The Braçal mining complex includes the Braçal, Malhada and Coval da Mó mines and extends along the Mau River, on the eastern slope of the Serra do Braçal. This complex is the oldest Portuguese mining concession, registered under number 1, a ...
Geosite located in the plateau of Freita, marked by two granite blocks, displaced from the residual body. The local name is due to the polygonal network of shallow fissures on the rocks´ surface which is similar to the crust of a traditional type of corn bread [côdea de broa]. According to Rochette Cordeiro, these shapes are set within the microforms genetically related to a later phase of exposure of the surfaces and are evidently related to the structure. The origin is related to a set of substantially complex processes which are directly related to imbalances of the rock´s exterior platelets.
The Braçal mining complex includes the Braçal, Malhada and Coval da Mó mines and extends along the Mau River, on the eastern slope of the Serra do Braçal. This complex is the oldest Portuguese mining concession, registered under number 1, a ...
It tells the story of a territory, disclosing its heritage and elements of cultural and ethnographic interest. It is also a place where one investigates, protects and learns about Sever do Vouga's heritage. It approaches Archeology in Terra ...
The Stone Museum of Marco de Canaveses is more than what you see. The permanent exhibition is the first step of a project to extend the Museum to other places. In the future it will be a polynuclear museum. Larger, dynamic and innovative. ...