Aldeias Históricas de Portugal

Villages

16th Century House

Castelo Mendo

Castelo Mendo

Two-storey house built, or remodelled, in the 16th century. On the ground floor, a wide door with a straight and bevelled lintel leads to a store with a paved flooring. A granite staircase leads to the upper floor, with a stone guardrail and a porch supported by octagonal columns, with square-section bases and capitals, decorated with cords and small chamfers.