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Peter On the Portuguese side we have Rio de Onor . On the other side, in Spain, is Rihonor de Castilla . Confused? It's natural. Even the Portuguese writer José Saramago was stunned when passing by and described his experience in his 1981 book Trip to Portugal : “After all, where is the border? What is the name of this country, here? Is it still Portugal? Is it Spain already? Or is it just Rio de Onor and nothing more than that?” Rio de Onor has a very special characteristic: it is divided in half by the border between Portugal and Spain. But, for the inhabitants of this town in the municipality of Braganza , the border does not matter much, it is just an administrative formality.
The population itself treats the two peoples – the Portuguese and the Spanish – as “people from above” and “people from below”. It was common to see cattle crossing the border freely. The populations of both countries Cell Phone Number List often owned land on the opposite side and worked it as if it were on their side of the border. River of Onor River of Onor. By M. Peinado Rio de Onor is a community village , which is a way of life that presupposes sharing and mutual help between all inhabitants and translates into sharing community ovens, agricultural land where everyone must work and a flock that grazes on communal land. With an easy technical profile, this path is an ode to the tranquility that the Montserrat massif emanates. The complete route (round trip) is approximately 3.6 kilometers and is very comfortable.
Nowadays, as Mário Gomes, president of the municipality of Aveleda and Rio de Onor, explained to EscapadaRural , this community lifestyle is no longer practiced, “due to the lack of people and the advanced age” of the inhabitants. According to Mário Gomes, currently in Rio de Onor there are “around 50 inhabitants, with an average age much higher than 70 years.” If in 1950 the town had 398 inhabitants, today this number has been drastically reduced. “The interior is becoming depopulated,” says the president of the city council. River of Onor.As for its attractions, the cliffs so inherent to the Montserrat mountain are especially striking. The postcard is insured. Equally beautiful and unforgettable for the retina are the panoramic views of the Pla de Bages
The population itself treats the two peoples – the Portuguese and the Spanish – as “people from above” and “people from below”. It was common to see cattle crossing the border freely. The populations of both countries Cell Phone Number List often owned land on the opposite side and worked it as if it were on their side of the border. River of Onor River of Onor. By M. Peinado Rio de Onor is a community village , which is a way of life that presupposes sharing and mutual help between all inhabitants and translates into sharing community ovens, agricultural land where everyone must work and a flock that grazes on communal land. With an easy technical profile, this path is an ode to the tranquility that the Montserrat massif emanates. The complete route (round trip) is approximately 3.6 kilometers and is very comfortable.
Nowadays, as Mário Gomes, president of the municipality of Aveleda and Rio de Onor, explained to EscapadaRural , this community lifestyle is no longer practiced, “due to the lack of people and the advanced age” of the inhabitants. According to Mário Gomes, currently in Rio de Onor there are “around 50 inhabitants, with an average age much higher than 70 years.” If in 1950 the town had 398 inhabitants, today this number has been drastically reduced. “The interior is becoming depopulated,” says the president of the city council. River of Onor.As for its attractions, the cliffs so inherent to the Montserrat mountain are especially striking. The postcard is insured. Equally beautiful and unforgettable for the retina are the panoramic views of the Pla de Bages