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CASA DA TITA
Full of character and a beautiful story to go with it, Casa da Tita is a perfect little get away tucked inbetween the hills in Nave fo Barão
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asa da Tita is a small and cozy countryside guesthouse located in the village of Nave do Barão integrating 5 housing units with a total capacity of 17 guests. The guesthouse was inaugurated in 2015 and has been managed ever since by Miguel Guerreiro, a former student of Translation, Hospitality Management and Administration, together with the help of Joaquim Guerreiro, the nephew of the original owners and rightful heir of the whole property, which was built in 1952, Elisabete Luz, Joaquim’s wife and decorator of all the
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indoor and outdoor spaces, and Dina Inês, the housekeeper. Tita, the late aunt’s nickname within the family, and her husband Joaquim were the owners of what once was a farming property. The couple was very important to the village because not only did they teach the villagers several arts, such as cooking, knitting or even in subjects like mathematics and helped them financially. They would also hire many of the unemployed neighbours to work in their vast farming lands spread around the valley. The guesthouse is composed of a set of buildings which
January 2021
