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Posted: 19 Mar 2019


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Piodão
Aldeia do Xisto


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Piodão, Aldeia do Xisto BW

Piodão, Aldeia do Xisto BW
PIP ABOVE

Beautifully built upon the ledges which climb Serra do Açor, the village of Piódão is harmoniously craved into the nature that surrounds it and of which it seems to be a part.Its schist houses with slate roofs, which blend with the irregular pavement of the streets and with the colours of the mountain, are connected by stairs which overcome the unevenness of the ground.

In the early middle ages, the urban centre was at Casal de Piodam, in a valley located near the current village, but this settlement had to be moved because a Cistercian abbey, of which nothing remains, was built on that spot. Taken away from their land, the inhabitants settled in the southern slope of the mountain, probably around the 15th century. It was there that, over time, ledge by ledge, they built this incredibly beautiful mountain village.

The isolation to which difficult access routes have condemned Piódão throughout many centuries, has resulted in the medieval feeling of its streets, so you should take a walk through its steep streets, climb stairs and slopes while visiting the schist houses which are sometimes interrupted by a white church. When you go back, you should take a typical souvenir of this village: chestnut liqueur, honey spirits or a schist miniature of one of Piódão’s typical houses.

source: www.centerofportugal.com/piodao

Piodão, Aldeia do Xisto L1006556

Gudrun, John FitzGerald, Sami Serola (inactive), and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo


18 comments - The latest ones
 Boro
Boro
Superbe n&b
5 years ago.
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Obrigada Thierry
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Klasse !
5 years ago.
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Obrigada Ulrich
5 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Os castelinhos na terra dos homens.
5 years ago.
Xata club has replied to J. Gafarot club
Templos das vaidades e pretenções de alguns...
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome shots!

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5 years ago.
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Obrigada William
5 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 years ago.
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Obrigada Marie Claire
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
Um contraste surpreendente. Amo Piódão!
5 years ago.
Xata club has replied to Armando Taborda club
Pois é lindo, mas o branco da igreja é chocante no meio do xisto.
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Very nice. I especially like the colour version!
5 years ago.
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Obrigada Rosa
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful church; very well captured Isabel.
(prefer the colour version)
5 years ago.
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Obrigada Jaap
5 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
What a lovely Church. Great capture Isabel
5 years ago.
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Obrigada June
5 years ago.

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