Untouched for 5 Decades! ~ Abandoned Palace of a Miserable Couple!

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STORY
Explore the abandoned palace of the once prominent Cabral family, deep in the heart of Portugal. Built-in the early 1800s, this grand home was a symbol of the family's immense wealth and influence earned through government and inherited old money.
As the late 19th century rolled around, the Cabrals turned their focus towards the production and sale of wine. At its peak, the palace was home to a large number of family members, but as the younger generation began to live independently, the size of the household and the importance of the family dwindled.
Join us as we uncover the history of the Cabral family's rise to power and their ultimate decline. Discover how this grand family, who once lived in luxury, fell into obscurity and oblivion after four decades of abandonment.
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  • @JuliaShalomJordan
    @JuliaShalomJordan10 ай бұрын

    I wish someone would save these antiques…even if they were stolen instead of destroyed…the history and craftsmanship is beyond what people make nowadays. It truly hurts my heart that they will one day be a part of the decay.😟

  • @ekop1778

    @ekop1778

    3 ай бұрын

    IKEA HOME DEPOT JUNK NOW

  • @Thunderduck1

    @Thunderduck1

    Ай бұрын

    I think its a duty to save all that is old and in danger of decay : otherwise it will get lost, knowledge, design, books.....its needs to be saved badly ! Give it to a museum or sell to some rich guy who wants it - as long as it doesnt get lost in time , with time

  • @StarryNightKnitting
    @StarryNightKnitting Жыл бұрын

    One thing that truly baffles me is why all the art and antiques and so many things from the many places you've been are just left behind! Being very curious and with a child like enthusiasm I am in awe but also so perplexed as to why things are just left. Wouldn't museums and antique collectors want to purchase some of these amazing and no longer available pieces

  • @olgakaminska6095

    @olgakaminska6095

    Жыл бұрын

    Its obvious that antiques collectors would be interested in buying them, but the home owner obviously arent interested in selling them. And I totally understand why, this items are one of a kind... Who in their right mind would want to sell such treasures?😅

  • @aprilknox-pouye1603

    @aprilknox-pouye1603

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@olgakaminska6095 yeah, why not just let them go to rot? 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

  • @evamarietje163

    @evamarietje163

    Жыл бұрын

    @@olgakaminska6095 the furniture is not exactly treated as treasures.

  • @felicema1936

    @felicema1936

    Жыл бұрын

    Watching these videos, I’m intrigued but it reminds me all the things we buy while on earth doesn’t matter when we leave this earth… probably in this instance They didn’t want to depart or sell items.

  • @derricklangford4725

    @derricklangford4725

    Жыл бұрын

    The mirror in the room with the 🦇 flying around was absolutely beautiful. I'm not going to lie, it probably under mysterious circumstances, wind up in the trunk of my car 🤣

  • @lorikendrick5076
    @lorikendrick5076 Жыл бұрын

    This house was pretty clean and could still be renovated. I hope someone will. You two are good together on this exploration. Interesting and fun. Thanks.

  • @lorihayes1419
    @lorihayes1419 Жыл бұрын

    I love that you have been doing this exploring for someone time and yet are both still so affected by the wonders and treasures you see! A great quality and tribute to your character and decency.

  • @brushlake
    @brushlake Жыл бұрын

    I can’t believe so many things left behind! So sad.

  • @nancymcgee4776
    @nancymcgee4776 Жыл бұрын

    That bench is called a cane back settee. I'd say, $2,500-3,000 USD. It looks like it's excellent condition. Can you imagine if it was cleaned up!

  • @janinedunn5462
    @janinedunn5462 Жыл бұрын

    Somehow, in any way possible, that altar and all the other woodwork pieces of art should be rescued and preserved! Absolutely astonishing!!!! Thanks L and D!!

  • @charliefoxx81
    @charliefoxx81 Жыл бұрын

    Its just so unbelievable that this house is certainly filed with precious & expensive antique furniture and its just sitting there! and in great condition too...why wouldn't they sell it before moving on? why is the town allowing it all to go to waste? wow

  • @horsegal056
    @horsegal056 Жыл бұрын

    You are allowing the whole world to see what would have been hidden away forever. Thank you

  • @lorihayes1419
    @lorihayes1419 Жыл бұрын

    Caladryl is for poison oak or poison ivy. It’s anti itch stuff. Here in the U.S. it is also called Calamine Lotion. I grew up on a 4000 acre ranch about 30 miles North of Santa Barbara where lots of poison oak grew. I often had to use calamine lotion as a kid, because we hiked a lot.

