Castelo de Vide’s old hot baths of thermal springs
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In 1706 and about Fonte da Vila (village fountain) was one of the first references to Castelo de Vide waters. However, only em1918 with scientific analysis the waters began to be studied in order to capture the source for thermal purposes. From 1940 to 1942, was built the resort, about 20 meters from Fonte da Vila (village source) on the road that encircles the city center by the northeast side, and all of this flow was diverted to the spa complex. The architects were brothers Ernesto and Camilo Korrodi, and the spa included a buvette (where people drank the water, as the waters were quite good if swallowed), 8 bathrooms (half for each sex) and cabins for showers and other treatments. The building, of modest dimensions, is a typical example of public architecture of the Estado Novo, with small volume and area of regionalist aesthetic taste to the "scene of a Portuguese Alentejo house", good construction.
Having worked until the early 90s, the old Castelo de Vide Spa, now owned by the municipality, will be transformed in an interpretation center dedicated to the life and work of Garcia de Orta, a renowned cristão-novo (a Jew converted to Christianity), physician and botanist who was born at that Alentejo village in 1501.
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In 1706 and about Fonte da Vila (village fountain) was one of the first references to Castelo de Vide waters. However, only em1918 with scientific analysis the waters began to be studied in order to capture the source for thermal purposes. From 1940 to 1942, was built the resort, about 20 meters from Fonte da Vila (village source) on the road that encircles the city center by the northeast side, and all of this flow was diverted to the spa complex. The architects were brothers Ernesto and Camilo Korrodi, and the spa included a buvette (where people drank the water, as the waters were quite good if swallowed), 8 bathrooms (half for each sex) and cabins for showers and other treatments. The building, of modest dimensions, is a typical example of public architecture of the Estado Novo, with small volume and area of regionalist aesthetic taste to the "scene of a Portuguese Alentejo house", good construction.
Having worked until the early 90s, the old Castelo de Vide Spa, now owned by the municipality, will be transformed in an interpretation center dedicated to the life and work of Garcia de Orta, a renowned cristão-novo (a Jew converted to Christianity), physician and botanist who was born at that Alentejo village in 1501.
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Alentejo
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Castelo de Vide
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Serra de S. Mamede Nature Park
Identification and Access
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No
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Access from:
- Marvão (about 11 km, 20 min) - N359-6, N359, M1033-1, N246-1, M1006-2 and M524 to Estrada da Circunvalação in Castelo de Vide; or
- Portalegre (about 21 km, 25 min) - N359 and N246 to Castelo de Vide. There take Estrada da Circunvalação.
Base Characterization
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Cultural Historical
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Urban.
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Public
Tips
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In Estrada da Circunvalação go to the viewpoint and see the fields and the frontier territories delimited by Tagus and Sever rivers and, to the north, the mountains of Açor, Gardunha and Estrela.
