I always like to visit distant places with stories that can be captured in my posts. Today I visited two very small and beautiful places. Both villages with a population of less than two thousand inhabitants are located in the middle of Aveiro and have some quite interesting tourist places to stop and take some photos and at the same time learn about the local history of Portugal! First we will take a walk in "Sanguineira" and finally we will visit the park in "Carregal", don't miss my experience.🏫🚙
Carregal Park🧭🚩
Siempre me gusta visitar lugares distantes y con historias que puedan ser plasmadas en mis post, hoy visite dos lugares muy pequenos y bonitos ambas aldeas con una poblacion inferior de dos mil habitantes se encuentran en medio de Aveiro y tienen algunos lugares turisticos bastante interesantes para hacer una parada y tirar unas fotos y a su vez aprender de la historia local de Portugal! primero daremos una caminata en "Sanguineira" y por ultimo visitaremos el parque en "Carregal", no te pierdas mi experiencia.🧭🌎
Village of "Carregal"🏫🚩/Aldea de "Carregal"👑🧭
When we arrived at the village, the first thing I did was leave the vehicle in front of this beautiful church, which is a must-see in Carregal. Its name is: "Capela do Carregal" or in English "Carregal" Chapel. The origin of the chapel is a mystery and there are no historical records that can define a date. This current church that you see in the photo was inaugurated in 1906, but before that there was already a very small chapel that was not enough for all the believers in the village! And this is where the mystery begins: when and who created the old chapel? It will be a mystery that we will never know, although it is believed that it could have been from the post-medieval era of the 14th or 15th century.🚩🚙
Cuando llegamos a la aldea lo primero que hice fue dejar el vehiculo frente a esta linda iglesia y la cual es una visita obligatoria en Carregal, lleva como nombre: "Capela do Carregal" o en ingles Capilla de "Carregal", el origen de la capilla es todo un misterio y no hay registros historicos que consigan definir una fecha, esta actual iglesia que ves en la foto fue inaugurada en 1906 pero antes ya existia una capilla muy pequena que no era suficiente para todos los creyentes de la aldea! y aqui es donde nace el misterio cuando y quien creo la antigua capilla?, sera un misterio que nunca sabremos aunque se cree que pudo ser de la era post medieval XIV o XV🚩🏫
Carregal is a fairly small village and you can walk around it in less than twenty minutes, of course its centre as the surroundings are forests! We can still see some quite old houses, possibly from the beginning of the 18th century with beautiful decorations of colourful tiles and giant doors over three metres high. Carregal is a village that until today was important in artisanal fishing in the Aveiro region and it is because the river "Voga" created a lake called fermentelos with several kilometres of extension and it is in these two places where fishing takes place.🚙🌎
Carregal es una aldea bastante pequenay consigues recorrerla en menos de veinte minutos, claro su centro ya que los alrededores son bosques! aun podemos ver algunas casas bastantes antiguas posiblemente del principios del XVIII con hermosas decoraciones de azulejos coloridos y puertas gigantes de mas de tres metros de altura, Carregal es una aldea que hasta el dia de hoy tuvo importancia en la pesca artesanal en la region de Aveiro y es porque el rio "Voga" creo un lago llamado fermentelos con varios kilometros de extension y es en estos dos lugares donde se produce la pesca.🧭🚩
Not only is fishing the predominant activity in the village, but also agriculture. We see many plots of land used for farming, which seem to be small, so they must be old people who grow their own food following that tradition. There are many abandoned houses, turning Carregal into a village for pensioners or a holiday home! I saw some signs advertising a walk along the river.🚙🌎
No solo es la pesca la que predomina en la aldea si no tambien la agricultura, vemos muchos terrenos usados para siembras, parece que son pequenas por lo que deben ser personas ancianas que siembran su propio alimento siguiendo esa tradicion, hay muchas casas abandonadas convirtiendo Carregal en una aldea de pensionados o una casa para pasar unas vacaciones! vi algunos letreros haciendo publicidad a una caminata a lo largo de rio.🌻🌲🌳
After leaving the small old village we enter into nature, and see a beautiful pine and eucalyptus forest as well as a great variety of Mediterranean plants, including some aquatic ones because of the lake. At this point we are already in the "Carregal" park, which is intended for visits by motor homes, which helps boost tourism in the villages a bit, and it works because I saw two while walking through the village. Here you can spend a day having a picnic or bird watching.🧭📸
Luego de dejar la pequena aldea antigua entramos en la naturaleza, y vemos un hermoso bosque de pinos y eucaliptos ademas de una gran variedad de plantas mediterranicas inclusive algunas acuaticas por causa del lago, en este punto ya estamos en el parque "do Carregal", el cual esta destinado para ser visitados por los "motor home", lo que ayuda a impulsar un poco el turismo en las aldeas, y funciona porque vi dos mientras caminaba por la aldea, aqui puedes pasar un dia haciendo un picnic o observar aves.📸
Personally, I really liked seeing that they made some decorations in the park using recycled materials such as old bicycles, rags, branches, and other organic products. Everything was clean and well kept. There are some records that the park is visited by some species of migratory winter birds that by the way must be arriving soon. Due to the ecological importance of the lake, a bird watching post was built.🌻🌎
