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Piodão, Aldeia do Xisto, HFF

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


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32 comments

J. Gafarot said:

Linda !!!!
5 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

HFF, Isabel! =)
4 years ago ( translate )

Armando Taborda said:

Ciel et pierre!
4 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Wonderful details (wonderful PiP).
HFF and a nice weekend Isabel.
4 years ago ( translate )

Boro said:

J'aime !! HFF Isabel
4 years ago ( translate )

cp_u said:

HFF!
4 years ago

GoSloMo said:

I would love to live here. HFF
4 years ago

grobi358 said:

Very impressive fence! Thanks for the interesting comment Xata! Have a nice weekend!
4 years ago ( translate )

gezginruh said:

Wonderful details!!!

HFF,Isabel!

Have a great weekend!
Füsun
4 years ago ( translate )

Percy Schramm said:

Very interesting place, I think. Thank you for the infos. HFF, have a nice weekend, Isabel !
4 years ago

Annemarie said:

beautiful this blue on black

Happy sunny weekend:)
4 years ago

Mario Vargas said:

lindas composicions, me encantan estar paredes de piedra, gran toque de color con el azul
4 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

HFF and a nice weekend, Isabel !
4 years ago ( translate )

Marta Wojtkowska said:

What a lovely blue balustrade :)
HFF Isabel!
4 years ago ( translate )

Dida From Augsburg said:

Great old walls and nice blue details.

HFF, Isabel!
4 years ago ( translate )