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Bryan | Exploro Ergo Sum
September 15, 2025
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Piódão is one of those villages that seems made for a photograph, but its charm is much older than social media or cameras. The schist houses, lined up like Lego pieces, shine with bright blue doors and windows, reflecting the sky covering the Açor Valley.
This memorial commemorates when Miguel Torga called it the "embryonic egg" of a Portugal that no longer exists, and he was right: here survives the memory of a primeval time. Among the most famous schist villages, Piódão also stands out as a Historic Village, a pioneering example in the revival of mountain traditions.
This memorial commemorates when Miguel Torga called it the "embryonic egg" of a Portugal that no longer exists, and he was right: here survives the memory of a primeval time. Among the most famous schist villages, Piódão also stands out as a Historic Village, a pioneering example in the revival of mountain traditions.
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