St Nicholas: water, houses and paths

Nine stories between water, houses and collective life of São Nicolau. From the bridges and mills described in 1758 to the use of water in Covas, compares documents from different times. It continues by architecture, by the old school and by the memory that dances.

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1. Read the landscape through the plantsA landscape described in 1758Heathers, carqueja, oaks and animals in the parish priest’s words.Read this story
2. Between rivers and mountainsBridges put to the winter testCrossing the river was part of everyday life.Read this story
3. Between rivers and mountainsWater irrigated fields and made olive oilOne river, different kinds of work.Read this story
4. Between rivers and mountainsA hollowed log channelled the water’s powerAt Quinta de Covas, olive oil’s history meets the story of energy.Read this story
5. Travel through timeThree houses, three detailsA chapel, a staircase and a gateway help us read architecture.Read this story
6. Travel through timeFive altars, many storiesThe 1758 account offers a look inside the church.Read this story
7. Travel through timeWhen a chapel shortened the journeyDistance from the church also shaped villages.Read this story
8. Crafts and memoriesThe school brought the village together againIn Celeirô do Monte, a school building found another use.Read this story
9. Crafts and memoriesA memory you can danceSão Nicolau’s associations have a story linked to folklore.Read this story