Palacete Seixas in Cascais, designed by Norte Júnior.Casa de Santa Maria in Cascais, was designed by Raul Lino in 1902.
The Portuguese Riviera, the coastal region west of the capital Lisbon centered on the cities of Cascais, Sintra, and Oeiras, became a resort destination in the 1870s when King Luís I of Portugal began spending his summers at the Palácio da Cidadela in Cascais. A development boom ensued along the coast, accompanied by the construction of the Cascais railway and the Sintra railway, resulting in the construction of palaces, estates, and chalets of Lisbon's aristocracy for use in the summer.[2][3][4][5][6] The movement's proliferation in the Portuguese Riviera influenced architectural and stylistic tastes across Portugal's other coastal regions, namely Figueira da Foz and Foz do Douro.[7]
Sea bathing was already becoming popular in Portugal in the mid-1850s. Cascais, with its protected beaches, was attracting tourists from the capital, Lisbon, and the numbers increased considerably following the opening of a road to the capital in 1863 and the commencement of a stagecoach service. Further stimulus for people to visit Cascais came as a result of the first visit to the town by Queen Maria Pia in September 1867 and the completion of a road from Sintra to Cascais in 1868. Sintra, situated in hills and therefore cooler in the summer, was a popular summer retreat for the royal family and the nobility of Lisbon.[8]
Following renovation of the house of the governor of the Cascais Citadel, the royal family stayed there for several weeks in 1870 and did so in subsequent years. It rapidly became normal for the nobility to leave Sintra and transfer to Cascais in early to mid-September in order to be close to the king. However, the quality of hotels in the town was considered poor and noble families began to construct their own homes, beginning with the Duke of Palmela and the Duke of Loulé.
In time, rich businessmen also built summer houses, including Jorge O'Neil, a tobacco baron, and Henrique de Sommer, who became Portugal's leading cement producer.[8][9][10]
Palmela Palace, built in 1874Estoril's Chalet Barros, also known as Forte da Cruz, built in 1894.
In design the new houses were rather different from the houses owned by the nobility in Lisbon, and came to be referred to as summer architecture. They were eclectic, both in their individual designs and in the wide range of architectural styles chosen by the owners, and aimed for a high level of external decoration.[11] Architects used included Thomas Henry Wyatt from England and the Portuguese Raul Lino, who designed around 700 projects in his lifetime and developed the idealized concept of A Casa Portuguesa or the Portuguese House. Styles used included Italianate, Swiss chalet style, English Gothic, Louis XIII style, and neoclassical.[12]
Following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1910, there was not the same imperative for affluent citizens of Lisbon to be in Cascais every September. Nevertheless, the building of exotic summer houses continued and extended to neighbouring Estoril, which was becoming a popular resort area and opened a casino in 1916.[9]
^Tiago Freitas, Summer Houses, Testing New Possibilities of Modern Living., retrieved 2020-03-08
^"Área de Reabilitação de Colares – Almoçageme". Câmara Municipal de Sintra (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^Ana Teresa Garcia Silva Morgado (2013). A Arquitectura de Veraneio e a sua imagética: Da Boca do Inferno aos Banhos da Poça. 1870 – 1920 [The Summer Architecture and its Image. From Boca do Inferno to Banhos da Poça. 1870 – 1920] (PDF) (Thesis) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. p. 12. Mais tarde, em 1868, por iniciativa de outro benfeitor de Cascais, o então deputado pelo círculo de Sintra Francisco Joaquim da Costa e Silva (1826-?), procedeu-se às obras de melhoramento da estrada que liga Cascais a Sintra, vila esta na altura muito frequentada pela Família Real e outras famílias aristocráticas que aí começavam a edificar palacetes, onde passavam os meses mais quentes do estio, iniciando a moda de veraneio. [...] A Rainha D. Amélia prolonga a sua estadia vilegiaturista em Sintra, o infante D. Manuel prefere Mafra. Apenas D. Carlos e seu irmão, o infante D. Afonso, se mantêm fiéis a Cascais.
^Antunes, Alexandra (2010). "Arquitectura de veraneio no concelho de Oeiras: chalets de Dafundo e Cruz Quebrada, 1898-1900" [Summer architecture in the municipality of Oeiras: chalets of Dafundo and Cruz Quebrada, 1898-1900]. Encontros de História e Património. Diálogos em Noites de Verão 2006-2007 [Meetings of History and Heritage. Dialogues on Summer Nights 2006-2007] (in Portuguese). Espaço e Memória – Associação Cultural de Oeiras / Junta de Freguesia de Oeiras e S. Julião da Barra. pp. 73–87.
^Fernandes, Paulo Almeida. Identidades. Património Arquitectónico do Concelho de Mafra. Sem o impacto monumental de Cascais ou do Estoril, a Ericeira foi um importante local de veraneio na transição para o séc. XX.
^Silva, Samantha Katrina Ventura da (2018). O Plano de Urbanização da Amadora de Faria da Costa: o projecto e a sua implementação(PDF). Universidade Lusíada. Nos anos quarenta, à semelhança de outros territórios periféricos a Lisboa, a Amadora antes de o ser era constituída por uma paisagem meramente campesina, pontuada por núcleos residenciais de veraneio da alta burguesia.
^Mexia Lobo, Susana (2012). Arquitectura e Turismo: Planos e projectos. As cenografias do lazer na costa portuguesa, da 1.ª República à Democracia(PDF). Universidade de Coimbra. pp. 192–297.
^ abHenriques, Joao Miguel (2016). Cascais: 650 Years. Cascais: Cascais Municipality. pp. 53–61. ISBN9789726372752.
^ abMaria da Graça Gonzalez Briz (1989). A arquitectura de veraneio os Estoris 1880-1930 (Master's Dissertation) (in Portuguese). hdl:10362/21630 – via Repositório Universidade Nova.
^Maria Isabel Andrade Baptista (May 2012). Casas com história e memória em Cascais: um itinerário turístico pedestre (Report) (in Portuguese). Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril. hdl:10400.26/4920 – via Repositório Comum.
^"Summer architecture route" (PDF). Cascais Municipality. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^Ramalho, Maria. "Casa dos Almadas". Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^"Palácio do Conde de Castro Guimarães / Torre de São Sebastião". Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitetónico. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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Summer architecture Portuguese arquitetura de veraneio was a Portuguese architectural movement originating in the Portuguese Riviera in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the region became a popular resort destination for the Portuguese royal family and the Portuguese aristocracy The movement is not characterized by any single architectural style or artistic school but rather unified by common themes including leisure wellness exoticism and heterotopia 1 Palacete Seixas in Cascais designed by Norte Junior Casa de Santa Maria in Cascais was designed by Raul Lino in 1902 The Portuguese Riviera the coastal region west of the capital Lisbon centered on the cities of Cascais Sintra and Oeiras became a resort destination in the 1870s when King Luis I of Portugal began spending his summers at the Palacio da Cidadela in Cascais A development boom ensued along the coast accompanied by the construction of the Cascais railway and the Sintra railway resulting in the construction of palaces estates and chalets of Lisbon s aristocracy for use in the summer 2 3 4 5 6 The movement s proliferation in the Portuguese Riviera influenced architectural and stylistic tastes across Portugal s other coastal regions namely Figueira da Foz and Foz do Douro 7 Contents 1 History 2 Styles 3 Notable examples 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit nbsp The Palacio dos Condes de Castro Guimaraes in Cascais nbsp Casa Lencastre was built in 1898Sea bathing was already becoming popular in Portugal in the mid 1850s Cascais with its protected beaches was attracting tourists from the capital Lisbon and the numbers increased considerably following the opening of a road to the capital in 1863 and the commencement of a stagecoach service Further stimulus for people to visit Cascais came as a result of the first visit to the town by Queen Maria Pia in September 1867 and the completion of a road from Sintra to Cascais in 1868 Sintra situated in hills and therefore cooler in the summer was a popular summer retreat for the royal family and the nobility of Lisbon 8 Following renovation of the house of the governor of the Cascais Citadel the royal family stayed there for several weeks in 1870 and did so in subsequent years It rapidly became normal for the nobility to leave Sintra and transfer to Cascais in early to mid September in order to be close to the king However the quality of hotels in the town was considered poor and noble families began to construct their own homes beginning with the Duke of Palmela and the Duke of Loule In time rich businessmen also built summer houses including Jorge O Neil a tobacco baron and Henrique de Sommer who became Portugal s leading cement producer 8 9 10 Estoril would later become a royal retreat for members of the Spanish royal family Italian royal family French royal family Austrian imperial family and numerous other royal and noble families from across Europe between the World Wars Styles Edit nbsp Palmela Palace built in 1874 nbsp Estoril s Chalet Barros also known as Forte da Cruz built in 1894 In design the new houses were rather different from the houses owned by the nobility