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| Monsanto: A historic village wedged by rocks in Portugal |
Monsanto: A historic village wedged by rocks in Portugal
Monsanto is a granite village and is one of the 12 most historic villages in Portugal, an ancient settlement located southeast of the city of Sera and Strala, right on the side of the mountains and located 400 meters below the ruins of the Templar castle which is estimated to have been inhabited from 1 million to 600,000 years BC This village has been occupied by several nations such as Romans, physios, to Arabs.
In 1165, Portugal's first king, Alfonso 1, gave ownership of Monsanto to the Templar knight order, and then the Santiago order, finally a fortress called Moon Polite Castle was built on the top of the mountain and used to protect the population during the invasion of Naples in the Middle Ages.
In addition to the interesting historical side, the houses in this village also have their own charm, the houses in Montsanto are built on the slopes of the hills by utilizing granite, the number of stones that are extraordinarily large in size even looks to squeeze the surrounding houses in the crevices of the rocks, these houses are deliberately built between the rocks so that granite becomes the main wall of their homes, there are even some of the residents' houses whose roof is a whole granite stone.
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| Monsanto: A historic village wedged by rocks in Portugal |
Because of its location in the hills, the buildings in Montato are mostly in the form of large stones equipped with doors that lead to narrow streets, not only houses, streets used by local people, but also built using rocks for centuries, the shape of Monsanto Village has not changed at all because for centuries the community has always maintained the authenticity of the building, so that this village looks like a living museum even though it looks like it is squeezed or hit by giant stones, people's houses look so magnificent and exotic like a fairytale.
There are ancient style buildings in Montsantu that still stand today where these buildings are very safe for residents to live in for generations Today Monsanto Village was inhabited by about a thousand residents in 1938 This village was chosen as the village with the most Portuguese impression in Portugal from a national contest The acceptance of this title has an impact on society Where they are limited in building a building in order to maintain a very beautiful view Amazing.