  • @georgielancaster1356

    @georgielancaster1356

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it's a con. Never did anything to help. I used to put layer on layer of calamine lotion on - and curse it. Itch never seemed to reduce at all. I'd scratch until it bled and then put metho on. Rather it STUNG than itched!

  • @penelopemarshall6320

    @penelopemarshall6320

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes we use it for mosquito bites and insect bites or even viral rash like chicken pox/ shingles or measels, every house has calamine lotion in Australia.

  • @katesims2346

    @katesims2346

    10 ай бұрын

    It's used also for hives and chicken pox sores to relieve the itch. Im in Australia .

  • @user-yk7pb5wv7h

    @user-yk7pb5wv7h

    3 ай бұрын

    Was that the San Marcos Ranch!

  • @pattysherman4650
    @pattysherman46504 ай бұрын

    This is so sad! That altar should be in a museum. Such ornate, beautifully crafted woodwork and so many paintings left to rot. It's just heartbreaking. All these old homes just abandoned. I can't imagine being so rich you can just discard things of such value while huge populations of the world suffer from hunger and poverty.. It's like the rich would rather their possessions die with them instead of leaving them to strangers that might benefit from their sale. It's maddening and senseless.

  • @user-bs5ys4vo7e
    @user-bs5ys4vo7e Жыл бұрын

    Oh, my!!! Another wonderful old Portuguese building. I am speechless. Excellent work, Danny. You are a great company to Lesley, but the bat played a role today too. Kkkkkk.

  • @bellsca1917
    @bellsca1917 Жыл бұрын

    I don't understand how a family could not try and preserve at the very least, the paintings of the family members, or have an estate or auction sale, or let someone else go in years ago and preserve this old beauty. Thank God, you have done that with your videos

  • @tammywilhidewilhide2832

    @tammywilhidewilhide2832

    Жыл бұрын

    I CANNOT conceive family members not wanting to preserve this home and it's treasures. Maybe because the family is rich and I'm poor? What a waste of beautiful things. I don't understand it.

  • @comicbookguy2326

    @comicbookguy2326

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tammywilhidewilhide2832 a house like this would cost a lot to mantain, but like the guy above said they could at least take some of the house filling

  • @Poppaea-Sabina

    @Poppaea-Sabina

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably had no concept of how hard it is to actually get money.

  • @Karime18

    @Karime18

    11 ай бұрын

    Lack of money and time is the only two reasons I can think of. It's very sad but not everyone cares...

  • @danielebrparish4271

    @danielebrparish4271

    6 ай бұрын

    @@tammywilhidewilhide2832 A house that old would need new wiring, plumbing and lead paint removal. It generally costs 30% more to rebuild a house than it would cost to tear it down and build a new one. That's because of the amount of time it would take to open the walls to run the pipes and wires. Bathrooms and the kitchen would need to be gutted and appliances installed. Floors, walls and ceiling would need to be stripped and painted.

  • @lorihayes1419
    @lorihayes1419 Жыл бұрын

    I love how appreciative the two of you are and also how curious and kind to each other. You do such a great job of making sure you show your viewers everything. Thanks from California. I would absolutely love to be doing what you guys do.

  • @mujerdehoy3425

    @mujerdehoy3425

    Жыл бұрын

    Lesley y Danny … ustedes son dos jóvenes que hacen un bellísimo trabajo y se lo agradecemos pero no queremos que les pase nada- nada. Cuídense de noche mucho. Mejor hagan sus trabajos de día. Dios lis Bendiga y les proteja🙏🏻

  • @lauramarta7231
    @lauramarta7231 Жыл бұрын

    I love the music you play in the background.

  • @notimpressed100
    @notimpressed100 Жыл бұрын

    That wood carved mirror is spectacular! Good on you both for dodging the bats. 🦇

  • @WilldoAldone
    @WilldoAldone Жыл бұрын

    Danny is right. That house has some of the best furniture Ive ever seen. Most be worth thousands if sold. Hope it all gets restored.Thank you Leslie for posting.

  • @JanColdwater
    @JanColdwater Жыл бұрын

    I noticed in the first bathroom you went into, the room with the tub; the ceiling had fallen, yet there was nothing on the floor. And the kitchen wood cook stove was hooked up to a hot water heating system. The stove heated the water. Beautiful craftsmanship on everything. This is such a shame that unwanted homes of this magnitude are not salvaged by the locals to benefit them. 💔

  • @lizrigby-jones3700
    @lizrigby-jones3700 Жыл бұрын

    Love the fact, the history of the families are included in the visits to these wonderful properties.

