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Up to six proposals of Cabeceiras, in your own order, to do it at home, in company or on a break.

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PROPOSTA 1 DE 2 · Travel through time

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Gondiães and Vilar de Cunhas · memory and landscape

A house with three granaries

At Casa de Chouzas, three 19th-century granaries stand alongside the manor house highlighted by the municipality. The group connects two functions: living and storing the harvest. Rather than looking only at the main house, it is worth recognising the importance of buildings supporting agriculture. The introduction to Vilar de Cunhas places this heritage in a landscape of plateau and mountain, shaped by farming and pastoralism. House and granaries can be read in that working context, although the source does not detail each property’s production. The house’s dating is less firm: the municipality presents it as perhaps 19th-century, while assigning the granaries to the 19th century. That difference should remain visible. The photograph accompanying the reading shows the portal, not the three granaries. The heritage reference does not confirm access to the group.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Look at the photo of the portal and list only the elements you can see.
  2. Compared to the three granaries mentioned in the text: what depends on the written description?
  3. Imagine a caption that distinguishes the frame of the photograph from the remaining patrimonial set.

An activity to try at your own pace, without collecting specimens.

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Sources of this proposal

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

PROPOSTA 2 DE 2 · Crafts and memories

Watch the materials

Crafts · Bucos

Clothing for mountain life

A throw, a blanket and a capucha serve different needs: covering, warming and sheltering people working outdoors. The municipal introduction associates Bucos with Barroso woollen throws, shepherds’ capuchas and bedspreads, connecting wool with pastoral life and weaving. The same source places crafts in a daily life where nearby resources provided materials for houses, clothing and utensils. It also notes how many objects have moved from mainly practical functions to decorative uses. Looking at a piece means asking what it is made from, what it was used for and where it fits today. Casa da Lã, opened in 2012, provides a place to interpret this work. The municipal introduction highlights the opportunity to follow different tasks carried out by the Mulheres de Bucos, by appointment. There is more to see than finished pieces: the gestures and experience of the people making them are also part of this heritage. The venue profile brings together practical information to plan a visit.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Choose a blanket or other fabric you can observe with permission.
  2. Write down material, texture and use; if you do not know the fiber, leave this information unconfirmed.
  3. Compare with the pieces described in Bucos: what changes between dressing, covering a bed and decorating?

It observes from an accessible space, respecting privacy and objects.

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Sources of this proposal

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

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