| Description: | THE 4 STAR CASA DA MOURA IS SITUATED INSIDE THE RAMPARTSAND SCARCELY WITHIN 5 MINUTES WALKING DISTANCE OF THE TOWNCENTRE OF LAGOS. IT WAS BUILT FROM AN EXISTING BUILDINGUSING ALL THE FRONT PARTS OF THE BUILDING ON THE GROUNDFLOOR THE MANOR HOUSE HAS A HEIGHT OF 4 METERS FROM FLOORLEVEL TO CEILING WOOD LINED CEILINGS WIDE CORRIDORS PLUSSTONE AND WOODEN FLOORS. ITS CONSTRUCTION DATING BACK FROM1892 IT BELONGS TO A LOCAL WEALTHY FAMILY. FOR MANY YEARS ITWAS OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY HOWEVER IN THE 1950SAND 1970S IT WAS THE OLD HEADQUARTERS OF THE PORTUGUESELEGION. HOWEVER IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IT HAS BEEN ABANDONED.THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION FACING THE MOORISH RAMPARTS TO THENORTH AND TO THE SOUTH CARDEAL NETO STREET IS CONNECTED TOTHE ANCIENT LARGO DAS FREIRAS THE NUNS SQUARE WHICH IS PARTOF THE NOSSA SENHORA DA GLORIA CONVENT. THE HISTORICHERITAGE OF THE TOWN OF LAGOS IS VERY MUCH PUBLISHED INTOURIST MAPS AND IS THEREFORE PART OF THE WALKING ROUTE OFMANY TOURISTS. WE TRIED TO I |