Half way between the towns of Lousã and Miranda do Corvo, in the Serra de Lousã mountain range of central Portugal’s Coimbra District, lies the village of Cova do Lobo. Sitting half way up the mountains, it is the only village between the two nearby towns to boast not only the requisite café, but a general store. The region is known for its famous Schist Villages (Aldeias de Xisto), river beaches and the local castle, Castelo de Lousã. It is in this village, Cova do Lobo (population 123, with a median age of 40 years old - 39 years for males, 41.1 for females, though by the looks of it, this statistic is off by about 30 years), that I am laid up with a sprained ankle — propped up variously on a rooftop patio and a day bed in a teal colored living room, listening to a storm slam into our house.
A Storm in Central Portugal
A Storm in Central Portugal
A Storm in Central Portugal
Half way between the towns of Lousã and Miranda do Corvo, in the Serra de Lousã mountain range of central Portugal’s Coimbra District, lies the village of Cova do Lobo. Sitting half way up the mountains, it is the only village between the two nearby towns to boast not only the requisite café, but a general store. The region is known for its famous Schist Villages (Aldeias de Xisto), river beaches and the local castle, Castelo de Lousã. It is in this village, Cova do Lobo (population 123, with a median age of 40 years old - 39 years for males, 41.1 for females, though by the looks of it, this statistic is off by about 30 years), that I am laid up with a sprained ankle — propped up variously on a rooftop patio and a day bed in a teal colored living room, listening to a storm slam into our house.