in Lisbon and came to be referred to as summer architecture They were eclectic both in their individual designs and in the wide range of architectural styles chosen by the owners and aimed for a high level of external decoration 11 Architects used included Thomas Henry Wyatt from England and the Portuguese Raul Lino who designed around 700 projects in his lifetime and developed the idealized concept of A Casa Portuguesa or the Portuguese House Styles used included Italianate Swiss chalet style English Gothic Louis XIII style and neoclassical 12 The Palacio do Conde de Castro Guimaraes used a Revivalist approach that included Neo romanticism Neo Gothic Neo Manueline and Neo Moorish styles 13 Following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1910 there was not the same imperative for affluent citizens of Lisbon to be in Cascais every September Nevertheless the building of exotic summer houses continued and extended to neighbouring Estoril which was becoming a popular resort area and opened a casino in 1916 9 Notable examples Edit nbsp Sintra s Casa dos Penedos top and Palacio Valencas bottom are UNESCO World HeritageCascaisPalacio dos Condes de Castro Guimaraes Casa Sommer Cascais Cultural Centre Palmela Palace Casa de Santa Maria Casa de Sao Bernardo Chalet Faial Chalet Leitao Palacio do Duque de Loule Chalet Ficalho Casa dos Porticos Casa d Orey Casa Perestrelo de Vasconcelos Casa D Pedro Palacete Seixas Casa Maria Helena Casa Trindade Baptista Palacio dos Condes de Monte RealEstorilCasa Verdades de Faria Chalet Barros Cavalaricas de Santos JorgeSintraCasa dos Penedos Palacio ValencaReferences Edit Tiago Freitas Summer Houses Testing New Possibilities of Modern Living retrieved 2020 03 08 Area de Reabilitacao de Colares Almocageme Camara Municipal de Sintra in European Portuguese Retrieved 2020 03 08 Ana Teresa Garcia Silva Morgado 2013 A Arquitectura de Veraneio e a sua imagetica Da Boca do Inferno aos Banhos da Poca 1870 1920 The Summer Architecture and its Image From Boca do Inferno to Banhos da Poca 1870 1920 PDF Thesis in Portuguese Lisbon Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias p 12 Mais tarde em 1868 por iniciativa de outro benfeitor de Cascais o entao deputado pelo circulo de Sintra Francisco Joaquim da Costa e Silva 1826 procedeu se as obras de melhoramento da estrada que liga Cascais a Sintra vila esta na altura muito frequentada pela Familia Real e outras familias aristocraticas que ai comecavam a edificar palacetes onde passavam os meses mais quentes do estio iniciando a moda de veraneio A Rainha D Amelia prolonga a sua estadia vilegiaturista em Sintra o infante D Manuel prefere Mafra Apenas D Carlos e seu irmao o infante D Afonso se mantem fieis a Cascais Antunes Alexandra 2010 Arquitectura de veraneio no concelho de Oeiras chalets de Dafundo e Cruz Quebrada 1898 1900 Summer architecture in the municipality of Oeiras chalets of Dafundo and Cruz Quebrada 1898 1900 Encontros de Historia e Patrimonio Dialogos em Noites de Verao 2006 2007 Meetings of History and Heritage Dialogues on Summer Nights 2006 2007 in Portuguese Espaco e Memoria Associacao Cultural de Oeiras Junta de Freguesia de Oeiras e S Juliao da Barra pp 73 87 Fernandes Paulo Almeida Identidades Patrimonio Arquitectonico do Concelho de Mafra Sem o impacto monumental de Cascais ou do Estoril a Ericeira foi um importante local de veraneio na transicao para o sec XX Silva Samantha Katrina Ventura da 2018 O Plano de Urbanizacao da Amadora de Faria da Costa o projecto e a sua implementacao PDF Universidade Lusiada Nos anos quarenta a semelhanca de outros territorios perifericos a Lisboa a Amadora antes de o ser era constituida por uma paisagem meramente campesina pontuada por nucleos residenciais de veraneio da alta burguesia Mexia Lobo Susana 2012 Arquitectura e Turismo Planos e projectos As cenografias do lazer na costa portuguesa da 1 ª Republica a Democracia PDF Universidade de Coimbra pp 192 297 a b Henriques Joao Miguel 2016 Cascais 650 Years Cascais Cascais Municipality pp 53 61 ISBN 9789726372752 a b Maria da Graca Gonzalez Briz 1989 A arquitectura de veraneio os Estoris 1880 1930 Master s Dissertation in Portuguese hdl 10362 21630 via Repositorio Universidade Nova Maria Isabel Andrade Baptista May 2012 Casas com historia e memoria em Cascais um itinerario turistico pedestre Report in Portuguese Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril hdl 10400 26 4920 via Repositorio Comum Summer architecture route PDF Cascais Municipality Retrieved 24 September 2018 Ramalho Maria Casa dos Almadas Patrimonio Cultural Retrieved 24 September 2018 Palacio do Conde de Castro Guimaraes Torre de Sao Sebastiao Sistema de Informacao para o Patrimonio Arquitetonico Retrieved 20 January 2018 External links EditDocumentary on Summer architecture in Portuguese Retrieved from https en 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