Vila Viçosa

Fruit-laden orange trees. They refresh, with shade and perfume, the broadest squares and streets of the city. And splash green and orange the predominantly white background of whitewashed walls and marble sidewalk. The visitor most concerned with the uneasiness may wonder why the inhabitants do not catch them for food. “They are harvested to give to children in schools,” by tradition. Before, there was even a fine for those who picked them.