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The Casa do Barreiro built in the seventeenth century is a typical aristocratic building on properties where agriculture has traditionally been the dominant activity. In ancient times the land stretched to the river Lima and the fifth-rich apple and corn production then was much wider being today the main activity is the cultivation of vines.The house was built to form an interior courtyard in the center of which there is a source - a touch of freshness and harmony in a set of master rurality. The secular walls carefully whitewashed are cut by guillotine windows towers chimneys and balconies balcony.Outside and inside the walls that come up the stairs and paths in the gardens which descend in terraces to the valley birds can be seen cornucopias and a huge panel trompe-l'oeil with a monumental staircase which pose a couple in love and a greyhound. The set is a magnificent example of Portuguese tiles commissioned Jorge Colaco one of the great revival of the use of decorative tile in Portugal. The gardens are not extensive and sources have corners age-old trees that provide shade cozy where you feel like staying forgetting the time to contemplate the landscape.A stay at the Casa do Barreiro provides the possibility to discover a region of extreme beauty.

Property Location
With a stay at Casa do Barreiro in Ponte de Lima, you'll be close to Ponte de Lima Bridge and Parque do Arnado. This guesthouse is within the region of Church of St. Romanica Martin and Chapel of Our Lady of Aparecida.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the individually decorated guestrooms.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor tennis court and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access and billiards.

Dining
For your convenience, a complimentary breakfast is served daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor tennis court and a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The preferred airport for Casa do Barreiro is Porto (OPO-Dr. Francisco de Sa Carneiro) - 61.1 km / 38 mi.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

The Casa da Várzea is a very old building profoundly altered in the second half of the eighteenth century by the hand of the then owner Jose Caetano da Gama Araújo e Azevedo can accommodate for the avenged him thirteen children acquiring the classical architectural feature that today features.However the House has been around a lot and in the same family since at least the conclusion of a long lease contract between Francisco de Brito and the Town Council of Braga in 1553.Here was the seat of the old Lowland Couto confiscated the prócere Count Nuno Mendes in 1071 and later in 1132 escambada the Cathedral of Braga which is permissible under the current building are still the foundations of medieval fifth.The apparatus works started in the eighteenth century were not completed including the staircase outside the border to the facade which is planned and partially carried out has never been placed. However because of recent date the building itself was expanded to the south and west with a new body to the detriment of the old kitchen and the possibility of building a balcony certainly expected and never performed.The house consists of three distinct parts:- The building of more classical architecture defined by two poorly exposed facades (North and East) but clearly visible from all over the valley respectively 5 and 6 bay windows each. The inner division is characteristic of this region and since that time with a succession of large rooms with ceilings trough (one octagonal paneled bowl) communicating with each other by large doors in symmetrical arrangement with wall cabinets of identical dimensions. On the ground floor are the winery the winery and other agricultural collections.- A building juxtaposed to the south also on two floors appearing to be older but he certainly added to the reuse of old stonework.- A body added to the south and west for about 50 years with granite walls and partitions perpianho very narrow brick-pressed single level floor by floor from the rest.The exterior facades are remarkable north and east where pontificate some interesting architectural details.This beautiful manor house is located in the bucolic village of Eaves and green scarcely two miles from the village of S. Martin of Gandhinagar and substantially midway between the towns of Ponte de Lima and Ponte da Barca.Dominating the fertile farm that is double and the plains of Eaves and Gandhinagar has good access and excellent panoramic views that are lost in the distant mountains of Peneda and Miranda.

Property Location
Located in Ponte de Lima, Casa da VĂĄrzea is within the vicinity of Feitosa Golf Club and Ponte de Lima Bridge. This country house is within the region of Church of St. Romanica Martin and Chapel of Our Lady of Aparecida.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including tour/ticket assistance.

Dining
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.

Business, Other Amenities
Free parking is available onsite.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Feitosa Golf Club - 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
Ponte de Lima Bridge - 7 km / 4.3 mi
Parque do Arnado - 7.2 km / 4.5 mi
Ponte da Barca Bridge - 8.1 km / 5 mi
Church of St. Romanica Martin - 17.5 km / 10.9 mi
Chapel of Our Lady of Aparecida - 18.4 km / 11.4 mi
Nossa Senhora da Abadia - 22.7 km / 14.1 mi
Estadio Municipal de Braga - 23.6 km / 14.6 mi
Tibaes Monastery - 23.7 km / 14.7 mi
Sao Frutuoso Chapel - 23.7 km / 14.7 mi
Vilarinho das Furnas Dam - 24.3 km / 15.1 mi
Minho University - 24.6 km / 15.3 mi
Palacio dos Biscainhos - 24.9 km / 15.4 mi
Santa Barbara Garden - 24.9 km / 15.5 mi
Archbishop's Palace - 25 km / 15.5 mi