The Cimo de Vila tanks in the Trás-os-Montes village of Águas Frias (Chaves) - Portugal
The Cimo de Vila tanks are a set of two stone tanks located in the Trás-os-Montes village of Águas Frias, in the municipality of Chaves, in Portugal.
The tanks are fed by a water spring and were used, in the past, to wash clothes and water animals.
Cimo de Vila tanks were an important element of daily life in the village in the past.
Women washed clothes in the tanks and men watered the animals.
The tanks were also a convivial place, where people gathered to talk and exchange news.
The Cimo de Vila tanks are an important testimony to the history of the village of Águas Frias.
They represent the traditional way of life of rural Portuguese communities and are a reminder of the importance of water.
The tanks are also a space of memory for the village's inhabitants, who remember when tanks were used in their daily lives.
The Cimo de Vila tanks are no longer used for washing clothes or watering animals, but they continue to be an important meeting place for the village's inhabitants.
The tanks at Cimo de Vila are in good condition.
The Municipality has been paying attention to the maintenance of the tanks, in order to guarantee their preservation for future generations.
The Cimo de Vila tanks are an important cultural heritage of the village of Águas Frias.
They represent the traditional way of life of Portuguese rural communities and are a reminder of the importance of water.
The tanks are also a space of memory for the village's inhabitants
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Text &amp; Photography: ©MárioSilva
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