Garcia de Resende House
Garcia de Resende House
Mostly known for its Manueline window in marble and granite, which is thought to have been created by Diogo de Arruda, the house of the chronicler and poet Garcia de Resende was altered for many times over the times, a fact that is confirmed by the exploration works which found various 15th-century structures.
It suffered great changes during the 19th century: the interior was remodelled and new decoration features were added.
The house rises around an interior courtyard; the main façade has a ground floor and a grand upper floor, but there is still another smaller storey slightly withdrawn.
The most remarkable feature is undoubtedly the window which stands out among the other houses.
It has a double recess with polylobed arches to which a new decoration was added in the 19th century.
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The building, a national monument, was originally a convent from the 15th century; its origins are connected to the legend of the apparition of the Virgin Mary over a thorn-bush (espinheiro) around 1400; in 1458, due to the popularity of the site among pilgrims, a church was built, and then a convent of hieronimyte monks.
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