Casal Vasco
No one really knows when Casal Vasco was founded, but the first documentation of the village's existence is a list of Portuguese villages from 1527. Ever since, Casal Vasco is a place where most of the people dedicated their lives to agriculture.
Casal Vasco has a rich heritage which includes:
- 1 church: Saint Antony - from the 18th century
- 4 chapels: Senhor dos Loureiros (16th century), Senhora da Encarnação (15th century), Senhora da Graça (18th century) and São Sebastião (16th century)
- alminhas
- Roman grave stone: from the 1st century
- anthropomorphic graves: from between the 7th and 12th centuries
- manor houses: both from the 15th century
It also has a big tradition of legends, theater, traditional games, gastronomy and crafts (pieces made in wood and embroidery).
The town of Fornos de Algodres is just 5 kilometers away. It has restaurants, supermarkets, and bars. This is a place hidden in the left side of the biggest mountain of continental Portugal, Serra da Estrela (almost 2000 m). The Mondego River passes 5 kilometers away. The cities of Viseu and Guarda are 35 kilometers from Casal Vasco.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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