Guesthouse Torre de Maneys (Obidos, Portugal)

About Torre de Maneys

Torre de Maneys is two buildings linked by an enclosed bridge across the street. In the main building, dating from XVI century, and believed to have been a former storage tower of the Castle, are the common rooms of the house, distributed on two floors and an upper gallery. Due to topography, we can enter it from each floor, thus enjoying a very particular relationship with the town. The dining room and kitchen are on the lower floor, and both extend outside, to the town square and street. The upper floor has a room with a fireplace, it is my favourite reading place in winter evenings. The double height library with the gallery is the main room in the house and best for gatherings, watching a movie or listening to music. Most of the books are on the stacks on the upper gallery, ready to browse. There are fiction and poetry in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, and a few in Italian. Across the bridge to the other side of the house, you will find most of the rooms. Guests have access to the whole house, the terrace overlooking the town and the fields beyond, and the courtyard, which is also an entrance to the house. The owner may be staying on his own bedroom.