Favaois School

The Favaois Primary School was built at a time when Portuguese schools had separate entrances for boys and girls. Adaptive reuse as the town hall (Junta de Freguesia de Favaios) and post office. Largo Conselheiro Teixeira Sousa 2. IMG_8326p1

Favaios

October 18th 2022
To return to our exploration of Douro, the shore excursion today was inland to the village of Favaios. Favaios styles itself "The Capital of Moscatel". But not only is the community famous for it wines, it is also famous for its special style of bread. We learned first about its bread making tradition. Arriving in Favaios, the group made its way to the Padaria da Rosália, the bakery of Dona ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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