Arte Xávega
At Praia do Areão in Vagos, we can still see an ancient fishing tradition – Arte Xávega. This traditional fishing form was based on bulls' strength to recover the nets from the ocean, that were carried by a boat with a fishing net that is connected
to homeland. Nowadays, the “companha N.ª Sr.ª da Conceição” is no longer using
bulls, but tractors. The fishing boat is taken to the ocean by a tractor, after he moves its fishing net 1km away from the shore and comes back to safe land. After one hour to 45 minutes of pushing the net, in good days, there can be around 1ton of fish.
to homeland. Nowadays, the “companha N.ª Sr.ª da Conceição” is no longer using
bulls, but tractors. The fishing boat is taken to the ocean by a tractor, after he moves its fishing net 1km away from the shore and comes back to safe land. After one hour to 45 minutes of pushing the net, in good days, there can be around 1ton of fish.