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The "Devils of Amarante"😈👿are human sized black demons pretty explicit about their sexuality. They have horns🤘and eagle-...
30/11/2020

The "Devils of Amarante"😈👿are human sized black demons pretty explicit about their sexuality. They have horns🤘and eagle-like🦅 hands and feet holding balls. The originals arrived centuries ago, probably from India and found a place in the convent of S. Gonçalo. During the Napoleonic wars the French dressed them up like monks and burnt them🔥 A local craftsman rebuilt the statues in chestnut wood but in the XIX century the bishop of Braga wanted them burnt again. Somebody saved them and A. Sandeman, a Port wine merchant took them to London🇬🇧 But the population wasn't happy and with the intervention of the External Affair Ministry the and the came back, welcomed by the entire town🎉 and are now safe at the Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Museum. Since few years ago, on August 24th they are brought in parade through Amarante, pulled by oxes and the locals dress up like devils in their honour🎆
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In the valley of the 🏞there are hundreds of engraved using different techniques during the and the 🗿We can still s...
27/11/2020

In the valley of the 🏞there are hundreds of engraved using different techniques during the and the 🗿We can still see today like horses🐎 and deer🦌, sometimes isolated but also in herds. On other stones we have like 🎡 🐚 🕸 perpendicular lines inside circles, small holes, lines and also men and weapons🗡 Some are simple but others are authentic pieces of art that embellish all the surface of the granite boulders. They are part of the tradition and their full meaning is yet to be explained, but they indicate a strong presence of our ancestors in this area during .
Discover with me the of the Minho valley and follow my page for more Unexpected Portugal adventures🇵🇹🗿⛏




Swinging over the border, with the river Minho, the Amores and Boega islands as a backdrop. Follow me🇵🇹✈😲 ...
25/11/2020

Swinging over the border, with the river Minho, the Amores and Boega islands as a backdrop. Follow me🇵🇹✈😲




The city of Amarante is known for Saint Gonçalo, its church⛪and its bridge🌁but also for the ph***ic pastries🎂called "Qui...
20/11/2020

The city of Amarante is known for Saint Gonçalo, its church⛪and its bridge🌁but also for the ph***ic pastries🎂called "Quilhõezinhos de São Gonçalo". In the XIII century, after travelling to the holy land, Gonçalo became known as "Casamenteiro", as he was convincing couples to get married💑in the Christian way. With time, widows and single women prayed to him to find a husband, together with infertile men that wanted to solve their problem. He became associated with the ancient pagan ritual of fertility💘and the "Colhões de S. Gonçalo" pastries started being offered to the beloved one. During the Estado Novo backward dictatorship they were forbidden🚫because they where considered obscene, but now they are back, happily🎆displayed in all Amarante's bakeries.
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Since time immemorial⏳the fishermen of Póvoa de Varzim🎣created a system of symbols to be carved on all their fishing too...
18/11/2020

Since time immemorial⏳the fishermen of Póvoa de Varzim🎣created a system of symbols to be carved on all their fishing tools, in order to easily recognize them and avoid misunderstandings. The signs🀄became so important that all the community could recognize and associate them to the nickname of the owner. They even invented a system in which the sons were inheriting the father's symbol, adding some extra marks so everybody would always have a unique sign♐ They were carved on the tools, tombs and even on tables, windows and doors of the churches when they were getting married💒 Now it is easy to spot them on the street signs and on the pavement all around Póvoa. On their boats⛵they were using other protective symbols, and if you visit the harbour, you can still see some.
Discover with me the "Siglas Poveiras" and follow my page for more Unexpected Portugal adventures🇵🇹🛶🌊




The Sanctuary of Panóias is dedicated to the infernal gods and their lord Serápis👹, and to the deities of the indigenous...
16/11/2020

The Sanctuary of Panóias is dedicated to the infernal gods and their lord Serápis👹, and to the deities of the indigenous Lapitaes. It was built between the II and the III century by Roman Senator Caius Calpurnius Rufinos. The initiatic rituals were held inside 3 temples⛩built on the top of huge granite boulders🗻 perfectly carved to create round and rectangular tanks. During the procession the pagans were representing the death, the burial and the symbolic resurrection😱of the initiated. They used to sacrifice animals🔪collect their blood💉burn the organs, grill and eat the meat🥩Apart from naming the gods, the few inscriptions of the sanctuary (in Greek and Latin) show us that the ritual came from Anatolia and explain its steps in detail.
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During WWII a remote area of Portugal lived a very unique situation. The N***s were extracting tungsten⚒ (a mineral impo...
13/11/2020

During WWII a remote area of Portugal lived a very unique situation. The N***s were extracting tungsten⚒ (a mineral important for the bellic industry) in Rio de Frades, while the British had their mine⛏ in Regoufe, just 5 km away. For a few years, thousands of Portuguese men worked at the mines and no incident happened between the two enemy nations, that respected the neutrality of Portugal.
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The Vikings🛶 often sacked the Portuguese coast and its cities💰On the coast of Labruge, just north of Porto, they probabl...
11/11/2020

The Vikings🛶 often sacked the Portuguese coast and its cities💰On the coast of Labruge, just north of Porto, they probably left behind some runes carved on the rocks🗿I could find an "Algiz", a letter of the nordic alphabet, but also the symbol to evoke protection. Just few steps away it is also possible to see the "Penedos Amoladoiros Carvings" where the residents of the local Castro of São Paio used to sharpen their tools⚔
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From 711 to 1249 the Arabs controlled much of what is now🗺Portugal. At that time, the south and the center regions were ...
09/11/2020

From 711 to 1249 the Arabs controlled much of what is now🗺Portugal. At that time, the south and the center regions were known as "Gharb Al Andalus" (Western Andalusia). In the north their presence was less effective and didn't leave many traces. But in Vila do Conde, overlooking the Ave river, there is something that can take you straight to Morocco and Palestine. It is a Christian chapel⛪but it seems very much like an Islamic tomb 🕌(Qubba). It was not built at the time of Al Andalus but in the XVII century, by Gaspar Manuel Carneiro, after his journeys🛳on the route to the Middle East, India, China and Japan.
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02/11/2020

The North of Portugal and Galicia share many cultural aspects. One of them is the presence of "Castros", pre-Roman fortified villages🏕 built on strategic positions. Let's discover a bit about them with this documentary of the Galician TV and follow my page for more Unexpected Portugal adventures🇵🇹💪🏿





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