Aldeias Históricas de Portugal

Villages

House of Field Marshall Manuel Leitão de Carvalho / Leitões Palace

Almeida

Almeida

In Rua Combatentes Mortos pela Pátria is the House of Marechal Leitão de Carvalho, also known as Leitões Palace. The building's design is that of civil residential architecture with a regular layout. It was built in the 17th century and shows signs of being worked on in the early 18th century. It has two doors on the ground floor and two windows on the upper floor on each side of the family’s coat of arms decorated with baroque ornamentation.