Chã Parish still bears evident traces of their continued importance in medieval and classical times. Five of its twelve villages were “visited” by the Roman Road, in XVII of the Antonine Itinerary: Penedones (Santo Aleixo), Travaços, São Vicente, Peireses e Gralhós. Slightly younger than the Roman Route is the “ara” (altar) that was recently found in São Vicente – an evident sign that the hill (altarium) where, centuries before Christianity built the Romanesque temple, where our ancestry worshiped their “Deus Óptimo Máximo” (Good High God).
The same place was also of interest to the Kings of Portugal that offered it as commendation to the nuns of Santa Clara with two adjoining parishes, a total of sixteen villages. The present parish temple is well worthy of the most careful visit due to the patent piece of the Pintos de Donões, proficient of Barroso artists.
Área: 51 km2
Densidade Populacional: 14.7 hab/km2
População Presente: 752
Orago: SVicente
Pontos turísticos:
- Igreja Românica e Inscrição votiva a Júpiter (SVicente);
- Ponte Velha (Peireses);
- Sepulturas Antropomórficas e Ara (Penedones);
- Via Romana (Gralhós);
- Cascata de Fírvidas;
- Parque de lazer de Penedones.
Lugares da Freguesia: (12) Aldeia Nova, Castanheira, Fírvidas, Gorda, Gralhós, Medeiros, Peireses, Penedones, São Mateus, São Vicente, Torgueda e Travaços da Chã.
Morada:
Junta de Freguesia da Chã
SVicente - cx 39
5470-071 Chã - Montalegre
Telefone: 938 511 495
Email: [email protected]
