“A village lost, you say?” a curious voice might question. Vila Cova de Carros. Once a humble Portuguese haven, swallowed whole by progress. Now part of Paredes, it stands as a whisper of simpler times. Imagine, if you will, a time before 2013. Vila Cova de Carros thrived with a unique identity. This village, with a mere 666 souls, held its ground. They celebrated their patron saint, São João Evangelista, with fervor. A rural aqueduct, known locally as “calões”, traversed its land. This lifeline of granite blocks, a testament to 19th-century ingenuity, quenched the thirst of Vila Cova de Carros. Today, it stands silent, a grand spectator to the Paredes Golfe Clube and its Campo do Aqueduto. Vila Cova de Carros might be gone, absorbed into the fabric of a larger town. But its spirit, like the weathered stones of its aqueduct, endures.
Vila Cova de Carros
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