Santa Luzia – Fuzeta and Clay factory

Duration: 3 Hours

Santa Luzia is believed to have been founded around 1577, when a group of fishermen decided to solve the problem on their own and built a chapel in honour of the Sicilian martyr and patron saint of those suffering from eye diseases – Santa Luzia.

The history of the village, elevated to the status of a town in 1999, has been intertwined with the sea since its formation. Initially centred on hook fishing, the town later became known for tuna fishing, a legacy still visible in some places such as Praia do Barril.

In the 1920s, octopus fishing became the main activity, with the traditional methods involving the use of clay pots eventually giving way to traps, a type of cage that allows significantly larger octopus catches.