Abordagem metodológica de conservacąõ da história e do patrimônio: O Vale do Douro

Abstract

The heritage in urban or rural spaces show the path of time and the history of communities. Evokes local memories that present several emotions and experiences for visitors. Monuments or constructions simpler, more complex or even missing, can be transformed into scenic landscapes and attract visitors allowing them to know the different perspectives with which the man settled in a certain space and a certain time. It is propose to capture these historical moments, surviving in the territory up to the present day and to expose the aesthetic, social, economic and political significance as part of the places construction prepared to be visited and known in common. We have portrayed an element of great importance for the Iberian Peninsula-the Douro River- A nd we suggest that this common historical heritage, which presents itself today in different forms, be included in the itineraries in order to reveal scenarios and take visitors to historical places full of emotion. We suggest as methodology the reflection and debate around the literature review, resulting from projects developed around water since 1996, under the supervision of Isabel Del Val Valdivieso and with the collaboration of numerous researchers in the Iberian Peninsula that produced extensive literature on the thematic of the presence of water in history. Following the results of these projects, we are able to propose a methodology that could open a new look to the heritage with a preservation and memory maintenance for the future generation, in particular disappeared or hidden underground heritage.