4th CampingCar Portugal Meeting

 

"Marvão"

(where the eagles fly bellow us)

From 20 ro 22 April 2007
 
Marvão, the day started bright and pleasant temperature

As ascertained at 9 hours, we met with the tourism technician, to guide us through the village
 

Face to the village municipal seat, short introduction to historic facts and habitants ways of life

 After watching a small film, we started walking towards the castle
 
Marvão castle Marvão house ( The sky was blue !)
 
Marvão - Main entrance Marvão - Garden at the top
 

CampingCar Portugal invaders, conquer Marvão castle !

View over Portela village - Near border with Spain
 
Marvão, "where we see birds shoulder feathers" Visiting Marvão castle
 
A pause to absorb historic details about the castle

Marvão castle was a strategic detent fortress, orientated to the border with Spain, whose distance is only 8 miles away
 
Castle bulkheads Panoramic view on the village of Portagem
 

Visit to the old municipal house, built in the kingdom of D. Manuel (XV/XVI century), until 1956

Attentive reading of informative pannel on old jails (we never know...)
 

The clock tower in the old Câmara Velha (municipality), requalification works in the historic centre, can be seen in this picture

White housing
 

In the renovated St.Marys Church, the oldest Marvão temple, the Municipal Museum, where we can admire Sacred Art collections, Archeology and Etnography

Museu Municipal de Marvão
 
Lunch time, then, departure to St. Salvador da Aramenha Short brieffing at roman ruins city of Anmaia
 
Guided visit to roman ruins of Anmaia
 
Roman square of Anmaia

The roman city ruins of Anmaia are in the parish of São Salvador da Aramenha, borough of Marvão
 
In the background Marvão castle Return to park where we left the motor-caravans
 

Night at the Fronteira village- Groups dinner, roast suckling pig, cod with cream washed down with jars of region red wine
 

Our motor-caravans parked in the zone of the new Service Area. Thanks to Fronteira Council, efforts
 
Fronteira service area Morning, reception from the tourism technicians to CampingCar Portugal group
 

Guided visit through streets of Fronteira
  Clock tower and pillory built to celebrate King's foral, given to village by Dom Manuel, year 1512
 
Fronteira streets Fronteira
 
Church of Senhor dos Martires (Our Lord's Martyrdom Saints) Igreja da Misericórdia (Mercy church)
 

Fronteira village
Chapel of Senhora das Dôres, XVIII century  
 

Pause at Cultural Centre auditorium
 

Welcoming drink offered by the Council's President, Pedro Lancha
 
Motor-caravanners, new generation

Lunch time, then drive to a beach at river shore
 
Fronteira river shore The bridge crossing, Ribeira Grande or Avis
 
River shore beach Picnic on the river side
 
Another picture of the river side, after our lunch

At the end of the IV encounter, a passage through wine cellars of Vale das Sedas (Silks' Valley)
 
Visit and wine tasting in the wine cellars of Vale das Sedas