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A Trip to the culture of the region of Cardigos, Beira baixa, in heart of Portugal. A travel guide and tourism to the region of cardigos, Beira Baixa, Portugal.

Travel to Cardigos, spend your vacations in the heart of Portugal and meet the people, the rural ways of living and gastronomy.Surrender to tranquility and wellbeing with the possibility of knowing a deeper and more authentic Portugal. Feeling your tranquility, culture and gastronomy.

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Geographic location :
The geographical situation of the village of Cardigos is undoubtedly curious , because it is precisely in the center of Portugal , between Vila de Rei and Proenca - a-Nova , the thirty-nine degrees and seven seconds north latitude and to a degree , and six minutes 53/2 of the meridian of longitude east of Lisbon .

The foundation Cardigos is shrouded in the distant past, but judging by the megaliths ( dolmens , dolmens ) thought to have been occupying this region many centuries before Christ.

Situated as the town of Almond , a connection point for various communication networks of Hispania , are found several witnesses as some Roman bridges, temples , aqueducts , etc. . Other traces were also found such as funerary inscriptions and an entire booty from Roman times which highlight various agricultural implements .

Following the Roman tradition many place names derived from plants , animals , and minerals ( Moreira Ferreira ) . Here was this civilization that developed agriculture and crops such as olives and grapes , to which are added fruit trees , cereals , and exploration of minerals such as gold , iron and tin .

The people migrated from northern Europe , the Visigoths , few traces left , given that in 711 the region was occupied by the Muslims who settled here with their culture until the beginning of the Christian reconquest , carried out by Afonso Henriques the help of the religious military orders such as the Templars and Hospitallers , by the end of the century . XIII . As the parish Almond , the first domain Cardigos is given to the Knights Templar , later becoming the domain of the Order of Malta.

During the reign of Philip II of Spain in 1605, Cardigos is elevated to District headquarters .

The Region has ma rich gastronomic culture , being known by hi « sas ospitalidade of people .... those who visit us , take memories of delight .

Heritage , among others :
Ponte de Pedra da Ribeira de Isna
Church of Cardigos
Chapel of St. Benedict
Pillory Cardigos
Roman Bridge Cardigos
Source Spinning Top Floor
Old Part of Chaveira

economy
industries
Embroidered linen and wicker baskets .

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