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need to try "Memé" with fresh cheese and pumpkin jam

The family business was founded in 1901 by Manuel Rodrigues, who went blind when he was young, hence the name blind (Cego). A man of seven trades, he married Teresa Prata, a cook, who started by making the “osos”, “amores”, tarts and “encharcada”, based on recipes from conventual confectionery. Later, in 1975, the house fell into the hands of Augusto Pinto, who had extensive experience in the hotel business. Currently, it is his son, José Augusto, 55, who runs the pastry shop, where he started working with his father when he was 15. “It is a family house specialising in regional sweets from Azeitão, where we try to offer a homemade and as artisanal as possible,” José Augusto tells New in Setúbal. Part of the decoration maintains the original features of the space, with typical Portuguese tiles representing images of the town and some products sold in the pastry shop. With more than a century of tradition, customers have been through the generations. And of course, there are also plenty of tourists of various nationalities, who are completely surrendered to the charms and flavours of the town.

Typical pastry shop in the center of Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, where you can taste the famous "Tartes de Azeitão". It was founded in 1901...

This shortcut will bring you to the first beach of the Salinas de Samouco, but from then you'll have to cycle back.

This photo was taken at the foot of a gate that gives access to more paths (still unknown to us)

José Maria dos Santos, son of Caetano dos Santos (a blacksmith or farrier) and Gertrudes Maria, became a wealthy farmer and the greatest Portuguese winegrower, thanks to his unique business management skills at the time. It is said that he planted the largest vineyard in the world, between Herdade de Rio Frio and Poceirão, after finding his fortune by marrying Maria Cândida Ferreira Braga, daughter of the capitalist Alexandre José Ferreira Braga and Baroness of São Romão, by marriage to Manuel Gomes da Costa São Romão, who had left her widow. The Baron of São Romão held all the titles to the property, which he had acquired in the 1850s with the Venda do Alcaide land grant, thus transferring capital from the urban domain to the agricultural sector (which was not a very common practice at the time). José Maria dos Santos was a member of parliament and a Peer of the Realm. However, he is said to have rejected the titles of nobility that were intended to be granted to him.