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Santar Vila Jardim

Discover the history, gardens, traditions, and legends of the village that gives its name and home to our hotel through a series of guided tours organized by the Santar – Vila Jardim project.

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Visit to the Gardens of Santar

Discover the historic village of Santar through its gardens, and the model of the Santar Vila Jardim project, designed by landscape architect Fernando Caruncho. Be amazed by the cultural heritage, the historic gardens, and its landscape marked by vineyards and culminating on the horizon with the mountains. Walls have been broken down and gardens joined together, allowing you to discover boxwood hedges, tiles, flowerbeds, vegetable gardens, and the beauty of the colors and fragrances that characterize the Portuguese garden, appealing to the senses. Gardens to visit: Garden of the Casa de Santar e Magalhães, Magnólia Garden, Linhares Garden – Santar e Magalhães, Garden of the Casa dos Linhares - Ibérico Nogueira, and the Garden of the Valverde Santar Hotel & Spa.



Visit to the Gardens and Casa de Santar

Immerse yourself in the memories of the House of the Counts of Santar and Magalhães through a guided tour of its spaces, such as the Sacristy, the Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Coach Room, the Zagão (a traditional building), and the Old Kitchen. Discover the Santar Vila Jardim project, with a model designed by the unparalleled landscape architect Fernando Caruncho. Venture through the gardens of Vila de Santar, where the walls have been broken down and the gardens have been joined together. Visit the Historical Garden of the House of Santar and Magalhães, the Vineyard Garden of the House of Magnolia, the Linhares - Santa and Magalhães Garden with wildflowers, the community gardens of the House of Linhares, and finally visit the wavy vineyard in the grounds of the Valverde Santar Hotel & Spa. Visit the Santar Vila Jardim Winery, where the finest wines of the Dão Region are produced.



Visit to the Gardens & Wines

Stroll across the historic village of Santar through its gardens. A village encompassed in gardens, vegetable gardens and vineyards that are crossed by an unbroken series of gardens such as the Garden of the Counts of Santar e Magalhães, passing through the Magnolia Garden, Linhares Garden, Casa dos Linhares Garden, the latter divided into plots of cultivation, and finally the Hotel Valverde Santar Garden, with a wavy vineyard that rhythms the mountains that surround the region. Visit the modern Winery of Santar Vila Jardim, built with state-of-the-art technology to create the best wines, made from selected grapes from the vineyard gardens. To end this wonderful visit, enjoy a wine tasting of Santar Vila Jardim Red Reserve Wine and Santar Vila Jardim White Wine.



Gardens Gourmet

Explore the Historic Village of Santar through its gardens, vegetable gardens and vineyards, discover the model of the Santar Vila Jardim project, designed by the unique landscape architect Fernando Caruncho. Stroll through the Counts of Santar e Magalhães, Magnolia, Linhares, Casa dos Linhares, and Hotel Valverde Santar Gardens. Taste your senses with Santar Vila Jardim White and Red Reserve Wines and indulge yourself with the infamous Serra da Estrela cheeses that come accompanied with our popular wheat bread in firewood oven, smoked ham, regional sausage, seasonal fruit and vegetables, such as sweet strawberries or cherry tomato with fresh oregano from our vegetable garden.



Gardens & Historic Village

On a stroll through the amazing village of Santar, venture out to discover the streets and alleys, where granite is present, a profusion of walls, fountains, tanks, and noble, agricultural, rustic, and religious buildings. Behind these walls, there are gardens with boxwood hedges, tanks are hidden, the fountains are heard, rose gardens and vineyards are opened up. Walk through the gardens of the Counts of Santar e Magalhães, Magnólia, Linhares, Casa dos Linhares Garden, Misericórdia and Hotel Valverde Santar. Visit the charming Chapel of the House Nossa Senhora da Piedade, a beautiful example of Joanine style in the Historic Village of Santar.



Tailor Made Gardens

We create experiences that take you to the essence of Santar, the Garden Village. Enjoy unique moments designed for you, like a lunch under a pergola covered by Santa Teresinha roses, or on the porch of the Counts of Santar e Magalhães House with an outstanding view to Serra da Estrela mountain-range, a wine tasting with the Winemaker Eng. Pedro Vasconcellos e Souza, or a visit accompanied by the founding family of the project.


More information

info@santarvilajardim.pt

(+351) 232 942 937 * | (+351 911 161 587) **

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**Call to the national mobile network


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