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  • House  9+ bedrooms
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  • Cais
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`The Casa da Gaviarra in Valença, is located within the walls, in the front line towards the River
Minho, its veil and with its eyes set on the Cathedral of Tui in neighboring Spain.
Next to the house is the oldest door in the walls of Valença, Porta da Gaviarra, where walkers end
the Portuguese Way of Santiago.
It was built in the 19th century by Barão da Urgeira for the home of his oldest daughter.
It is a mansion well suited to the neoclassical in stone masonry, with bronze guards on the
balcony balconies, richly cornerstones, punches, cornices and frames of the openings
are in granite equipped with a fine peak.
With very elegant lines, it has a privileged location, beauty and elegance.
In the second half of the , an important remodeling work is done: structure of pillars,
beams and slabs including the structure of the roof.
It has 12 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, charming and refined dining and living room, garage, library,
kitchen and romantic gardens.
Most divisions are recently covered with wallpaper of great quality and refinement (Versace, Laura
Ashley, Sanderson, and the famous Thibaut).In the master bedroom the wallpaper represents
Aesop`s fables (the hare and the turtle, the stork and the fox).The wallpaper that lines the walls and
ceiling of the second floor room is a toyle de Jouy made in France and represents a party in the
19th , in the rooms there is a parquet floor.
The living room has a fireplace topped by a large Manueline stone with a sculpted angel head and
plant motifs adorn the angel`s face on the stone was removed from the ground floor
(next to the garage) where it served as a lintel for a door.
The fireplace in the dining room is made of marble, acquired in France and is lined with three cast
iron plates representing putis and plant motifs.
The terrace has a hydraulic mosaic floor, made by hand.
It has two gardens, one smaller next to the terrace with several Japanese trees, a rhododendron
and two magnolias.
The second garden has a high wall along the roundabout path of Gaviarra, which is part of the old
wall of this strong square and is adorned with a large number of Japanese women, some of which
are quite is also a rare example of a `Bela Portuguesa` rose created by a French
botanist in the 19th who lived in Lisbon, where he directed the Botanical Garden.
To acquire these houses is to acquire history, culture and properties are heritage
within the Heritage that is the Praça Forte de Valença, classified as a National Monument since 1910
and today a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage.
Valença do Minho, in addition to its natural beauty and patr.`
`The Casa da Gaviarra in Valença, is located within the walls, in the front line towards the River
Minho, its veil and with its eyes set on the Cathedral of Tui in neighboring Spain.
Next to the house is the oldest door in the walls of Valença, Porta da Gaviarra, where walkers end
the Portuguese Way of Santiago.
It was built in the 19...
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