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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.

1 de 10 histórias com ligação a Bucos.

Things to try7 activities · 5 interactive explorations · 3 questions
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  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. Work could be seen on the opposite bank
  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
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Granite mill served by Levada de Víbora, in all Moinhos de Rei, with waterfall and canal in the wooded surroundings. Register 2025.
A mill and the water channel at Moinhos de Rei.© Joseolgonⓘ
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.

1 de 9 histórias com ligação a Bucos.

Things to try6 activities · 3 interactive explorations · 6 questions
Entrar por Bucos →Começar pelo início →Read all below →
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  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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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

The hand-made mountains

Eight stories about between help, water, harvests, wool, fabrics and materials of the houses. Find out how the work connected the villages to the fairs and try to organize a wheel of shifts on paper. It is a reading route, without displacements.

2 de 8 histórias com ligação a Bucos.

Things to try6 activities · 4 interactive explorations · 5 questions
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  1. The herd was the village’s concern too
  2. Water had its turn
  3. Maize left its mark on the village
  4. Clothing for mountain life
  5. Textiles that left the village
  6. Water worked the wool too
  7. Stone walls, thatched roofs
  8. Learning a craft beside a master
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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Bucos: wool, fields and paths

Eight stories link wool, fields, rivers, mail and places of worship of Bucos. It compares the daily life of 1758 with the transmission of crafts in 2024–2026, including a meeting in Rio Douro. The Casa da Lã has its own record to prepare a visit.

8 de 8 histórias com ligação a Bucos.

Things to try8 activities · 5 interactive explorations · 5 questions
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  1. Clothing for mountain life
  2. Bucos’s wool travels with those who teach
  3. Three grains in one landscape
  4. Two rivers lost their names
  5. A small bridge on a long route
  6. Letters arrived through another place
  7. A chapel shortened the distance
  8. Gold and red in the church
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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.

2 de 8 histórias com ligação a Bucos.

Things to try5 activities · 1 interactive exploration · 5 questions
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  1. Two pools, shared water
  2. Four pools and a shared irrigation channel
  3. Water had a calendar
  4. One water supply, several tasks
  5. The Peio made flour too
  6. The stones on the way to the mill
  7. Water had its turn
  8. The water changed its path
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