The region’s natural timelessness takes us back to unique experiences. The month of February brings with it the feeling of romance, vivacity and well-wishers. Every day we have the opportunity to show affection to those we love the most, to care for them and surprise them.
New habits of consumption and experiences are leading more and more people to opt for rurality and contact with nature, rather than urban travel.
A new year begins in the region of Terra Fria and the A. Montesinho recovers with it one of the most famous traditions of brigantine, where single boys, through rounds and loas (with an especially nocturnal character) go out into the streets masked and/or dressed as caretos, accompanied by musicians and butlers!
In terms of calendar, the Boys’ Festival usually begins in the cycle of the Winter Solstice, and is set from December 24th to January 6th.
The main objective? To wish ‘Happy Holidays’ and prosperity, going around the villages and doing the usual begging. A number of activities are integrated into these celebrations, such as the famous Midnight Mass, where the boys are the protagonists and the first to do the devotion to the Baby Jesus. Afterwards, they return to their ceremonies. Regarding the loas, these are usually narrative moments where events of the past year in the village are recounted, including caricatured episodes.
The festivities end with physical tests that have as their main objective to elect the butlers for the following year.
Between villages, the tradition undergoes some changes depending on customs and habits, but the essence and genesis of the party remains.
From the tradition itself, the ritual is considered to have the purpose of making the transition to adulthood, where, although the boys are the protagonists, the whole community is invited to participate.
Did you already know this tradition?
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In view of the growth of the pandemic in Portugal, the Council of Ministers proceeded to the weekly reassessment of the incidence rate countywide.
From today, the tourist accommodation units have to require digital certificate of vaccination or negative COVID test, in the admission of customers. This measure applies to the entire national territory.
Thus, are admitted 4 types of tests to enjoy your holiday in A.Montesinho:
-PCR test, performed within the 72 hours prior to its presentation;
-Antigen test with laboratory report, performed within 48 hours prior to submission;
-Rapid antigen test in the modality of self-test, performed within the 24 hours prior to its presentation in the presence of a health or pharmaceutical professional who certifies its realization and its result. This option is subsidized by the State at 100% up to four tests per month/person. Check in your area of residence, the pharmacies available or schedule your test in one of the pharmacies in Bragança:
Farmácia Bem Saúde – Contact tlf: 273329341
Farmácia Vale D’Álvaro – Contact tlf: 273329720
-Rapid antigen test in the self-test modality, carried out on the spot, at the door of our establishment, under the verification of the persons in charge (we offer tests at a cost of 8 euros).
Children under 12 years of age are exempt from this process.
These are, for now, the only measures applied to the accommodation for the district of Bragança.
Visit Montesinho, safely. We are waiting for you!
The A. Montesinho group, located in the village of Gimonde, is a great option if you are looking for a place to sleep in Bragança.
6 Houses, with different characteristics, but with a unique purpose: to give you moments of rest in contact with the beautiful nature of the Natural Park of Montesinho.
House of Mestra: This graceful rustic house was once the home of the teachers who were seconded to the region. Currently the house has been restored and the old masters no longer live here.
(via TSF to the Bureau – TSF Radio News)
In the outskirts of Bragança, there is restaurant that the gifts of maintaining good regional cuisine, in rustic environment and with wide offer of products transmontanos.
Listen here to the report of the journalist of TSF, António Catarino.
Gimonde (Bragança)
Phone: 273 302 510
www.amontesinho.pt
GPS: Longitude: -6.696764240916 Latitude: 41.802263949220
Source: TSF
We made this trip a long time ago, but even so, we still remember it with a certain fondness for what we liked. We refer to our trip visiting the Natural Park of Montesinho and Bragança (Bragança), the capital of the Portuguese region of Tierras de Trás-os-Montes.
Our original trip, together with the companions of Castilla y León Destination did not contemplate passing the border to Portugal, it was a trip to the north of the province of Zamora, and if you also visit the Bierzo, in León, from Puebla de Sanabria. But after a few days of bad weather, we decided to change course on the fly and enter Portugal, visiting the Montesinho Natural Park.
Are you going to visit Bragança, and are you looking for a good restaurant for lunch or dinner?
Let yourself be surprised by Restaurante Típico D. Roberto.
Located just 5 km from Bragança in the village of Gimonde, this typical restaurant will surely surprise you with the richness and quality of the gastronomy of the region.
The menu is a true parade of typical dishes transmontanos.
Starting with the traditional entrances, with the beautiful Bísaro pork sausages, the traditional Gimonde bread, the cheese from the Trasmontano.
The soups are another of the strong dishes, such as the Casca or Casulas broth, the Migas das Alheiras and the traditional Sopa a Lavrador. In the meat dishes, the Bisco Pig is king, with the Bísaro pork trilogy, but there are many good options such as the traditional Posta a D. Roberto, the Boar or Partridge Rice, the partridge stewed and the Lamb Bragançano PDO. Finally the delicious desserts: Quince Ice Cream, Sweet Corn with Jams or Chestnut Pudding, is excellent choices.
Do not forget to visit D. Roberto on your next visit to the region of Transmontana.
The rural tourism houses of A.Montesinho, in Gimonde, Bragança, yesterday in the SIC’s Jornal, and today in the newspaper.
Some reasons to visit the northeast of the Transmontano, also in winter.
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