  • @ramona_rami5643
    @ramona_rami5643 Жыл бұрын

    An absolutely wonderful Portuguese palace! There isn't one single item that someone could not be fascinated by! Exquisite wooden carved furniture, precious ceilings and altar! Thank you for this lovely journey into the past!

  • @nitatucker7628
    @nitatucker7628 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Lesley and Danny for this breathtaking adventure.. I appreciate all your work and effort in taking me places i can only dream of seeing.. and thanks, Lesley, for the fantastic commentary! So much love to you from deep in the heart of Texas, USA!🤠🤠🐾🐾🐕🇨🇱🇱🇷

  • @sandyscott8565

    @sandyscott8565

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes I second that from a fellow Texan😉

  • @sisterheid5586

    @sisterheid5586

    Жыл бұрын

    I admire what you do when exploring old building and items in those people who left them there. You know your stuff . You have respect for the items. Just be careful when exploring. Since the house is Not really stable. Floors may give way. Ceiling may drop. Etc.

  • @ameliaperez2987

    @ameliaperez2987

    Жыл бұрын

    Watching from Texas too!! ❤

  • @lorrieking5975

    @lorrieking5975

    Жыл бұрын

    You guys really make this a thing of passion!!

  • @joannesmith9817

    @joannesmith9817

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ameliaperez2987 . .. . V.

  • @lorihayes1419
    @lorihayes1419 Жыл бұрын

    Very funny that I also grew up with a neighboring rancher named Joey Cabral. He was a good friend of the family and an excellent horseman. People often brought their horses to Joey to train. These were cattle ranches so they were trained for that.

  • @lorihayes1419
    @lorihayes1419 Жыл бұрын

    What an absolutely stunning place! Beauty in the details!

  • @michelematthews796
    @michelematthews796 Жыл бұрын

    Another GREAT JOB Lesley and Danny! Loved the details and architectural design of this place. The Chapel was amazing!

  • @annaschul

    @annaschul

    Жыл бұрын

    kochani ludzie dziękuję za wspaniałe chwilę z wami pozdro Ania Niemcy

  • @francesross-ng8bf

    @francesross-ng8bf

    6 ай бұрын

    The architecture and woodwork is magnificent.

  • @selener4973
    @selener4973 Жыл бұрын

    Lesley, you are becoming more handsome as you get older! I have been watching your wonderful explores for several years. Alas, I am an old grandmother.

  • @patrawish874
    @patrawish874 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Lesley and Danny for sharing this unusual castle with all of us. The ceilings are so vast, the carvings on the furniture so unique, particularly the beds with the grape vines. The family seems very interesting. The wine press room was beautifully made, reminded me of a monastery with the huge casks/barrels, so very different.

  • @lisakasprzycki
    @lisakasprzycki Жыл бұрын

    .. look how huge the stones exposed in the kitchen wall !!

  • @willyegger4488
    @willyegger4488 Жыл бұрын

    Hello hello, dear Lesley, What a breathtakingly impressive palace in Portugal. - That sounds again so very interesting, and I am already excited to hear more about that prominent Cabral family, who owned that beautiful palace. Your Portugal explores together with your adorable friend Danny belong to the best Urban explores after my opinion. - So I am already looking very much forward to hear and see more about that amazing building, which you are going to fill with new life with your unique way of exploring this kind of locations. - Stay safe, bro, many hugs, peace and kindest regards from Switzerland.

  • @suzylopez7704
    @suzylopez7704 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Lesley 👋 sending you lots of good vibes ✨️ Take care 🙂

  • @candacewicks4850
    @candacewicks4850 Жыл бұрын

    So fragile, Yet so masculine, beautiful! Thank you

  • @lornadunne526
    @lornadunne526 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, guys from the USA. Sorry I missed you on live. Ok, now I’m going to watch. If you need anything , let me know.

  • @edemariasilva404
    @edemariasilva404 Жыл бұрын

    Olá Leslie e Denny, obrigado por compartilhar conosco algo que faz parte da nossa cultura brasileira, assim que iniciamos na escola, já nos é ensinado que foi o Pedro Álvares Cabral que descobriu o nosso País...então, sabemos que no início do reinado deles, o Don Pedro era um desbravador de colônias, muito interessante conhecer mais sobre eles, através de Vocês!!! Muito obrigado!!! P.S: Não sei até onde essas histórias impostas à nós são verdadeiras, porém, esses documentários de vocês são reais e nós faz refletir...

  • @sallymay3643

    @sallymay3643

    Жыл бұрын

    ✌️🇺🇸

  • @kiamichiozarks7056
    @kiamichiozarks7056 Жыл бұрын

    Lovely! 😊 thank you so much for taking us with you as you explore.

