In the shadow of Gardunha looking at Estrela, Lavacolhos is a very particular parish, interwinding and coexisting many elements and influences, side by side, chestnut trees, cork oaks, black oaks and pine trees, in the river ash and alder trees; here and there cherry trees… and ofcourse, olive trees, often in their own backyards.

More than the landscape or the land use, the true trademark of Lavacolhos are the “bombos” (drums) and their exciting and ancestral tune that seems to come from the end of time. This tradition is still very much alive, through an association of drummers and a museum – Casa do Bombo; both institutions have managed to have the know-how concerning the construction of bombos recognised as Intangible Heritage.