Government to set up working group to promote the Portuguese pavement
“The Government is preparing to create a Working Group for the Promotion of the calceteiros (traditional pavement craftsmen) and the Portuguese pavement. The initiative aims to protect, dignify and ensure the continuity of this intangible cultural heritage, which is unique in the world and is a candidate for inscription by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,” an official source from the Ministry told the Lusa news agency.
Braga: the city's Portuguese pavement will be designated of municipal interest
Councillor Ricardo Silva hopes the designation will serve as a key means to protect and preserve the city's Portuguese pavement, and says that, besides protection, it is necessary to train calceteiros (traditional stone‑paving craftsmen).
Braga to grant 'municipal interest' status to the city's Portuguese pavement
Councillor Ricardo Silva said that, besides protecting the pavement, it is also necessary to upskill the pavement-layers.
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This article is part of the 16th edition of ECO magazine. You can buy it here. A hand-painted floral plate at the Vista Alegre factory in Ílhavo can only be made by the most experienced. “A doctor studies for six years, the speciality another two to four years. At Vista Alegre it is ten years before painting flowers …
