Vale de Madeiros

Vale de Madeiros
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Dão-Lafoes
District :	Viseu
Concelho :	Nelas
Freguesia :	Canas de Senhorim
Coordinates :	40 ° 31 ′ N , 7 ° 54 ′ W Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ N , 7 ° 54 ′ W
Postal code :	3525-075

Vale de Madeiros is a village in Portugal . It is located between the Rio Dão and Rio Mondego , in the Dão wine-growing region and the Queijo Serra da Estrela cheese region, which is also protected from origin .

Armando Rodrigues de Sá (1926–1979) came from here. He was honored as the millionth guest worker in Germany in 1964, which has been widely reported on since then.

history

Vale de Madeiros was first mentioned in 1196, in the town charter of Canas de Senhorim. In the royal surveys of 1527 the place was still listed as Vall Madeyrus, with only 18 inhabitants. A monastery existing here ( São João do Vale de Madeiros, in today's spelling) was closed in 1560. The Capela de São João Baptista has been preserved to this day.

The different visitor routes through the Nelas county, with Vale de Madeiros at the bottom left

Sights and culture

The tourist office of the district administration of Nelas lists the village of Vale de Madeiros as one of the destinations in their flyer with the visitor routes through the district.

The monuments of the village include the old stone cross of the village, and two small churches, including the Capela de São João Baptista, which has been preserved from the monastery closed in 1560. There are also some smaller mansions on site. In one of them, the Quinta da Lagoa, a cheese specialty from Queijo Serra da Estrela is made today .

The two stone fountains, Fonte da Bica and Fonte da Castanheira, should also be mentioned. There is also a miradouro with a view of the Serra da Estrela in the village.

In the Parque dos eucaliptos , a small fairground under the eucalyptus trees in the village, the various festivals of Vale de Madeiros take place. Most famous in the region is the folk dance festival ( Festival de folclore ) in August.

administration

Vale de Madeiros is a town in the Canas de Senhorim municipality , in the Nelas county , Viseu district . The place has about 400 inhabitants.

Web links

Website about Vale de Madeiros (as blog)

Individual evidence

↑ Articles from collected publications on local history on the home blog www.valedemadeiros2011.blogspot.de, accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).
↑ To the story . In: valedemadeiros2011.blogspot.de, accessed on June 15, 2016 (Portuguese). The article in the Portuguese Wikipedia mentions residents in brackets as well as: Fireplaces (fogos) = houses, which means that a correspondingly higher number of inhabitants can be expected.
↑ ^a ^b The Capela de São João Baptista in the SIPA Monument Register , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).
↑ Flyer of the tourist office of the small town of Nelas (PDF; 1229 kB), accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).
↑ The stone cross in the Portuguese monument register SIPA , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).
^ Website of the Quinta da Lagoa , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).

[1] Articles from collected publications on local history on the home blog www.valedemadeiros2011.blogspot.de, accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).

[2] To the story . In: valedemadeiros2011.blogspot.de, accessed on June 15, 2016 (Portuguese). The article in the Portuguese Wikipedia mentions residents in brackets as well as: Fireplaces (fogos) = houses, which means that a correspondingly higher number of inhabitants can be expected.

[Capela_SJB-3] The Capela de São João Baptista in the SIPA Monument Register , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).

[4] Flyer of the tourist office of the small town of Nelas (PDF; 1229 kB), accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).

[5] The stone cross in the Portuguese monument register SIPA , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).

[6] Website of the Quinta da Lagoa , accessed on April 21, 2014 (Portuguese).