Idan da gaske kuna buƙatar sakin jiki daga hutu da hayaniyar manyan biranen Fotigal (kamar Lisbon da Porto) waɗanda ke kewaye da kyawawan shimfidar wurare tsakanin titunan dutse a ƙauyukan gargajiya, dole ne ku san abin da ake kira Istauyukan Schist (Aldeas Pizarra), waɗanda aka rarraba a yankin tsakiyar tsakanin Coimbra da Castelo Branco.
Garuruwa ƙanƙane ne da ke manne da tsaunin tuddai da gaɓar ƙorama waɗanda ke daɗa fara'a na tsohuwar duniya kuma suna ɗaukar girman al'adun Portuguese. Waɗannan sun haɗa da Água Formosa, Aigra Nova, Barroca, Candal, Casal Novo, Chiqueiro, Figueira, Janeiro de Baixo, Martim Branco, Pedrógão Pequeno, Sarzedas, Talasnal da Vila Cova do Alva. "Schist" wani nau'i ne na dutsen metamorphic na crystalline wanda ke tsaga cikin sauƙi yana haifar da lebur. Shekaru aru-aru, wannan dutsen "a kwance" ya zama kayan gini mai kyau don ƙirƙirar gidaje masu aminci.
A yau, yawancin gidaje na asali da aka yi da duwatsun "Schist" har yanzu suna tsaye kuma mazaunan ƙauyen sun mamaye su, suna mai da shi yawon shakatawa.
Tabbas, gidaje masu fa'ida suna da kyau a gani, duk da haka rayuwar wadata ce ta ƙauyen da yake da daɗin ganowa. Shin irin wainar da ake toyawa a murhun jama'a ne ko kuma irin suturar da ake sakawa a jikin katako, kowane ƙauye yana da irin yanayinsa da kuma kwalliyar sa.
Ya kamata a sani cewa yawancin bukukuwan addini da na gargajiya suna faruwa a duk shekara year kuma ana maraba da kowa. Hanya ta musamman don ganin ƙauyukan Pizarra yana kan ƙafa ko ta keke. An ƙirƙiri hanyoyi na musamman ga waɗanda suke jin daɗin bincikawa a cikin saurin su. Keken tsaunuka suma suna da hanya mai sadaukarwa.