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My name is Paula, I was born in a small village on the south coast of portugal called São Teotónio.
I´m currently living in Évora, wich is a very very beautiful town worth visiting.
I have a big passion for travel, and if I could I would be traveling arround the world right now.

Évora

Évora is a Portuguese city in the municipality of Évora.
Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and a large number of monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple, Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.

Évora is located in the Alentejo, a large region of wide plains on the south of Portugal, borderd on the North by the Tagus River and on the South by the region of Algarve. The city is relatively close from the capital city Lisbon, 140 km and other 80 km to the Spanish border with Badajoz. Évora is the largest city in the Alentejo region and the capital of the Central Alentejo province.

The city is composed of the parishes of Santo Antão, São Mamede, and Sé e São Pedro in the historical centre and the urban parishes of Bacelo, Horta das Figueiras, Malagueira, and Senhora da Saúde outside the ancient city walls.

Évora has a history dating back more than two millennia. It was known as Ebora by the Celtics, a tribal confederacy, south of the Lusitanians (and of Tagus river), who made the town their regional capital. The etymological origin of the name Ebora is from the ancient celtic word ebora/ebura, plural genitive of the word eburos (yew), name of a species of tree, so its name means "of yew tree." The city of York, in northern England, at the time of the Roman Empire, was called Eboracum/Eburacum, named after the ancient celtic place name Ebora Kon (Place of Yew Trees), so the old name of York is etymologically related to the city of Évora. Other two hypothesis of the origin of the name Évora is that the Romans had extensive gold mining in Portugal, and the name may be derived from that oro, aurum, (gold) and also may be named after ivory workers, but these two hypothesis are much less likely than the first one, because the name Évora has no relation with gold or with ivory in ancient celtic, latin or Portuguese languages or other languages, there is no etymological ground for these two hypothesis. It may have been capital of the kingdom of Astolpas.
The Romans conquered the town in 57 BC and expanded it into a walled town. Vestiges from this period (city walls and ruins of Roman baths) still remain. Julius Caesar called it Liberalitas Julia (Julian generosity). The city grew in importance because it lay at the junction of several important routes. During his travels through Gaul and Lusitania, Pliny the Elder also visited this town and mentioned it in his book Naturalis Historia as Ebora Cerealis, because of its many surrounding wheat fields.
During the barbarian invasions, Évora came under the rule of the Visigothic king Leovirgild in 584. The town was later raised to the status of a cathedral city. Nevertheless, this was a time of decline and very few artifacts from this period remain.

In 715, the city was conquered by the Moors under Tariq ibn-Ziyad who called it Yaburah يابرة. During their rule (715–1165), the town slowly began to prosper again and developed into an agricultural center with a fortress and a mosque. The present character of the city is evidence of the Moorish influence. During that time, several notables hailed from Evora, including Abdul Majid ibn 'Abdun Al-Yaburi عبد المجيد بن عبدون اليابري, a poet whose diwan still survives to this day.

Évora was wrested from the Moors through a surprise attack by Gerald the Fearless (Geraldo Sem Pavor) in September 1165. The town came under the rule of the Portuguese king Afonso I in 1166.

where I was born

the village

São Teotónio, Beja, Portugal, Europe

S.Teotónio, fica situado no litoral alentejano, distrito de Beja, no termo do concelho de Odemira. A Serra de S.Teotónio tem a altitude de 221m, não é mais do que uma ramificação da Serra de Monchique para o lado N.O.
É uma freguesia virada sobretudo para o turismo. Aqui se encontra uma série de praias muito procuradas pelas belezas que encerra em si mesmo e pela calma e momentos de lazer que proporciona a quem a procura. É o caso do Carvalhal ou de Odeceixe, é o caso, ainda, de infra-estruturas que apoiam todo o sector. O parque de campismo de S. Miguel, por exemplo, desfruta de condições excelentes para o “camping”, sendo considerado um dos dez melhores a nível nacional.
É uma freguesia muito antiga a maior do país em área, cuja fundação é anterior a 1483, foi cur. da apr. do arcebispo de Évora e além da Igreja Matriz tem as capelas de Santa Bárbara e S.Miguel (esta actualmente não existe, mas estão ser feitos esforços para a sua reconstrução).
Em tempos idos tinha casa de espectáculos e recreio (Sociedade Recreativa), sindicato agrícola, que esteve na génese da Caixa de Crédito Agrícola, banda filarmónica, fábricas de louça de barro, destilações de aguardente, ferreiros, latoeiros e posto do registo civil, farmácia que ainda hoje mantém, tal como os correios, escolas primárias.
No Cabo Sardão existe um farol na latitude de 37.º 35' 40´´N. e na longitude de 8.º 48´ 53´´W.G. cuja luz é branca e tem um alcance luminoso de 31 milhas.
Nesta freguesia existia uma mina de ferro-manganés no Cerro das Pedras, de que era concessionário o Banco Burnary, S.A.R.L, com alvará de 4 de Agosto de 1874.Cuja extinção vem publicada no Jornal Diário de Noticias de 18/12/1899, (tal como foi inserida na rubrica "Memória" do dia 18/12/1999.
Existiram também águas minerais denominadas Fontes de eram proprietários António dos Santos Silva e Filhos.
A feira anual é 18 e 19 de Setembro, e tem mercados mensais aos primeiros domingos do mês.
Em 1862 tinha 826 fogos e 3.583 habitantes em 1940 tinha 1.664 fogos e 7.170.(excerto de documento fornecido pela Torre do Tombo).
A Zambujeira do Mar pertencia a esta freguesia, passando a freguesia na mesma altura em que S.Teotónio foi elevada à categoria de vila, honra merecida, pois esta terra está a desenvolver-se economicamente além dum comércio bastante desenvolvido e abrangente que vai desde os mini mercados onde se encontram quase todos os produtos até à compra e vendas de imóveis. Além disso mantém os mercados mensais agora nas primeiras segunda-feiras do mês, tais como as feiras anuais, de S.Teotónio, S.Miguel, Cavaleiro, e a FACECO, além disso realiza-se de dois em dois anos as Festas dos Santos Populares.
Esta terra é muito procurada por forasteiros, pois têm a possibilidade de gozar as benesses do campo, praia, óptimo clima, lindas paisagens e sobretudo do sorriso afável das populações.
Curiosidade: S.Teotónio em 1839 pertencia à comarca de Ourique, e em 1874, à de Odemira.( in documento da Torre do Tombo)

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elsadran Jul 1, 2012 at 3:25 AM

Thank you for visiting Arimateia!
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Arimateia Jun 30, 2012 at 12:28 PM

Many thanks for the birthday wishes :-)
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rosata Jun 29, 2012 at 11:10 PM

Happy Birthday, Paula! Greetings, R :-)
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kandoi Jun 29, 2012 at 6:29 PM

Happy Birthday :)
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Usctwin Jun 29, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Happy birthday, Paula!
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DaHongHua Jun 29, 2012 at 7:59 AM

A warm happy birthday greeting from Malaysia.
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croisbeauty May 2, 2012 at 7:14 AM

thanks, but my BD in on May 8
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wahid123 Jan 30, 2012 at 4:55 AM

hi,Arimateia how r u?
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Jefie Jan 4, 2012 at 4:14 AM

Hi Paula! Nice introduction to your hometown on your homepage :o)
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yumyum Jan 3, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Happy New Year to you too!