Post on 11-Aug-2015
Network of the Schist Villages
rehabilitation of traditional villages
territories with low population density, low economic development and
scarce infrastructures
27 villages in the Centre Region of Portugal
schistmetamorphic rock unites all the villages
Project By ADXTUR
The Schist Villages Network is a project
of sustainable development, and regional scope, together with municipalities, associations and private operators
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Schist Villages in the Naturtejo Global Geopark
‐Mountain areas
‐ Very low population density
‐ 4 Schist Villages
‐ 3 municipalities in the Geopark
‐ Schist is one of the main rocks in the Geopark
‐ Schist is the substract of the Schist Villages
Geological Map of Naturtejo Geopark
Age old as 600 million years
Schistsin the
Naturtejo Global Geopark:
Witness a primitiveocean
Result from metamorphism processes of clays
Schist as a building material in the
Naturtejo Global Geopark
Material availabe nearby the communitiesMore easy rock to work due to its physycal properties
Figueira
The buildings have been reconstructed making use of traditionalmethods, material and preserving the original layouts.
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Schist Villages
Aims to create a brand in the territory starting by the strong identity of a group of settlements and innovating
the approach and requalification ways
Álvaro
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Schist Villages
Improve the quality of life of the local population
FigueiraPhoto: aldeiasdoxisto.pt
Schist Villages
Recovering of traditions by the maintenance of architectural heritage
Martim Branco
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Schist Villages
Flanked by the meanders of Zêzere river, geomonument of the Naturtejo Geopark
Álvaro
In the Naturtejo Geopark:
In the Village emanates the distant smell of freshly baked bread
Figueira
In the Naturtejo Geopark:
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Strong investment in human and social components
Sarzedas
In the Naturtejo Geopark:
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Fair Trade ‐ fair distribution between the Seller and the Producer
Local products ‐ focus on differentiation through Genuine Products
Promotion of the small local economies in Villages
Schist Villages Shops
Martim Branco
Micro‐networking ‐ traditional craftsmen and contemporary artists
Innovation with new products resulting from the fusion of traditional and contemporary
Shops of the Schist Villages
Martim Branco
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