The
"Casa do Loureiro"
is located in the magnificent landscapes on theDouro
valley, 50 km from the city of Oporto. Its
fields exposed to the south, ensure good quality of its products:
wine,
oranges, olives, chestnuts and walnuts.
Sculped granite walls and medieval roads delimit the property
confinement the building.
Its construction began on the early XVIII, improved by the end of that
century. The main works were inspired by the house
style called Pombalina (architecture style developed as a result of the
great earthquake of Lisbon,
1755).
The Casa do Loureiro has been part of the heritage of the same family
for many generations. Therefore the current
owners live in the main house as a living museum of everyday life,
which saves
among others, documents related with its history.
