With Solar House and Tower, this perhaps the most monumental of all Northern Portugal. It is obvious the conservative spirit of 16th-century architecture, by preserving medieval features.
Baroque long plant Solar and in whose facade prefigure the three fundamental areas that constitute: the House, the Chapel and the courtyard. At Solar highlights the figure of the classical-era Warrior featured on the staircase and in the Chapel, the decoration of the ceilings with a fresco of Baroque.
This square tower made with thick granite blocks (reaching two metres) was founded in the XV century by the 8th Count of Barcelos. The finishing is from the Renaissance period with cornice, gutter and merlons.
Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira was a 14TH century Portuguese general who played a key role in the 1383-1385 crisis, where Portugal played their independence against Castile, in the famous battle of Aljubarrota. After the Spanish threat, Nuno Álvares Pereira remained as Constable of the realm and became count of Arraiolos and Barcelos, and here remained in this House.
This is one of the few Manueline copies existing in the municipality of Barcelos. Highlighting the decorative richness in vain and merlons of the shot.
Current City Hall building of Barcelos, a construction that clusters former Hospital of the holy spirit that in the 14th century served as a service station for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela and traces of the old chapel of Santa Maria of the 14th century.
