Address:
Rua dos Terceiros
4990-109 Ponte de Lima
GPS: 41º 45' 54,7" N | 8º 35' 14,5" W
Terceiros Garden
Rua dos Terceiros 4990-109 Ponte de Lima
41° 45’ 54,7” N | 8° 35’ 14,5” W
Rua dos Terceiros 4990-109 Ponte de Lima
Description
The restoration of the gardens of the Convent of Santo António and Terceiros was based on analysis of old documents and on a photograph from the early 20th century that clearly shows the position of the central water tank. These documents, in conjunction with the existing structure that disciplines the composition, enabled to create a simulation of what was probably the original layout of the garden. Monastery gardens were not places of passage, but rather places of contemplation, used also to grow medicinal plants and culinary herbs, both closely connected..
For this reason, the garden is divided into three parts with different types of plants: the central space around the tank, with a hexagonal geometry imposed by the existing steps, is for medicinal plants; the garden of smells, which completes the former with odoriferous plants; and finally, on both sides, the garden of spices, mainly devoted to culinary.
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