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Castle, and landscape paintings on feathers Roias-Templars in northeastern

April 25, 2011 by Castile
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Foundation built by Templar Gualdim Paes, Master of the Order at the end of the reign of Dom Afonso Henriques, the Sentencing Roias Castle was part of the defensive system that includes the northeastern Mogadouro castles, castle Algoso (***) , Vimioso, who formed a defensive line in front of the adverse kingdom of Leon
Castle Downs Roias was simple and small, with a wall turrets and four angles and a slender square donjon 5 meters from the side a little uneven, settled in order to use the basement quartzite. The keep, very slender, with 3 floors, now just ruined sentry still serves the small village of Penas Roias that flanks the east, a small town became the county seat. The front door of the tower is 6 feet above the ground and was accessed by a wooden ladder, removable. In its lintel, is part of the cross pátea Templar and an epigraphic inscription from the time of its foundation.

Castelo Penas Róias 270x300 Castelo, paisagem e pinturas rupestres em Penas Róias Templários no Nordeste Transmontano In 1509, the squire of King Manuel I, Duarte d'Arms drew the castle Sentencing Roias with great mastery in his Book of Strongholds.
Cave paintings in Sentencing Roias
The name Stone Roias can be attributed to the color of the red rocks of powerful outcropping quartz or be due to the cave paintings with representations of paintings in red ocher. The Southeast Castle Downs Roias under a quartz, there is a set of schematic representations of human figures painted. The anthropomorphic representations show in place of a prop head that ritual. I tried to discover the paintings but could not, perhaps I lacked visual wit to do so, but it will be for next time, because Roias Feathers do not forget and is a place that always comes back.

pinturas rupestres neoliticas penas roias 300x196 Castelo, paisagem e pinturas rupestres em Penas Róias Templários no Nordeste Transmontano The scenery is magnificent Castle Feathers Roias
At the bottom opens up another fantastic place - Castle Algoso, over the same ridge that goes winding quartz the flavor of tectonic furies, but also sees the mountains of Posts (**), Walnut (***), the Reboredo ... finally a treat for the senses. Tranquility, natural beauty and a little history Templar. What more could travelers ask?
Acknowledgments: The Remarkable Portugal was housed in the Solar dos Marcos (in Bemposta) and visited the Castle Downs Roias the invitation of optimal Rural Hotel.
GPS Coordinates: Lat 41 ° 17'32 .05 N 6 º 30'15 .07 Long 'W
Access: EN 219, Mogadouro to Vimioso for 7 km and then turns right onto IN traveling about 3 km.

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