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GPS 38.518467692764546, -9.012945375509409

The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is located in the parish of Azeitão, in the municipality of Setúbal.

The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is a majestic building from the Classical Renaissance, having been built by King Jorge de Lancastre between the years 1521/37.

It was classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1977.

Description Unusual due to its monumental façade, it adopts a U-shaped plan. The windows are already characteristic of the Mannerist style, such as the large noble door, topped by the central window, these in a very typical set of Mannerist art. The facade is divided by vertical bands and corners in a rustic finish (opus rusticum), which is also very characteristic. With a somewhat monotonous and cold architecture, the palace nevertheless retains a beautiful lateral façade overlooking the gardens, with a large colonnade forming an extensive veranda and which, due to its elegance and dimensions, clearly shows how Portuguese architecture quickly took advantage of the colonnades and loggias it had. emerged in the region in the mid-sixteenth century.

History Its fate was marked on January 12, 1759 when it was confiscated along with all the assets of the Távora family who owned the palace at the time, this being the only property that was spared from demolition although the coat of arms had been chopped.

Little else remains of the palatial interior beyond the spacious halls, with their ashlars of half-height tiles, as the palace was looted during the arrest of the last Duke of Aveiro, accused of involvement in the attack against D. José, in 1758. Most of these beautiful tiles date from the 17th century, probably from works carried out by D. Álvaro de Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro, who took up residence almost permanently in Azeitão, from the end of the 16th century, and which gave all the sumptuousness to the palace. Other works, which greatly alter the original reading of the set, consist of additions made by the last owner of the property and by the occupants who succeeded him, throughout the 18th century.

Belonging in 1969 to Joaquim António Carvalho de Oliveira, it is currently owned by private individuals although it is in a state of abandonment.

Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 38.518467692764546, -9.012945375509409

The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is located in the parish of Azeitão, in the municipality of Setúbal.

The Palace of the Dukes of Aveiro is a majestic building from the Classical Renaissance, having been built by King Jorge de Lancastre between the years 1521/37.

It was classified as a Property of Public Interest in 1977.

Description Unusual due to its monumental façade, it adopts a U-shaped plan. The windows are already characteristic of the Mannerist style, such as the large noble door, topped by the central window, these in a very typical set of Mannerist art. The facade is divided by vertical bands and corners in a rustic finish (opus rusticum), which is also very characteristic. With a somewhat monotonous and cold architecture, the palace nevertheless retains a beautiful lateral façade overlooking the gardens, with a large colonnade forming an extensive veranda and which, due to its elegance and dimensions, clearly shows how Portuguese architecture quickly took advantage of the colonnades and loggias it had. emerged in the region in the mid-sixteenth century.

History Its fate was marked on January 12, 1759 when it was confiscated along with all the assets of the Távora family who owned the palace at the time, this being the only property that was spared from demolition although the coat of arms had been chopped.

Little else remains of the palatial interior beyond the spacious halls, with their ashlars of half-height tiles, as the palace was looted during the arrest of the last Duke of Aveiro, accused of involvement in the attack against D. José, in 1758. Most of these beautiful tiles date from the 17th century, probably from works carried out by D. Álvaro de Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro, who took up residence almost permanently in Azeitão, from the end of the 16th century, and which gave all the sumptuousness to the palace. Other works, which greatly alter the original reading of the set, consist of additions made by the last owner of the property and by the occupants who succeeded him, throughout the 18th century.

Belonging in 1969 to Joaquim António Carvalho de Oliveira, it is currently owned by private individuals although it is in a state of abandonment.