Salgueirinha is one of the most important wetlands of pedagogical value, and ecological and cultural relevance. According to the legend of Sino de Ouro:
“According to tradition, a city is buried in a place called Lameira do Salgueirinho, and the sound of a golden bell can be heard from beneath the earth on the evening of S. João.”
Leal, A. P. (1882) Portugal Antigo e Moderno: Dicionário, 1.ª edição, Lisboa, Livraria Editora Tavares Cardoso & Irmão, vol. X, pp. 243-246.
According to Leal, although this is a copy of the legend of Pateira de Fermentelos, it nevertheless has local relevance. The same author also comments on another local reference:
“It is said that one of the maniacs who dream about enchanted mines took a frog (!) from Lameira do Salgueirinho to his house only to find out that it wasn’t a bewitched Moorish girl when the disgusting animal died of hunger.”
The Lagoon has therefore found a special niche in local folklore and in the historical and cultural memory of its people.
Location: Paredes de Coura
“According to tradition, a city is buried in a place called Lameira do Salgueirinho, and the sound of a golden bell can be heard from beneath the earth on the evening of S. João.”
Leal, A. P. (1882) Portugal Antigo e Moderno: Dicionário, 1.ª edição, Lisboa, Livraria Editora Tavares Cardoso & Irmão, vol. X, pp. 243-246.
According to Leal, although this is a copy of the legend of Pateira de Fermentelos, it nevertheless has local relevance. The same author also comments on another local reference:
“It is said that one of the maniacs who dream about enchanted mines took a frog (!) from Lameira do Salgueirinho to his house only to find out that it wasn’t a bewitched Moorish girl when the disgusting animal died of hunger.”
The Lagoon has therefore found a special niche in local folklore and in the historical and cultural memory of its people.
Location: Paredes de Coura
