Lanhelas Tower or Tower House or Lanhelas Manor House

Category: Civil Architecture > Manor House

District: Viana do Castelo > Caminha > Lanhelas

Location

Located in Lanhelas, in the municipality of Caminha, next to the Minho River.

Origin

Built at the end of the Middle Ages as a manor house.

Architecture

Residential complex with three towers, originating in the 15th century and modified until the 19th century.

History

Ordered to be built by Afonso Vaz Bacelar, remaining linked to the Bacelar family throughout the centuries.

Classification

Property of Public Interest since November 30, 1993.

Curiosity

Example of a fortified tower house, typical of the Portuguese medieval nobility.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_Lanhelas

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt