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The sow of Murça has a story:
In the 17th century, the village was attacked by a big animal, for many people a bear, for the other a female boar.
The farmers joined to hunt her, but the fight was hard, because of the smartness of the animal. In honor to the opponent, the residents of Murça raised the statue of a pig (a male, as easily noticeable...) in the main square.
"Porca de Murça" is today the name of one the most known wines from Douro.
The funny thing is that, after killing the animal the doubts about his nature, persisted till today.
Updated Aug 3, 2011
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The sow of Murça has a story:In the 17th century, the village was attacked by a big animal, for many people a bear, for the other a female boar. The farmers...
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