Chalet Rino in Alcobaça

Chalet Rino in Alcobaça

Owned by farmer and owner José Pereira da Silva Rino, Chalet Rino in Alcobça is another excellent example of romantic residential architecture in the city.

Built on the old grounds of the fence of the Monastery of Alcobaça, next to the bank of the river Alcôa, the Chalet was built between the years of 1891 and 1892, standing out for the blue color of its facade.

The romantic style gives it prominence for its grandeur and the external decoration, which when combined with the surrounding vegetation, makes it impossible for anyone who passes by not to notice this beautiful building.

Until 1970, Chalet Rino was owned by the Rino family, when José Rino’s daughter donated the building to the Religious Congregation of S. José de Cluny, who later sold the building’s contents.

Recently was adapted to the children’s Wellness Center, a use that they still maintain, safeguarding the maintenance of the building.

Chalet Rino is an excellent example of romantic architecture in Alcobaça and can be seen together with other examples of that architectural style, such as Chalet Fonte Nova, Palacete Araújo Guimarães, Palacete do Pena, Palacete Bernardino Lopes de Oliveira and Palacete Cova da Onça.

If architecture is your beach, Alcobaça and its palaces and chalets will leave your mouth open!