6 Villages Douro Wine Region that were regenerated

Are 6, but could be a few more, are the villages of the Douro Wine Region, which has been regenerated and be valued by socio-econonómica revitalization and strengthening of tourism promotion. This project was based on the project of Historical Villages of Portugal and was released in 2001 under Action Integrated Territorial Base Douro. Some of these villages are located in an area classified as a World Heritage site and they all have (Read Full Article)

8 places in the indicative list of candidates for Portugal World Heritage (UNESCO)

For sites that are approved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has to be inserted through the application of a level that is designated as "Indicative List of World Heritage". The choice is made by a set of institutions linked to the heritage, built and natural, in Portugal. It is recalled that in the last 20 years, Portugal has seen thirteen of his property included in the World Heritage List, but that this pace is not likely to be repeated, either by (Read Full Article)

Historical Village of Castelo Rodrigo (**) - Christopher de Moura hero or traitor?

At dusk, Castelo Rodrigo, view from the top of the mountain Marofa is a very beautiful town, perched on a hill boleado highlighted, with some defensive with its round towers to reflect golden tones, reds, browns and yellows, and around them, fields which in spring are riddled with a wet green, very fertile. It is classified as a village Historical Village, which was recently reclassified. A bit of history of Castelo Rodrigo, just hope it does not (Read Full Article)

13 Sites or sets of Portugal as World Heritage (UNESCO)-These are the true wonders of Portugal

The ultimate recognition of a historical and natural heritage is made by UNESCO and designated as World Heritage or Natural. Portugal currently has 13 sites or sets classified 12 of Humanity (historical-cultural) and a scope-A Natural Laurel Forest of Madeira. For those Portuguese who belittle the value of our heritage in relation to other countries of great value as monumental as Spain, France or Italy, is the ratio (Read Full Article)

Landscape, and Castro Village Cidadelhe (Pinhel) (***)-Heel World

I do not know who told me that Cidadelhe was only a village. Also even before I read on to see "Journey to Portugal" by Saramago, who delivers a long list of accolades to the site. On a wintry afternoon in 2005 then in labor demand. The road, which Pinhel is tortuous Azevo after we passed a large open field fragões of granite, we know beforehand that the existence of such rock requires the Coa River to flow into the canyon, which is the omen for us ( Read the full article)

7 Wonders of Portugal

Since the declaration was made of the seven natural wonders of Portugal, obviously I disagree with some of the choices (but do not say which), but the contest had the great merit of disclosing to the public 21 Portuguese wonders, wonders that both demand abroad but forgets those who have at home. Islands, sea, coastline and mountains, there is in Portuguese and in the future to defend what we do best, because the immense natural beauty and biodiversity (Read Full Article)

Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley (Vila Nova de Foz Coa) (Part 2) (*****)

The age of the earliest depictions of the Archaeological Park of the Coa To determine the age of the engravings, and belonging to the Paleolithic, appealed to the stylistic dating, which makes comparing techniques, traits and motives coeval with paintings executed with multiple pigments in caves and shelters, which were dated. Also paleofaunística gave a help: it is known that some species represented, among horses, aurochs, and deer giant bog, disappeared from (Read Full Article)

Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley (Vila Nova de Foz Coa) (Part 1) (*****)

The river Coa River carved a landscape of rare natural beauty, strong and vigorous. The remote location and climate of the region, rough and dry, saved the valley from the ravages of man and erosion and retains a true cultural landscape, dotted with archaeological remains along 17 km from its mouth, until Cidadelhe (** *), Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley is a sanctuary of rock art left by Paleolithic men so acquired status (Read Full Article)

Core Penascosa-Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley (World Heritage) (Vila Nova de Foz Coa) (****)

Visit the rock engravings of the core of archaeological Penascosa the Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley, in Vila Nova de Foz Coa in the moonlight is a singular moment. Surrounded by delightful breeze, feel the murmur of the river flowing shale bed in a beautiful river beach, with that croaking of frogs insurmountable ... When turned on the lighting of the first panel, were heard fragores of wonder, what if he saw an acquired transcendence and enchanting (Read Full Article)

Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley, the Daily News Article by Jose Maria Margarido

"The Coa Valley would be in the Upper Palaeolithic, a paradise on earth, a place with a microclimate so magical that, here, the spring would not withstand espraiar until September - and with it the time of mating animals. The environment has led peace and love the rock engravings of Foz Coa to exclude any depiction of scenes of war between aurochs - ancestors of the current cattle - goats, roe deer, deer and horses, and men with them. In a period (Read Full Article)

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