J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Belmonte

Arbutus unedo, o medronheiro, é uma espécie de pequenas árvores frutíferas pertencentes ao género Arbutus da família das Ericales. Com distribuição natural na Bacia do Mediterrâneo e costa atlântica da Europa Ocidental, resistente ao fogo, ocorre em zonas de solos siliciosos pobres e de elevado declive, sendo uma das mais importantes espécies do maquial mediterrânico e das charnecas ibéricas. O fruto é o medronho, utilizado na produção de aguardentes e licores. Em Portugal, ocorre em todo o país, mas com maior concentração nas serras do Caldeirão e Monchique (Algarve). Arbutus unedo, the strawberry tree, is a species of small fruit trees belonging to the genus Arbutus of the Ericales family. Naturally distributed in the Mediterranean Basin and the Atlantic coast of Western Europe, it is fire-resistant and occurs in areas of poor siliceous soils and steep slopes, being one of the most important species of the Mediterranean maquis and Iberian moors. The fruit is the strawberry tree, used in the production of brandies and liqueurs. In Portugal, it occurs throughout the country, but with greater concentration in the mountains of Caldeirão and Monchique (Algarve).

Old Times. The sens of purpose.

Castelo

Capela.

Her life in Belmonte

And its Manueline Window.

Castle.

Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland. Due to its presence in southwest and northwest Ireland, it is known as either "Irish strawberry tree", or cain or cane apple (from the Gaelic name for the tree, caithne), or sometimes "Killarney strawberry tree". The Aguardente de Medronhos is a strong spirit, a traditional fruit brandy from Portugal, obtained from the fruit of the Medronho tree, Arbutus unedo, also called strawberry tree. Medronho trees grow wild on the poor soils in rural regions of Portugal such as Alentejo and the inner Algarve. There is no commercial plantation of the trees and the fruits are mainly collected by local farmers, by hand and processed privately. Therefore, good Aguardente de Medronhos is not easily found in supermarkets but instead bought mostly directly from these farmers. Very few farmers have a license for distillation, but are tolerated by the authorities to keep this traditional Portuguese specialty alive. Aguardente de Medronhos is very popular with ordinary people, such as farmers and fishermen, and often drunk for breakfast to wake the spirits. A commercial derivative, sweetened with honey and flavoured with herbs, is sold under the brand name Brandymel. Aguardente de Medronhos is also known as Firewater to non-Portuguese speakers, and obtains this name from the hot sensation as the consumed beverage travels down the throat and is felt through the sinuses. And also from the fact that "água ardente" is portuguese for burning water.

Belmonte

Belmonte. Castle and Pedro Álvares Cabral.

Post them here. Belmonte

A história da vila remonta ao século XII, quando o concelho municipal recebeu foral de D. Sancho I em 1199. Belmonte e a vizinha Covilhã, apesar de situados no interior de Portugal estão conotados como poucas regiões portuguesas com os Descobrimentos marítimos Portugueses. Entre as curiosidades que permeiam a história da vila está o facto de que o descobridor do Brasil no século XV, o navegador Pedro Álvares Cabral, ter nascido em Belmonte. Vila tão antiga como Portugal. Desde 1500 e tão famosa no Brasil como em Portugal

Pedro Álvares Cabral c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. Village of Belmonte 2016.

Sortelha. The Historic villages of Portugal (Aldeias Históricas de Portugal) are a group of 12 villages classified under a 1991 government program called The Historic Villages Program (Programa de Aldeias Históricas). The aim of the program was to restore and promote a series of ancient villages/human settlements important to the history of Portugal. Starting in 1991 the government included 10 villages located in the Beira Interior in the Historic Villages program:

Late grapes, early clean up.