  • @rachelmyers3228
    @rachelmyers3228 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t believe how tidy this place remains after so much time. Beds are still made, no graffiti, not many personal items left behind (books, etc) so beautiful! I also REALLY appreciate your knowledge of certain items! Love learning as we explore with you! ❤

  • @ruthbeck2050
    @ruthbeck2050 Жыл бұрын

    This place is wonderful and the furniture exquisite. Thank you for showing it.

  • @gageparihus940
    @gageparihus940 Жыл бұрын

    This was absolutely amazing!!! I can’t even express how much I love the furniture and ceilings, etc . They don’t make furniture and homes and appliances like they use to….everything was built to last!!! Thank u so much for taking us on this explore. It was beautiful. Much love from Amber in the 🇺🇸 USA

  • @joubertcronje35

    @joubertcronje35

    Жыл бұрын

    I also can just say thank you for the effort you two put in to show so much places we would never have the oppertunity to see. The old houses are really something. Wish that somebody can renovate it. This Portugese house with the chapel is an excellent marriage venue. Regards from South Africa.

  • @bonnievanderpool9383

    @bonnievanderpool9383

    11 ай бұрын

    Your videos are beautiful, both of you are respectful. It’s the only way I would ever be able to see all these mansions. Thank you. 😊

  • @dwaynephillips6810
    @dwaynephillips6810 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting that it looks like from drone video the fields still producing grapes, wonder who runs that wine operation now, the Goverment?

  • @toccabrigitte2684
    @toccabrigitte2684 Жыл бұрын

    Some years back I came across a beautiful abandoned mansion in Northern Portugal. The mansion looked to be from the 1800s. My father was with me and started speaking with the local who looked after the property. Turns out, that mansion belonged to a Portuguese family who made their fortune in Brasil, moved back to Portugal and had that mansion built as their home.

  • @careyh38
    @careyh38 Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Lesley, Beautiful Palace.. so excited to watch this documentary. :) 😍 I pray that they restore this masterpiece to it formal glory. The woodwork, ceilings are a work of art. Love the music room with three pianos. I can imagine relaxing with beautiful music in the room. Those bats flying around 🥺eww!

  • @billb5749
    @billb5749 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Lesley and Danny for another beautiful video. The carvings on the furniture are incredible. The carver was a true artist. Your reactions to the heat helped warm me as well since it is so cold and snowy here. Thank you again for taking us along. I can't wait till the next adventure.

  • @waynereynolds7598
    @waynereynolds7598 Жыл бұрын

    Would be nice if the furniture could be salvaged before it goes to ruin. A fortune in antiques.The candle holders on the pianos are really nice. Thanks for the tour.

  • @rosanalarena3098
    @rosanalarena3098 Жыл бұрын

    My jaw dropped seeing the cabinets, chairs, tables, vanities, and the design of the carving. Houses & Castles built in the 1800s to 1900s are 100% durable real wood. Great job guys! Be safe.

  • @samcolt1079
    @samcolt1079 Жыл бұрын

    You film such great homes. This one looks like it might come back if some rich person would take it on. Just wonderful. I feel there are a lot more rooms in this giant home. Lesley and Danny you do such nice work. Thank you for what you do. Stay safe and we will see you next week.

  • @Randy8923
    @Randy8923 Жыл бұрын

    Great tour of this beautiful villa. Well done. I loved the bats, It made this tour even better. Blessings.

  • @mikeluongo537
    @mikeluongo537 Жыл бұрын

    Truely a Grand Masterpiece...

  • @Zaza59-
    @Zaza59-5 ай бұрын

    Mijn overgrootvader was Portugees en had een kleine fabriek en hij maakte meubels zoals de bank die je laat zien. Prachtig paleis dat het verdient om gerestaureerd te worden! Bedankt Leslie en Danie voor deze fantastische video 😊🇧🇪

  • @kristiebinns2535
    @kristiebinns2535 Жыл бұрын

    Stunning! So sad leaving all of the beautiful furniture behind 😢. So many bats! YIKES!

  • @nancytaylor3163
    @nancytaylor3163 Жыл бұрын

    WOW the woodwork is beyond’s words. Who wouldn’t want it. I wouldn’t sell it, I would enjoy it, bring life back into it. Awesome place! Thanks for sharing it.

