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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Visit the Casa do Ribeiro - Toutosa

Casa do Ribeiro, located in the Town of Toutosa is a XVII century building.
This is a house of square plan, single mass of two floors with a crenellated tower at one of corners. Even coverage to hipped roof. The main elevation is oriented north masonry pilasters at the corners is marked by rhythmic eight balconies with brackets on the second floor and four doors on the 1st floor to the axis of each two balconies. The entry shall be by one of these pillows doors giving access to a courtyard with a staircase of two flights. The east front has a square tower on the left. A staircase leading to the chapel, prominent in granite with guards of the same material and wavy lines, rolled into volutes at the extremes.
The south façade features at the top floor with two balconies supported by columns covered the Tuscan countryside. The interior is marked by ceilings trough or trough. The main hall is painted and the center bearing a crest. The portal to include the coats of the yard and Ranges of Pamplona. The first one with a fleur-de-lis and crown of seven seconds and six pomegranates Burela gold and surmounted by the timbre of Pamplona, a lion sainte facade of five gold pieces.

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