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Flour and a portion of dough in the kneading trough — mixed-grain bread sequence documented by the Museum in Recovos, Pedraça.
Flour and a portion of dough in the kneading trough — mixed-grain bread sequence documented by the Museum in Recovos, Pedraça.
Source: Museu das Terras de Basto
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9 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Life hidden in bread dough

Nine stories follow the cereals to the pasta, the oven, the lunch and the bakery ads. Compare Recovos' recipe, the life of yeasts and the bread rituals. Ingredients and remarkable steps accompany the fountains; in the end, create an advertisement inspired by the memory of 1939.

1 de 9 histórias com ligação a Abadim.

Things to try4 activities · 5 interactive explorations · 7 questions · 2 recipes
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What am I gonna find out?
  1. Before the bread, there was a field
  2. Some fungi have no cap
  3. The bread kept the next batch alive
  4. This broa blends rye and wheat
  5. Before the bread, this bolo went in
  6. The oven gave a sign
  7. Words went into the bread too
  8. A snack with bread still warm
  9. Bread was advertised in verse too
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Landscape at Trilho de Torrinheiras.
Landscape of Trilho de Torrinheiras© Ze Nunoⓘ
9 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 9 MIN

Abadim: marks on the landscape

Nine stories to connect the mountains, fields and water to the marks of local power. Observes tower and pillory, compares the administration of 1758 and discovers two dates in Casa da Ramada. It is a reading route without indicating a walk or access to the buildings.

9 de 9 histórias com ligação a Abadim.

Things to try5 activities · 2 interactive explorations · 6 questions
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  1. A village above a thousand metres
  2. Within one parish, the harvest changed
  3. From settlement to farmstead
  4. Stone preserved drawings too
  5. Two streams kept six mills working
  6. Flour brought revenue to the king too
  7. A tower worth looking at slowly
  8. A star on the pillory
  9. Two dates do not tell a house’s whole story
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Water capture for mills, documented by the Museu das Terras de Basto.
Water capture for mills, documented by the Museu das Terras de Basto.
Source: Museu das Terras de Basto
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9 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

From water to bread

Nine stories to follow the water saved, the levada, the floors of the mill and the way to the table. The reading of Levada de Víbora links these explanations to the landscape of Abadim; the track record retains practical information. A path to read and explore.

2 de 9 histórias com ligação a Abadim.

Things to try6 activities · 3 interactive explorations · 6 questions
Entrar por Abadim →Começar pelo início →Read all below →
What am I gonna find out?
  1. Before milling, water had to be stored
  2. Water had a built route too
  3. Follow the water’s path
  4. Grinding above, movement below
  5. Water had its turn
  6. The Peio made flour too
  7. Maize left its mark on the village
  8. The bread kept the next batch alive
  9. A snack with bread still warm
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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

What was at the table in 1758?

Seven stories to compare fields, hills and pantry of Abadim, Rio Douro, Vila Nune, Faia, São Nicolau, Bucos and Alvite. Draws a landscape of words, distinguishes what was produced from what was bought and followed by the cereal until the bread. The sources conserve their times: in Faia, the old description is compared with the municipal presentation.

1 de 7 histórias com ligação a Abadim.

Things to try7 activities · 6 interactive explorations · 6 questions
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What am I gonna find out?
  1. Within one parish, the harvest changed
  2. From valley to hill, the harvest changed
  3. They made wine, but bought bread
  4. In Faia, fruit matters too
  5. Not all grain was the same
  6. Three grains in one landscape
  7. There was more than maize in the fields
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