Lavra in Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras
— Matosinhos Mar —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
1. A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras Marker
O topónimo primitivo deste lugar er "Praia da Forcada". Até ao início do século XX registava um ocupação sazonal em articulação com as Casas do onde as grandes casas de lavoura da região desenvolviam atividades maritimas complementares à agricultura, (alguma pesca costeira, recolha de sargaço e pilado...). A partir de então esta praia começará a registar uma ocupação permanente e crescente de uma comunidade de pescadores, que fez com que este areal se pasasse a designar como “Praia dos Pescadores”. Actualmente é em importante núcleo de pesca artesanal, de espécies como a a faneca, o robalo ou o polvo. A sardinha a camarão da costa de Angeiras são considerados como des melhores do pais. Inicialmente usavam-se ainda as embarcações a remos e vela, denominadas catraias e miranços, sendo posteriormente substituídas por embarcações mais modernas a motor.
The original name of this place was "Praia da Forcada”. Until the early 20th century it was seasonally attended, in accordance with the Sea Houses used by large farmhouses
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 15.796′ N, 8° 43.588′ W. Marker is in Lavra, Porto, in Matosinhos. Marker is on Avenida da Praia de Angeiras. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lavra, Porto 4455-191, Portugal. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tanques Romanos para Salga de Feixe / Roman Tanks for Fish Salting (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); A Recolha do Sargaço / Harvesting Seaweed (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); A Villa Romana do Fontão / The Roman Villa at Fontão (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); O Submarino Alemão U1277 / The German Submarine U1277 (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Gravuras da área de S. Paio / S. Paio Engravings
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2023
2. A Praia dos Pescadores de Angeiras / The Fishermen Beach at Angeiras Marker - wide view
More about this marker. The marker is on a low cement monument next to the boardwalk running between the beach and Avenida da Praia de Angeiras.
Also see . . . Angeiras: histórias e segredos do mar (Evasões, in Portuguese).
Excerpt (in translation): The northernmost area of Matosinhos, on the border with Vila do Conde, preserves a way of life linked to the sea, with fishermen as the main figures, who preserve their memory through the stories they like to share with those who walk there.(Submitted on December 7, 2023.)
The fishermen who live in Angeiras are good storytellers. This small fishing “village”, in Lavra, has its entire daily life linked to the sea and agriculture, trades that have complemented each other for many decades. Those who walk along the beach walkway and arrive at Angeiras Sul come across part of the history in a museum in a small old Casa do Mar, testimony to the traditional architecture of the region – farm houses, where farmers kept their work tools and land tools, as well as from the sea, since fishing was more seasonal and served to complement agricultural work.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
