São Cucufate is a rather massive excavation of a Roman farm villa or estate near Vila de Frades in Portugal's Alentejo region. Not only will the visitor learn about the farm life in Portugal 2000 years ago, it will be evident that part of the estate was reused as a monastery during the medieval period; the frescos are still visible on the walls, as you can see in the pictures.
In the Altentejo, there is still a relationship between ancient farm estates like São Cucufate and modern ones. You'll often see the ruins side by side with the modern structures.
São Cucufate residents had great views of the rolling hills of the Alentejo from the terrace, and there is even evidence of a swimming pool on site. Perhaps the ancient folks didn't have it so miserable after all...
Enjoy our Sao Cucufate pictures. Click each thumbnail picture to see it full size.
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