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Two groups of buildings are situated in a bend on the river Ceira. The first group of buildings as you look across from Candosa is called Chã, and a short distance above the river is Favaqueira. Favaqueira is a collection of xisto buildings that follow a narrow track. The buildings (known as ‘currais’) belonged to families from Colmeal, and were used to house sheep and goats away from the fertile land that lies below Favaqueira. Below, is a wooden bridge that crosses the Ceira. Above the hamlet, in the ‘Barroca’ is a spring called ‘Fonte dos Moiros’ (spring of the Moors), where the water comes out of a stone pipe.
Chã (meaning ‘plateau’) is a large xisto farm, built in the mid-19th century by a man from Candosa called Manuel Simões, who fell out with his neighbour. Here there was once a tavern and a small store. The ‘quinta’ takes advantage of a large terrace on the hillside and the spring in the little sub-valley. The hillside below has been terraced, down to more gently-sloping land that runs down to the river. The soil here is very fertile and has been cultivated by countless generations. At one time, it is said that the area was full of chestnut trees. |
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| Updated 20 June, 2008 | ||||||||||||