Belmonte / Centum Cellas

Villa Back to the report about Portugal

The remains at this place let presume a tower. It is however a question of the center of a villa from the 1st century AD. It had at least 2 storeys.

VillaAgainst the end of the 3rd century the house was destroyed in part by a fire. After that it was built up again.

In the 10th or 11th century AD a chapel was built. The place was used obviously until the modern time.

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