Vilarinho da Furnas death was sudden, but the writing was on the walls for nearly two decades.
But Vilarinho da Furna wasnt just any village.
It was a 2,000-year-old village built during the Roman times.
The most notable of these are three Roman bridges.
At the time the village was flooded, Vilarinho da Furna had 300 residents.
They kept hens, cows, pigs, sheep and goats.
There were pasture lands atop the hills and arable land was quite sparse.
So the houses were built close together and had overhanging first floors.
The village was evacuated beginning September 1969, and the last inhabitant moved out in 1971.
For the house and the structures, the rate was fixed at 5 escudos per square meter.
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An old photo of Vilarinho da Furna.
The Vilarinho da Furna dam.
