Solares de Portugal - Casa de Alfena

Type of accommodation

Tourism in a Manor House

Casa de Alfena is a manorial house from the XVIII century linked to a group of rural buildings and old goldsmith's workshops. The house and the rural buildings have been adapted to receive guests and the workshops gave way to Portugal's only gold museum. Classified for its historical, cultural, and architectonic relevance, the house has five rooms (three in the main building, and two in a converted granary), two living rooms, one games room, a rustic granite kitchen, and a large balcony supported by granite pillars. The house shares its gardens, granite threshing-floor, patios, and swimming pool with the museum. Travassos is a traditional filigree (Latin: filum-granum) workshop-village, located in the North bank of river Ave, by the Andorinha dam, and in the vicinity of Penede-Gerês National Park, Cabreira mountainous ridge, and Ermal dam. Braga, Guimarães, and Vieira do Minho are all a 30 minutes drive away.