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Story Studio
monsanto


SOON

where your story will shortly begins...
In monsanto


SOON

MEET ONE OF THE BASTIONS OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA MILITARY HISTORY (GOING BACK TO THE PERIOD OF ROMAN OCCUPATION) ... MONSANTO; NOW, CLASSIFIED AS A BUILDING OF PUBLIC INTEREST, IT IS COMMONLY TITLED AS THE MOST PORTUGUESE VILLAGE OF PORTUGAL.



The Story Studio MONSANTO will open to the public in 2024 and will be the third accommodation unit of the Story Studio brand, located in the Monsanto Historic Village, an ancient Portuguese village of vernacular architecture, built in granite and installed on a steep hillside, to which the epithet "the most Portuguese village of Portugal" is attributed.


The Monsanto Historic Village has a particularly relevant historical-military legacy, which dates back to the period of Roman occupation in the Iberian Peninsula, being also associated with the period of Christian reconquest, which led to the constitution of Portugal as a country (D. Afonso Henriques conquered Monsanto to the Moors, having donated it to the Templars), and other periods of Portuguese history (there are several examples of unsuccessful military sieges in Monsanto).


The location of the Monsanto Historic Village on a particularly steep slope, in the Beira Baixa region, offers an extraordinary landscape range that projects itself on the horizon. In this place, silence is a distinguishing mark, being interrupted at times by the signs of nature that echo in this place, and occasionally by the typical dialogues of the local community or by the church bell that will travel across the surrounding areas.


Although Story Studio MONSANTO is only expected to start operating in 2024, be sure to mark your 2024 Summer Vacations on your calendar and we will prepare you for an authentic and unforgettable experience. We will wait for you, but we invite you to try our COIMBRA and PIÓDÃO units.



HOW THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY LOOKS



PROJECTED IMAGE OF THE PROPERTY (3D VIEW)



The intervention and qualification proposal for the property has the signature of the atelier GLCS - Arquitectos



Monsanto,
The most Portuguese Village of Portugal



The Monsanto village, entirely built in granite stone, is known, since 1938, as the most Portuguese village in Portugal. It’s a place with a record of human presence since the Paleolithic. Archaeological remains of the Copper Age and Iron Age can be seen, of villas, and Roman baths in the S. Lourenço field which is at the base of the hill. Monsanto was conquered from the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques in 1165, and donated to the Order of the Templars for playing a strategic role in defending the country against the invaders. It has two zones, the high one where the castle is built by the Templars and the low one where the houses are, with emphasis on the Mother Church, the Misericórdia Church, the Lucano Tower (or Torre do Relógio), the Cruzeiro de São Salvador, the Praça dos Canhões viewpoint and the iconic Casa dos Penedos – also known as “Flinstones House”.


In the lower part of the village, enjoy the views in Penedo do Pé Calvo, visit the Monsanto Cave and furdas (old pigsties).


In the upper part, when arriving at the Castle, it is still possible to see the alcove. Inside the Wall, we find the cistern, the Keep and the Chapel of Santa Maria do Castelo, a building rebuilt by the Order of the Templars. Outside the Wall, at the entrance to the old citadel, you will find the ruins of the Romanesque Chapel dedicated to S. Miguel, from the 12th/13th century, and the Chapel of São João, of which only one arch remains.


The Pelourinho, the Old Chapel of Socorro, the Porta de Santo António, and the Chapel of Santo António are also part of the historical heritage of the village. On the way to the Castle, you will find the Fonte do Ferreiro where you can read on a small tile “The water from this spring quenched the thirst for dark heroes”.


Going down the Rua de Santa Maria do Castelo you can see near the Chafariz do Meio, on Rua Fernando Namora, the house where the writer practiced as a doctor in Monsanto between 1944 and 1946. Visit the Grotto and enjoy the view over Monsanto and the hillside at the viewpoint next to the Community Oven. The “single-tile house” has the particularity of having a rock covering.



Monsanto Castle



Monsanto Castle was built around the 13th century, but it underwent changes in the course of the 14th, 16th, and 17th centuries. The Keep was built by the Templars. This set is classified as a National Monument. Annually, in May, the ruins of the Castle are the stage for the Festa da Divina Santa Cruz of pagan origin.



Mother Church



The Mother Church, at the entrance to the village, built around the 15th century and rebuilt during the 18th century, still maintains the Romanesque portal on its facade today. In the lateral façades, there are different spans, from which Manueline cracks stand out, and, in the South façade, a round arch portal, without imposing or framing.



Church of Misericórdia



The Igreja da Misericórdia, near the Torre do Lucano, built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style, was the parish church before the construction of Mother Church. Inside it displays three altars, an image of S. Pedro, and an imaginary set about the Passion cycle.



Lucano Tower (Clock Tower)



The Lucano Tower, built in the 15th century and enlarged in the 17th century, was part of Monsanto's defensive structure, later transformed into a clock tower. At the top of the tower, there is a replica of the Galo de Prata, awarded as a trophy in the election of the “most Portuguese village in Portugal”.



Cross Stone of São Salvador



It is a cross with an octagonal column, on a square base with beveled edges. At the top is a simple cross, also with an octagonal section. It is situated at a fork in the road, not far from the Mother Church



Praça dos Canhões Viewpoint



Situated in the parking lot at the entrance to the village, it is known as Largo do Baluarte, or Baluarto, in its most popular form. It was a firing platform used during the 19th-century Peninsular Wars and now offers a magnificent view of the plains that surround Monsanto.



House of Fernando Namora



Fernando Namora worked as a municipal doctor in Monsanto between October 1944 and October 1946. His house, dated 1931, has a plaque on the facade that mentions Fernando Namora in his work A Nave de Pedra, published in 1975: My last books on their final assembly and writing were written in the village.



Penedo do Pé Calvo



Human presence has not always managed to take advantage of the rock formations present in this territory, resigning itself to its strong presence. Penedo do Pé Calvo is one such example. A gigantic cliff, based on a horizontal rocky base with multiple fractures.



Monsanto Cave



An old furda that today has become a picturesque tourist spot, this shelter results from the free space at the base of several cliffs. This use of the geomorphological conditions of the land is one of the identifying characteristics of this village.



Furdas



Formerly disseminated throughout the village, furdas, or pigsties, were organically aligned on the edges of the path that goes up the east side to the castle. These kept pigs, which was once a relevant long-term food source for their transformation into sausages.



Pelourinho



Restored in 1938, this pillory consists of a small platform on which the base rests - a bell-shaped block - surmounted by a smooth column, topped by a cylinder.



Gate of Santo António



The Gate of Santo António allowed the exit of the village on the west side. These doors, now isolated, were part of the so-called "wall of the count of Lippe" that came for the first time to fortify the village.



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in 2024





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