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10 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Follow the water in a picture of 1758

Ten readings accompany the water in the memories of 1758: cultures, margins, mills and differences between parishes. Vila Nune's account also looks at Atei, on the other side of Tâmega. Compares what each author observed, without turning the documents into visiting maps.

2 de 10 histórias com ligação a Basto (Santa Senhorinha).

Things to try7 activities · 5 interactive explorations · 3 questions
Entrar por Basto (Santa Senhorinha) →Começar pelo início →Read all below →
What am I gonna find out?
  1. Storing water from the hillside
  2. Two rivers lost their names
  3. Two streams kept six mills working
  4. A river that powered mills but did not irrigate
  5. The work was on the other side
  6. Two rivers meet at Ranha
  7. Water irrigated fields and made olive oil
  8. Bridges put to the winter test
  9. Trout, nase and chub in the river’s memory
  10. The river became part of farming life
Facade of Igreja de Santa Senhorinha of Basto, with its two towers
Igreja de Santa Senhorinha · heritage context of the parish, not a record of the 1758 celebration© Bocacheteⓘ
7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 5 MIN

Holy Lady: water, encounters and memory

Seven stories to link the river to the fields, bridges, fairs and news. Explore the links between readings and set up a mail calendar of 1758. The old documents keep their dates; do not announce current services or parties.

7 de 7 histórias com ligação a Basto (Santa Senhorinha).

Things to try4 activities · 3 interactive explorations · 3 questions
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  1. The river became part of farming life
  2. Not all bridges were stone
  3. Olela had days of meeting
  4. When the parishes met
  5. A Church Counted in Images
  6. Bread, wine and olive oil in a portrait of the land
  7. To receive news, it was necessary to count on Fox
8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

The water that gathered the village

Follow the water between canals, fields and equipment. Compare forms of sharing and discover how an open levada passed the plumbing in Alvite. Historical documents help to read changes in the landscape; do not indicate current conditions of access.

1 de 8 histórias com ligação a Basto (Santa Senhorinha).

Things to try5 activities · 1 interactive exploration · 5 questions
Entrar por Basto (Santa Senhorinha) →Começar pelo início →Read all below →
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  1. Two puddles, shared water
  2. Four pools and a shared irrigation channel
  3. The water had a calendar.
  4. One water, several jobs
  5. The Peio made flour too
  6. The stones of the road to the mill
  7. Water had its turn
  8. The water has changed its way
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