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Cevide For someone who spent his childhood and adolescence in a quiet town of just over 15 inhabitants, Mário Monteiro's childhood memories are anything but boring. In the 70s and 80s, Mário lived moments of adventure in the small town of Cevide, the northernmost place in Portugal . “Cevide for me was that little corner that had everything I needed for my adventures. Basically, it was my little world as a child and teenager,” recalls Mário Monteiro, who is now 50 years old. “Cevide in territory looks like a small town, but it has always given me a lot of adrenaline,” he says. Part of that adrenaline and those memories are closely linked to the smuggling that has always been part of the bordering towns of Portugal and Spain, at a time when the borders were closed. And Cevide, right next to the Galician province of Ourense , was no exception. Mário Monteiro's parents were dedicated to smuggling, like many people who lived in border areas.
Cevide Statue of the smuggler in Cevide. By Joseolgon “At night it was magical, because I saw those people who came from other towns to transfer merchandise from Spain to Portugal,” he recalls in a telephone interview with EscapadaRural . Mário himself, who is currently a nurse and lives in Ponte de Lima , also dedicated himself to smuggling when Cell Phone Number List he was still a teenager. “We were forced to grow faster, because we had to put money on the table,” he explains. But it wasn't all work and Mário has very happy memories of the moments he lived at Cevide. The town is surrounded by the Trancoso and Miño rivers, with abundant vegetation, so during the winter the residents dedicated themselves to fishing and in the summer all their attention was focused on the river beach.
The river was full of people and it was almost like a place apart, it was a little paradise,” he says. Trancoso River Trancoso River in Cevide. By Joseolgon With the opening of the borders, the town began to lose population and, today, only three people live permanently in Cevide. Despite no longer living there, Mário Monteiro inherited a family property and decided that he had to do something so that the town would not fall into oblivion and abandonment. In search of milestone number 1 Cevide Landmark number 1 in Cevide. By Joseolgon In 2009, the nurse started a campaign on social networks to publicize the northernmost point of Portugal. “The northernmost point was a great attraction that, if done well, could give new life to Cevide,” he argues. But that wasn't enough to attract people.
Cevide Statue of the smuggler in Cevide. By Joseolgon “At night it was magical, because I saw those people who came from other towns to transfer merchandise from Spain to Portugal,” he recalls in a telephone interview with EscapadaRural . Mário himself, who is currently a nurse and lives in Ponte de Lima , also dedicated himself to smuggling when Cell Phone Number List he was still a teenager. “We were forced to grow faster, because we had to put money on the table,” he explains. But it wasn't all work and Mário has very happy memories of the moments he lived at Cevide. The town is surrounded by the Trancoso and Miño rivers, with abundant vegetation, so during the winter the residents dedicated themselves to fishing and in the summer all their attention was focused on the river beach.
The river was full of people and it was almost like a place apart, it was a little paradise,” he says. Trancoso River Trancoso River in Cevide. By Joseolgon With the opening of the borders, the town began to lose population and, today, only three people live permanently in Cevide. Despite no longer living there, Mário Monteiro inherited a family property and decided that he had to do something so that the town would not fall into oblivion and abandonment. In search of milestone number 1 Cevide Landmark number 1 in Cevide. By Joseolgon In 2009, the nurse started a campaign on social networks to publicize the northernmost point of Portugal. “The northernmost point was a great attraction that, if done well, could give new life to Cevide,” he argues. But that wasn't enough to attract people.