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A traditional Beira parish, with an ancestral connection to blacksmiths and shearers, located on a high plateau with a magnificent view over the Beira Baixa Valley and Serra da Estrela mountain.
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Phone
271 231 351
Website
https://jf-joao-antao.wixsite.com/freguesia-joao-antao
Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
, João Antão
6300-066
João Antão
GPS coordinates
40.4577624,-7.2368870
The parish of João Antão includes the adjoining communities of Balsemão, Benavente, Lameirinhas, Vasco Neto and Dorgueira.Religious Heritage: Parish Church of João Antão (Church of São José).Points of Interest: Anthropomorphic graves and small olive presses, pedestrian circuit. Traditions: Festivities in Honour and Praise of Nossa Sra. de Fátima on the third weekend of August; Parish Day is held on the third weekend of July; Christmas bonfire.History: The way the parish was established as a result of a division between the parishes of Ramela and Santa da Azinha. The tale that was passed down from generation to generation that the uranium used in the first atomic bomb was extracted from the João Antão mine.Tales: Legend of the Enchanted Moor.
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