It is currently in ruins, but is still a place visited by many curious people. Its remote location, situated in a stony valley next to the Campesinho stream and surrounded by lush natural scenery, also attracts many nature lovers and hiking enthusiasts. Find out more in Terra Callaeci's new segment dedicated to the Monastery of Santa Maria das Júnias here.

Tiago Rodrigues
Born in Lisbon, he left the capital for a village in Barroso, where he has developed projects with various local institutions. He is a graphic designer and art editor at UMinho Editora. In 2017, he founded Terra Callaeci, a project dedicated to the promotion of the cultural landscape of Trás-os-Montes, as a construction of the people who inhabited (and inhabit) it.



