‘Threshing circles’, or eras, are normally circular surfaces paved with slate slabs. They are typically situated in areas where there is a strong wind, which makes it easier to separate the grain from the straw.

The chronicles mention a chapel located next to the Barranco de la Fuente Agria as early as the eighteenth century. The chapel has undergone several renovations. Rebuilt in the 1970s, it now has a very simple appearance and stands out for its sobriety in the Fuente Agria Natural Site, surrounded by centuries-old chestnut trees and with a spring at its feet. It is located off the A-4132.

The current church, built in the 1950s, stands on the site of an older church dating back to the sixteenth century. The church is Neo-Baroque in style inside, but has undergone a profound exterior transformation in recent years due to structural issues.

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There is a bus services from Pórtugos to Granada and Trevélez

The tourist office of a Pórtugos is located in the Town Hall.

Popular festivals in Pórtugos are Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, San Sebastián, Semana Santa, Fiesta de la Parva, Semana Cultural and Fiestas Patronales en Honor a la Virgen del Rosario.

Pórtugos' origins as an urban centre date back to the Roman Empire, as its name clearly has Latin roots, coming from the word 'portus', meaning 'place of passage'. However, no remains from this period have been found. It was during the Muslim period that the region, and Pórtugos in particular, developed.

Pórtugos is truly a gift from nature: the village is the source of natural mineral waters with a high iron content; red in colour, they descend in a waterfall called La Fuente Agria. This waters appear at El Chorreón, where the water has worn its way through the rock, and pours through seven openings. The waters are particularly beneficial to people with anaemia, but only if imbibed directly from the fountain.