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Small town of Carvalho |
Patron: Blessed Virgin of Conceição
Population: 2074 inhabitants
Economical activities: Industry, commerce and agriculture
Fairs: Weakly (Friday)
Parties and Pilgrimages: Rosary Blessed Virgin (1st Sunday of October), Blessed Virgin of Conceição (8th December), Saint Domingos (1st Sunday of September) and Earthencup Party (1st Sunday of August)
Cultural Patrimony: Principal Church
Other touristic points: Lugar de Vila de Mouros, Pena, Lapa das Cachopas, Poio dos Corvos and Market-cross Belvedere
Gastronomy: Goat in the oven, “caldudo”, “filhós”, “papas de carolo”, creamed rice and olive oil cake.
Handicraft: Manufacture of wood shoes and wood miniatures.
Associations: Carvalhense Philharmonic Band, Carvalhense Football Club, Friends of Vila de Mouros
Trditional games: Quoit game, “sueca” (card game), “carrabaço”
When we follow a road called "varandim mágico", from where we can see an amazing panoramic view, we find the old settlement of Carvalho, in the right river bank of the brook which as the same name.
The small town of Carvalho parish hás as boundaries the parishes of Teixoso, Canhoso, Cantar-Galo, Cortes do Meio and Verdelhos. It is 4 kilometres away from the local government.
In the beginning it was called Carvalho village but in 24th August 1989 it was elevated to the category of small town.
It is formed for the follow locals: Acinzas, Barreira, Barroca, Cabeço Gordo, Calva, Castinçal, Lameiro da Mouta, Perdigueiros, Portais, Pouso, Prazo, Rego da Água, S. Domingos, Trapas, Vale de candeias and Beringueira.
There are two versions about the etymological origin of this parish name. The first one states that the name comes from the proliferation of several oaks (Caravalhos) in the present parish. The second one states that in the place where would have been oaks in abundance there would have been a remarkable one, which would have detached among the others, giving, therefore, the name to the village.
