Castelo e Mosteiro de Arnoia | Celorico de Basto

Romanesque Castle, nestled in the land of Basto, part of the general movement between the X and XII centuries of Castles in defense of territories, that marked the European territory. The time of construction should reassemble at the end of the X-century or early XI, it is believed that linked to the defense of the neighbor monastery of São Bento de Arnoia, also founded in this period. From the 18th century. XVIII, the castle and settlement is abandoned to spend living next to the Tâmega River where it is now Celorico de Basto. The Methuen Treaty at this time between Portugal and England, (Portuguese wines exchange for English tissues) increments the production of wine, families build their solares, and the great farms, which still see. This is a sub-region of green wines with controlled designation. Known for its white wines of more tropical aromas and intense fruit and an alcoholic strength of the region. Video Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edi... Virtual visits: https://www.360cities.net/profile/san... Facebook:   / 360portugal1   Music: Epidemicsound