ADXTUR-Foge Comigo

At this spot, the waters of the Zêzere  met a hard, rocky obstacle that they had to circumvent. The village was built on that large area jutting out of the river’s right bank.

The fabric of the village is complex, with buildings thrown together in a seemingly random way. Houses in the settlement sprang up in an irregular pattern, adapting themselves as best they could to the slopes of the terrain. The walls of the buildings, in mortared masonry, are extremely old , and the many instances of renovation work by the villagers have given new life to Janeiro de Baixo. The predominant construction material is schist, with the unique feature that walls and facades also incorporate rounded rocks in light colours gathered from the riverbed. Many facades of the buildings have been rendered and painted, mostly in traditional colours.

Worth a visit:

• Mother church

• Chapel of Santo Cristo

• Fonte de mergulho (spring with tank for drawing water)
  Monument, datable to the 18th century, built in schist. Here we can understand where and how water was collected for domestic consumption.

• Old Primary School
  The old primary school was built under the so-called "Centenaries Plan" launched by the Estado Novo. Subsequent to the conversion work that respected its architectural lines, the building now houses PONTO MAIS.

• Chapel of São Sebastião
  A modest chapel close to the Largo da Igreja, with recent porch of wooden structure. Also in this village, there is a feast and celebration called the Festa do Bodo held in honour of St. Sebastian on his feast day (20 January).

• Wayside shrine (to the souls in purgatory)
  Built in schist, on the Rua do Outeiro, at the entrance to the village.

• Mill carved out of the rock
  The water mill (in ruins) is a unique item due to the effort involved in carving out the rock;

• Travis
  This recently restored spot is where animals used to be branded.

• Traditional ovens
  For baking bread and cooking meals..