Category: Civil Architecture > Marker
District: Vila Real > Sabrosa > Gouvinhas > Lugar do Muro
Granite Landmark 35 is located in Lugar do Muro, an area belonging to the picturesque village of Gouvinhas, in the municipality of Sabrosa, Vila Real district. This landmark is set within a landscape that is the quintessence of the Alto Douro Wine Region, characterized by an undulating topography, dominated by terraces and vineyards that stretch across the slopes, delineating a scene of rare beauty. Its position in the rural territory offers an authentic perspective on the region's tranquility and natural grandeur, inviting contemplation of the surrounding environment.
This specimen, as its name indicates, is a granite landmark, a robust and durable rock, very characteristic of Portuguese geology. Its simple and solid design reflects the primary function for which it was erected: the demarcation of boundaries. Being a "landmark" numbered "35", it is suggested that it is part of a larger series or system of terrestrial references, historically used to delimit properties, land plots, or even administrative divisions in the past. Its presence is a silent testament to an ancestral spatial organization.
Granite Landmark 35, as an element of civil architecture, represents a piece of local and regional history linked to the management and organization of the territory. It is a symbol of how, over centuries, communities and landowners established and respected the boundaries of their possessions. These landmarks are, in fact, the guardians of the memory of ancient agrarian and social divisions, reflecting practices and needs of a bygone era. Its architectural sobriety and integration into the landscape bestow upon it a discreet yet significant patrimonial value, by evoking the historical relationship between Man and land.
Although Granite Landmark 35 is a modest structure in itself, its relevance is amplified by its landscape setting. The natural surroundings in Gouvinhas, with its vast horizons filled with olive groves and, especially, the iconic Douro vineyards, offer a backdrop of singular charm. A visit to this landmark provides not only contact with a historical remnant but also an immersion into the serene beauty of the Douro, where human intervention in the landscape is a secular work of art, marked by the rhythm of the seasons and the cultivation of the land.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 41.18189292,-7.63256364
Coordinates DMS: 41°10'54.8"N 07°37'57.2"W
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