En lo personal me gusto mucho ver que hicieron algunas decoraciones en el parque utilizando materiales reciclados como bicicletas viejas, trapos, ramas, y otros productos organicos, estaba todo limpio y bien cuidado, se tienen algunos registros que el parque es visitado por algunas especies de aves migratorias de invierno que por cierto deben estar por llegar, debido a la importancia ecologica del lago se construyo un puesto de observacion de aves.🚙🚩
Now we will take a walk of a few meters until we reach the lake which will give us a beautiful view of the most beautiful part of Carregal and which in turn irrigates some areas of the other neighboring village Sanguineira, my goal is to find a swing that is in the middle of nature.🌎🚙
Ahora tomaremos una caminata de algunos metros hasta llegar al lago el cual nos regalara una hermosa vista de la parte mas bonita de Carregal y la cual irriga a su vez algunas zonas de la otra aldea vecina Sanguineira, mi objetivo es encontrar un columpio que esta en medio de la naturaleza.🌻🌳
We arrived at the famous swing that has the title "look with the soul and feel with the heart", we have to be careful because it is slippery, this is the fermentelos lake, a freshwater reservoir that is irrigated by the Voga river that comes from the north, this here is fresh water and in some areas it becomes a forest, this river has been used as food for hundreds of years.🚙🌎
Llegamos al famoso columpio que tiene como titulo "mire con el alma y sienta con el corazon", tenemos que tener cuidado porque esta resbaloso, este es el lago fermentelos un embalse de agua dulce que es irrigado por el rio Voga que viene del norte, este de aqui es agua dulce y en algunas zonas se convierte en hestuario, este rio se ha utilizado como alimento por cientos de anos.🚩🌲
Neighbouring villages "Sanguineira"🏫🚩/Aldeas vecinas "Sanguineira"🌳🧭
This is the most important and predominant Baroque structure in Portugal. It is a private property that is very visited because they are abandoned ruins. It is not known why they stopped being built, but it was the entrance to what was to be the largest Baroque palace in the country. Well, it is still considered the largest "entrance". I couldn't miss it! A path of several kilometers runs through here and you even go over a Roman bridge and the river!🌎🚩
Esta es la estructura de Barroco mas predominante e importante de Portugal, es una propiedad privada que es muy visitada por que son ruinas abandonadas, no se sabe del porque se dejaron de construir pero era la entrada de lo que iba a ser el palacio de Barroco mas grande del pais, bueno aun se considera la "entrada" mas grande, no me lo podia perder! por aqui pasa un sendero de varios kilometros e inclusive pasas por un puente romano y el rio!🚙🌻
Another important fact is that it was built in 1800 and today it belongs to a private wine company and from time to time they hold wine tasting activities.🍷
Otro dato importante es que fue construida en el 1800 y hoy en dia pertenece a una empresa privada de vinos y de vez en cuando hacen actividades de cata de vino.🍷
Five star gastronomy🥙🚩/Gastronomia cinco estrellas🥩🍛
Finally, to close our experiences in these beautiful villages, we drove a few kilometers to visit this popular restaurant called "Lagar", luxurious and with a quite varied menu, you can eat a good dish for an average of 20-25 euros per person, if you want to save money they also have a daily menu that varies between 11-15 euros with a drink included! That is, for two people you can spend only 23 euros, which is economical for the area! For example, in a neighboring restaurant the prices were 25 per person, spending up to 80 euros on lunch, we saw it was expensive and decided to come to "Lagar" and what an experience, the service and the delicious dishes. I ordered a pork with vegetables and sweet potatoes and my wife a cut of beef with sweet potatoes and salad.🍷🥩
Por ultimo y para cerrar nuestra experiencias en estas hermosas aldeas conducimos unos kilometros para visitar este popular restaurante llamado "Lagar" lujoso y con un menu bastante variado, puedes comer un buen plato por una media de 20-25 euros por persona, si quieres ahorrar tambien tienen menu del dia que varia los 11-15euros con bebida incluida! osea para dos personas puedes gastar solo 23 euros lo que es economico para la zona! por ejemplo en un restaurante vecino los precios eran 25 por persona gastando hasta 80 euros en un almuerzo lo vimos caro y decidimos venir a "Lagar" y que experiencia, el servicio y los platos deliciosos pedi un puerco con vegetales y batatas y mi esposa un corte de vaca con batatas y ensalada.🍛
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Amazing places and I love looking at the architecture of the buildings there.
Thanks friend
You're welcome
I love the ambience of the place. Thanks for sharing this one. 🫶
Thanks for the visit❤️
Getting to see historical landmarks surrounded by the beauty of nature, is one of the best feelings while travelling in my opinion. Few things compare to such a 2 in 1 experience!
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What a great trip you have just made that allowed you to connect with the nature, history and gastronomy of this place, what a great creativity its inhabitants have in making decorative elements with recyclable materials, which means that they care about the environment.
Thanks for the visit
Un aldea muy bonita, un lugar me imagino que en temporada de vacaciones atrae a muchos turistas, excelentes fotografías amigo, saludos.
Gracias mi amigo abrazos.
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