road between Ponte das Tres Entradas and Aldeia das Dez, has only been concluded in 1899. Until that time, Aldeia has led a very isolated existence.
The main church has been build between 1757 and 1764, on a spot where a former but smaller church (1543) existed. The " new" church is worthwhile a visit ( after appointment)
Aldeia das Dez is also known as Aldeia das Flores, because of the old tradition of enhance their balcony's with vases and pots of colourful flowers.
The Serra da Estrela
The Serra da Estrela is the biggest and highest mountain chain in continental Portugal. It covers the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco which are composed with the following municipalities; Seia, Manteigas, Guarda, Gouveia, Celorica da Beira and Covilhã. The peak reaches up to 1993 meters, to complete the 2000 meters they build a tower of 7 meters. The Torre (highest point) is a part of the municipality of Seia, where you can also find the Skiparque from Vodafone, the only ski tracks in Portugal. The lowest temperatures of Portugal are measured at the Torre, reaching minus 20 degrees in the winter time. The Queijo da Serra da Estrela is produced in this region and considered of the best Portuguese cheeses. Also the Serra da Estrela Sheppard dog is famous. Of course the snow is an attraction on itself but without this white blanket this majestic mountain shows you an astonishing beauty in flora and fauna with breathtaking views
Tourist Attractions
Vale da Maceira
Sanctuary Nossa Senhora das Preces
This sanctuary is situated in Vale de Maceira and consists out of the main chapel in honour of A Nossa Senhora das Preces and 11 chapels representing the life of Christ.
In the middle of the sanctuary exists a beautiful park with century old trees and fountains. The story of this sanctuary begins in 1371 when A Nossa Senhora das Preces appeared to some Shepherds on the mountain of Monte Colcurinho. Because of this appearance a chapel was build. The original chapel was destroyed by fire, so in the 18th century a new chapel was constructed. In the same century the other chapels were built, representing the life of Christ in paintings and wooden sculptures. The top of Monte do Colcurinho offers a spectacular view over the region and is well-known for this. The people of Gramaca are particularly proud of their sanctuary and over recent years a lot of restoration has been done. The annual celebration is held in the first weekend of July.
Bobadela
Bobadela is a particularly beautiful village of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, with an area of 5,96 km2 and 761 inhabitants (2001). In the IV century D.C. it was an important roman city, a “splendidissimae civitati”, inscription found on a stone in the place.
Bobadela was at that time a city, or at least a big village. This is derivable from the big amount of worked stones, pillars and other objects found in the village and its “suburbs”. Inside the village still exists a magnificent roman arch, which probably has been an entrance through the town-wall.
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The importance of the city is better imaginable if we take into consideration the fact that at the time of the roman emperor Augustus it formed the economical and administrative centre of middle Portugal, also because it was situated on the roman main road between south and north.
The main church consisting out of three naves and also the chapel of Santo Cristo are very old as well. Before the restoration of the centre of Bobadela there were worked stones (from buildings and graves) lying around everywhere. There were also found a lot of stones with crosses on them which are thought to be the grave-stones of the killed knights in the Portuguese Middle Ages in the battle against the unbelievers and Romans.
The continuous battles in the middle ages so strongly devastated the city that in 1750 there were only 78 inhabitants left. Nevertheless Bobadela is, also as a Portuguese city, quite ancient because in 1256 Dom Afonso III gave it its town rights that were renewed by Dom Manuel I in1513.
Until the beginning of the XIX century was the centre of the region and had in 1801, 634 inhabitants.
Cultural Attractions
- Roman Arch
- Roman Amphitheater
- Dolmen from the Early Stone Age
- The municipal museum António Simões Saraiva
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Piódão
The Serra da Estrela is the biggest and highest mountain chain in continental Portugal. It covers the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco which are composed with the following municipalities; Seia, Manteigas, Guarda, Gouveia, Celorica da Beira and Covilhã. The peak reaches up to 1993 meters, to complete the 2000 meters they build a tower of 7 meters. The Torre (highest point) is a part of the municipality of Seia, where you can also find the Skiparque from Vodafone, the only ski tracks in Portugal. |
The lowest temperatures of Portugal are measured at the Torre, reaching minus 20 degrees in the winter time. The Queijo da Serra da Estrela is produced in this region and considered of the best Portuguese cheeses. Also the Serra da Estrela Sheppard dog is famous. Of course the snow is an attraction on itself but without this white blanket this majestic mountain shows you an astonishing beauty in flora and fauna with breathtaking views.
Porto Silvado
http://www.portosilvado.blogspot.com
Chão Sobral
http://chaosobral.blogspot.com
http://www.chaosobral.org
Alvôco das Várzeas
http://wwwfotomemoriadealvoco.blogspot.com
Goulinho
http://vozdogoulinho.blogs.sapo.pt
Gramaça
http://www.gramaca.org
Piódão
http://www.janelaazul.org
http://piodao.no.sapo.pt
Sorgaçosa
http://sorgacosa.no.sapo.pt
Pomares
http://rouxinoldepomares.blogs.sapo.pt
Soito da Ruiva
http://soitodaruiva.com
Gondufo
http://gondufo.com.sapo.pt
Frádigas
http://web.ist.utl.pt/alexandre.pereira
Aldeia das Dez
http://aldeiadasdez.pt
Oficina de Eventos
http://www.oficinadeventos.com
Rock and River
http://www.rockandriver.com.pt
OHpositivo
http://ohpositivo.blogs.sapo.pt
To do / Activities
Horsebackriding
Horseback riding is done in the beautiful scenery of Travanca de Lagos,
a village 26 km from the hotel |
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- Delta flights
- Geocache
- GPS guided walks
- Walks
- Quad rental
- Classic Landrover rental
- Ping pong table
- SPA facilities
- Paraglide
- Golf
- Beaches
- Riverbeaches
- City trips
- Wine tasting
- Cheese tasting
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