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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 Cavez.

Things to try7 activities · 5 interactive explorations · 3 questions
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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. 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 Cavez.

Things to try6 activities · 3 interactive explorations · 6 questions
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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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A small specimen with green leaves beside a tree trunk.
Freixo · Photography: João Lima
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Registration in the municipality of . One of the species addressed on this route.

The photograph shows a young ash; it does not document the forest described in the study.

Source: iNaturalist · CC-BY. No editing; screen size adjustment.

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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

Small lives, big surprises

It looks at nature on the scale of details: leaves, insects, a shell with bands and a slug with spots. It compares shapes and experiences the activities, distinguishing local photographs from general explanations about the species.

1 de 8 histórias com ligação a Cavez.

Things to try8 activities · 6 interactive explorations · 4 questions
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What am I gonna find out?
  1. The river has a woodland too
  2. A small bird that dives
  3. A carnivorous plant in the mountains
  4. From flower to flower, a shared task
  5. A log can be a little home
  6. An old trunk still nourishes life
  7. One shell, many patterns
  8. A slug with a leopard pattern
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A small specimen with green leaves beside a tree trunk.
Freixo · Photography: João Lima
About the photograph

Registration in the municipality of . One of the species addressed on this route.

The photograph shows a young ash; it does not document the forest described in the study.

Source: iNaturalist · CC-BY. No editing; screen size adjustment.

Request removal or correct the photo credit
7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

A river beyond the surface

Seven stories to follow the water to the Douro and discover life under the surface. Explores the layers of the river, accompanies the transformation of an insect and draws a food network. Local references and dated studies are distinguished from general explanations of ecology.

1 de 7 histórias com ligação a Cavez.

Things to try6 activities · 6 interactive explorations · 4 questions
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What am I gonna find out?
  1. The water here reaches the Douro too
  2. There is water beneath the ground too
  3. Water brings power and irrigates fields
  4. The river has a woodland too
  5. Tiny shelters beneath the water
  6. A fish’s menu can include insects
  7. River life tells a story too
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Ponte de Cavez on the river Tâmega, with stone arches, board and wooded banks.
Partial view of the Ponte de Cavez over the Tâmega.© Joseolgonⓘ
8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Cavez: from bridge to village life

Eight stories to accompany the bridge over the centuries and enter the lives of the villages. Opens the chronology, distinguishes legend and document and discovers chapels, mail, mills and coal. It is a route of reading, without indicating a pedestrian itinerary.

8 de 8 histórias com ligação a Cavez.

Things to try6 activities · 3 interactive explorations · 4 questions
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What am I gonna find out?
  1. Five arches, more than one era
  2. The voice that said to build further upstream
  3. A bridge that earned praise
  4. Eight settlements and six chapels
  5. A river that powered mills but did not irrigate
  6. The mountains supplied charcoal too
  7. Conserving a bridge also makes history
  8. To the pilgrimage, clogs in hand
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