{"id":13971,"date":"2015-06-25T20:43:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T20:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2019-03-20T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:56:51","slug":"a-day-in-amarante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/a-day-in-amarante\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in Amarante"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Casa<\/a><\/p>\n

During our stay at Casa da Cal\u00e7ada<\/em> (see<\/a>) we had the chance to get to know the small, but idyllic, town of Amarante with its majestic landscapes.<\/p>\n

I remember when I was in college I had more than one colleague from this town, but I never got the chance to see it. My mistake, I didn’t know what I was missing!<\/p>\n

Amarante belongs to the district of Porto, has around 11 thousand residents and is bathed by the T\u00e2mega<\/em> River.<\/p>\n

We only had one day to discover the city and it transformed into a wonderful experience.<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

We started by the beautiful S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/em> Church, once I had spent the last night watching it from the window of my room at Casa da Cal\u00e7ada<\/em> and I was anxious to cross it !<\/p>\n

It is thought that its was a former \u00a0Roman bridge, however, its construction, or reconstruction, is attributed to the pious Gon\u00e7alo de Amarante, around the year 1250. Five centuries later it didn’t survive the T\u00e2mega<\/em> River floods and in 1809 it suffered its greatest struggle: the resistance and the heroic deffense against the Napoleon troops during the Second French Invasion! These were tough people!<\/p>\n

This example of history and art is classified as National Monument since 1910.<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

We continued our discovery of the city and after crossing the bridge we arrived at the Church and Convent of S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Saint Gon\u00e7alo, or prious Gon\u00e7alo, as considered by the Catholic Church, came from a noble family and studied to be a priest, after that he decided to go discover the world with his peregrination through Rome and Jerusalem, but when he arrived to his home town, Vizela, his nephew had already stolen his place as priest (family is the worst!) and he decided to go the margins of T\u00e2mega where he preached the gospel and stayed where nowadays Amarante is located, around the XIII century, in a hermitage he built himself, on the spot of the current S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/em> Church.<\/p>\n

However, the works only started in 1543, during the kingdom of Jo\u00e3o III, being finished just around the XVIII century, with some interventions in the XX century.<\/p>\n

This religious architecture example combines more than one style, Renaissance, Baroque, Mannerist and Oitocentista<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

It has a wonderful fa\u00e7ade, with an imposing king’s balcony and the porch that represents different religious figures; on the inside, highlight to the pipe organ and the grave of S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo.<\/p>\n

On with our trip around the city, walking by the nice alleys, filled with traditional stores and full of tradition, but also with some “stupid” stores, but with those I don’t waste much of my attention!<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

To finish our visit to the city, we decided to go to Confeitaria da Ponte<\/em>, this preciousness, open since 1930, serves the best convent sweets in the region and also presents us with a majestic view over the T\u00e2mega<\/em>, right next to S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/em> Bridge.<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a different day, getting to know our Portugal, our towns and realizing we don’t have to leave the country to be amazed with landscapes, with food and people, we have everything here, very close to us, we just have to go and discover!<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

For those who wish to spend more days in the city of Amarante, this land has much more to offer, for example, the S\u00e3o Domingos<\/em> Church and the Sacred Art Museum, right next to S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/em> Church, the S\u00e3o Pedro<\/em> Church, the Solar dos Magalh\u00e3es<\/em>, a building from the XVIII century, in ruins, the Forest Park of Amarante, the Municipality Museum Amadeo de Souza Cardoso<\/em>; and for the most active, you can always choose to discover the nature with the pedestrian trails; the Golf Camp, the Aquatic Park of Amarante or do a small getaway to Douro.<\/p>\n

There is much to discover, you just have to go!<\/p>\n

\"Amarante<\/a><\/p>\n

Amarante and\u00a0Casa da Cal\u00e7ada<\/em> are a small, unmissable, delight!<\/p>\n

Vers\u00e3o Portuguesa<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Text: C\u00edntia Oliveira | Photos: Flavors & Senses<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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