Navais - History

History

Until it became a civil unit in 1836, it was located in Barcelos, and transferred to Póvoa de Varzim ever since. It is an ancient parish, and it already existed in the 11th century. It was already known in the 9th century as Nabales. The Outeiro do Castro is inhabited from time immemorial, and there always had been legends surrounding its land, such as of the Enchanted Moura (a pagan deity), witches and magical oxen.

In 1933, the hamlet of Aguçadoura became an independent parish.

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