Mills Sea - Colares, Sintra (Portugal). The watermills of the Sea is a coastal village in the municipality of Sintra, Colares parish. Developing along a river / water flowing into the Atlantic and breaking the cliffs of the coastline, and in which there were watermills (hence the name), is underpinned by a beach where there is an ocean pool. Beyond the picturesque natural landscape, there are several buildings on the watermills of interest, particularly in the Portuguese Style Soft, especially with tiles on the facades, such as school and residence for the teacher. Presence in all tourist itineraries of Portugal, is now the site of many second homes, and its resident population stands at 800 people. Traditionally, in addition grinding activity, the main activities were agriculture, with special emphasis on the wine and some fishing and collecting shellfish (limpets and understand). The memory of the people of the sea became devotion to Our Lady of the Sea, but above all celebrated St Lawrence, patron saint and protector of the land of vineyards, whose procession is held every year in August, making us holy faith the people carrying them to the seaside for the spectacular blessing. The development of watermills as seaside resort occurred in the mid 30s when the January 31, 1930, was inaugurated the line streetcar Banzão to the watermills of Mar. According to local tradition, was involved in opening big party, with one of lovers on earth with the Tota, put the fountain of the pommel to throw the famous Colares wine. For the production of Colares wine, are grown in watermills grapes Ramisco which were planted in sand pits in the ground (to make the holes, farmers protected themselves with wicker baskets around the hole, it was not a cave taking the life of someone), to reach the damp clay pits that came to have 10 or more feet deep, and it was there that put rooted cuttings to within years began to sprout to the surface, reaching this stage would have wait a good 6-7 years guiding fondly the vineyard close to the sand so that the heat just accelerate the ripening of the grapes in vineyards facing the sea, on small plots of rubble walls.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:20:35 +0000
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