Photo Soajo by Nuno Milheiro

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photo:

Soajo

photographer:

Nuno Milheiro add to favorites

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categories:

landscape, architecture

place:

Portugal

notes:

The Soajo village (Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal) is a structured settlement made up of granite houses that are characteristic in mountain regions. The houses are set beside narrow lanes, just wide enough for ox-carts to get by, deeply rutted by the use throughout the centuries.

The rustic houses are distinguishable more by their ethnographic than by their architectural value, being built out of materials regionally available.

The cultural heritage without being exuberant and erudite, is an excellent repository of a humankind’s good relationship with nature. While keeping, and maintaining their rural origins, the visitor may enjoy the quietude of the environment and the scenarios, the peacefulness and the rural folk’s tunes.

This village is famous for its communitarian threshing-ground constituted by 24 stone granaries standing on granite. The most ancient one goes back to 1782. These granite monuments were built at a time when corn started being grown on a regular basis and they were used for the protection of cereal from storms and rodents. Part of these granaries are still used by the villagers

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published:

Tue 22 Aug 2006 00:05

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/305524/

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Brian Swift #1 Tue 22 Aug 2006 00:16

Very interesting piece of architecture.Lovely tones and contrast.I think buildings especially are better portrayed in black & white.Going by the crosses on top of the buildings could have some religious significance Nuno ?

Chet King #2 Tue 22 Aug 2006 00:18

Nice B&W. Good tones.

Carlos Fernandes #3 Tue 22 Aug 2006 00:40

Great, beautiful in colour and angle.

Elena HL #4 Tue 22 Aug 2006 01:22

Wondeful shot! Great quality and tonality! Lovely light and shadows! Congrats, Nuno!

ric alexander #5 Tue 22 Aug 2006 01:33

you have written well Nuno, it is nice to se background of the photo taken. thank you for sharing with us, oh, and the photo. it is stunning !!!
congrats