"The Illustrious House of Ramires" - House of the Lagariça Tower
Property classified as of Public Interest since 19 September 1977 by Decree no. 129/77, DR, 1st series, no. 226 of 29 September 1977
The Casa da Torre da Lagariça was the place of visit and inspiration of the writer Eça de Queiroz for the novel, "The Illustrious House of Ramires".
The construction of the Torre da Lagariça dates back to the first half of the XVIII century. XII.
The tower is a solid military turret with square lines, which served as a lookout and prison point, and later the houses were built around the tower and became a dwelling house for the nobles of the Torre da Lagariça.
The tower would have as its objective the defense of the Douro line at the time of the Christian reconquest, serving as a watchtower, but its military function lost its meaning with the establishment of the northernmost borders.
In the eighteenth century. In the 16th century, the Torre da Lagariça was acquired by the Brasonada Pinto family, lords of the Torre da Chá and the Paço de Covelas.
It is located in the Parish of S. Cipriano, in the Municipality of Resende - 41°03'37.1"N 7°59'57.3"W
In addition to the "Illustrious House" the farm has beautiful cultivated fields and fruit trees, the Eira Velha, the highest point of the farm where, it is said, Eça sat to admire the landscape and write the novel, the niches of the Via Sacra, the Tanque das Murtas, the romantic-inspired gardens, the woods with stone benches, and a replica of the tower that served as a dovecote.
Bibliography and Sources:
- Itinerary of the Portuguese Military Monuments, Lisbon, 1948, ALMEIDA, João de
- Resende and its History, 1994, DUARTE, Joaquim Correia
- The Illustrious House of Ramires, 1986, QUEIROZ, Eça de
Videos:
José Hermano Saraiva in 1996
Property classified as of Public Interest since 19 September 1977 by Decree no. 129/77, DR, 1st series, no. 226 of 29 September 1977
The Casa da Torre da Lagariça was the place of visit and inspiration of the writer Eça de Queiroz for the novel, "The Illustrious House of Ramires".
The construction of the Torre da Lagariça dates back to the first half of the XVIII century. XII.
The tower is a solid military turret with square lines, which served as a lookout and prison point, and later the houses were built around the tower and became a dwelling house for the nobles of the Torre da Lagariça.
The tower would have as its objective the defense of the Douro line at the time of the Christian reconquest, serving as a watchtower, but its military function lost its meaning with the establishment of the northernmost borders.
In the eighteenth century. In the 16th century, the Torre da Lagariça was acquired by the Brasonada Pinto family, lords of the Torre da Chá and the Paço de Covelas.
It is located in the Parish of S. Cipriano, in the Municipality of Resende - 41°03'37.1"N 7°59'57.3"W
In addition to the "Illustrious House" the farm has beautiful cultivated fields and fruit trees, the Eira Velha, the highest point of the farm where, it is said, Eça sat to admire the landscape and write the novel, the niches of the Via Sacra, the Tanque das Murtas, the romantic-inspired gardens, the woods with stone benches, and a replica of the tower that served as a dovecote.
Bibliography and Sources:
- Itinerary of the Portuguese Military Monuments, Lisbon, 1948, ALMEIDA, João de
- Resende and its History, 1994, DUARTE, Joaquim Correia
- The Illustrious House of Ramires, 1986, QUEIROZ, Eça de
Videos:
José Hermano Saraiva in 1996
