“A parish extinguished?” someone in the group might ask, eyebrows raised in curiosity. Yes, friends, right here where you stand was once the heart of Margaride, or more officially, Margaride (Santa Eulália). This place, now absorbed into a larger entity, still whispers its unique tale. Before 2013, Margaride stood as its own freguesia, a civil parish, with a history as rich as the Portuguese soil itself. Imagine a bustling community of nearly 10,000 souls, living their lives, celebrating their traditions, within this very space. They went about their daily routines, unaware that their Margaride, their home, would one day be woven into a new chapter of history. The parish might be gone, but its spirit, its stories, are imprinted on these very streets we tread today.
Margaride
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