The aerial view of Cavião, the village where I was born, on September 5, 1926. The yellow square is the location where my House and the Museum are located. Click here for additional information. The Library- Museum is situated in the North of Continental Portugal, 60 Kilometers (45 miles) southeast of the City of Porto or Oporto. When I was born, 1926, the population was 93 people. Today is over 150. 

On the map at the bottom of this page, on the left, I indicate the location of my village with a red circle.

Cavião is a village within the County of  Vale (Valley)  de  Cambra, which has several villages on the slopes of its mountains,  creating  a beautiful panorama by the  step-like plateaus of the corn and wheat fields, and because of this unique appearance  it has the nickname of  “The Portuguese Switzerland”. Photo by Rui Quental, Portugal.

Cavião enlarged photo.  Fotografia aumentada de Cavião

Click here for road  directions to my village