  • @cherylp960
    @cherylp96010 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful & grand old house!! I love how you guys appreciate the architecture, the attention to detail in the wood carvings of the furniture, the ceilings in stained glass. I was a little disappointed that you guys didn't open all the doors upstairs and look in those trunks! I know it was hot but my curiosity would have gotten the best of me. I would have had to have looked in every room and all the trunks! Also that armoire that opened itself I would have had to open the door all the way and look in!

  • @tropicaldaze23

    @tropicaldaze23

    6 ай бұрын

    Agreed. Very disappointed.

  • @Elena13.11.
    @Elena13.11. Жыл бұрын

    Потрясающе!!! Спасибо огромное за путешествие в прошлое❤️ и за субтитры на русском языке ❤️

  • @sallymay3643

    @sallymay3643

    Жыл бұрын

    ✌️🇺🇸

  • @allyivy1784
    @allyivy1784 Жыл бұрын

    This place is actually in pretty good shape compared to some of the other places you’ve been to. I hope someone restores this home, it looks like a treasure.

  • @mirelakopec2596
    @mirelakopec2596 Жыл бұрын

    Deze film is echt interessant. Ik zal morgen nog eens kijken. Fijne nacht ...😊

  • @explorations40
    @explorations40 Жыл бұрын

    Cool explore as always it’s a shame all the antiques were all left behind.

  • @chain3519

    @chain3519

    Жыл бұрын

    I think the antiques still being there help to freeze this building in time for the day someone reclaims it or the day time reclaims it

  • @celiareginarogero55
    @celiareginarogero55 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Bros! Lesley and Danny !Wonderful documentary with many interesting informations! Amazing furniture! Congratulations!❤❤

  • @shelleyb3599
    @shelleyb3599 Жыл бұрын

    WOW what a Spectacular Place, Thanks again for another amazing adventure BROS!! That Alter tho ❤❤❤ Absolutely Beautiful 😍 ❤❤❤ the Bats 🦇 were like get outta my house 😂 looking forward to your next video! Much ❤ from North Carolina USA 🇺🇸

  • @denisedecastropereira3284
    @denisedecastropereira3284 Жыл бұрын

    Uau! Lindo, lindo. Mas é de cortar o coração, tudo se deteriorando. Fico triste, porque hoje em dia as casas parecem uns caixotes, não existe mais esses detalhes tão belos. Ver essas casas com tanta beleza da um prazer na alma. Os vídeos de vocês são ótimos. Obrigada pelo excelente trabalho. Sou aqui do Brasil! 😊

  • @festaperfeitaarts

    @festaperfeitaarts

    Жыл бұрын

    Concordo! Os arquitetos andam criando algo muito minimalistas e não colocam detalhes como os de antigamente.

  • @denisedecastropereira3284

    @denisedecastropereira3284

    Жыл бұрын

    @@festaperfeitaarts Sim. Tudo muito "limpo". Mas no geral a beleza sumiu. (Brasília pra mim é horrível). Na música, nas artes, quadros.... Beleza importa sim. Demorei para entender isso.

  • @mariavaz327

    @mariavaz327

    Жыл бұрын

    Verdade

  • @sallymay3643

    @sallymay3643

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree ✌️🇺🇸

  • @festaperfeitaarts

    @festaperfeitaarts

    Жыл бұрын

    verdade, as casas, móveis não são os mesmos...tudo minimalista🥲

  • @harrietlivengood6793
    @harrietlivengood6793 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful home. The wood carvings are amazing. Thank you Lesley and Danny for another incredible video. Can’t wait to see your next find!

  • @steelman86
    @steelman86 Жыл бұрын

    The open carved pillars on the altar are especially magnificent as is the rest of it! The carved capitals of the headboards and matching dressers, armoires are also fantastic!!., in the early drone video the roof looked like it was still in very good shape so I was surprised to see so much of the ceiling plaster had fallen, exposing the lath above! thanks for the peek into this palace.

  • @carolali8851
    @carolali8851 Жыл бұрын

    That's a beautiful and well preserved house. It appears that someone is looking after it to some extent because plaster that has fallen from the ceiling is not on the floor or furniture so someone must have cleaned up.

  • @just-fh4rx
    @just-fh4rx Жыл бұрын

    What a magnificent home this must have been in it’s day. Even after all these years you can still easily imagine what it looked like.

  • @mikeluongo537
    @mikeluongo537 Жыл бұрын

    Love the Kitchen!

  • @sylviadarte
    @sylviadarte Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful palace. It's almost a museum of traditional portuguese handmade fourniture, so glad that you, Lesley and Danny had capted it to show the world another treasure. Ja fico à espera do proximo video

  • @ChristyHendrick
    @ChristyHendrick3 ай бұрын

    I just love you all from The Bros of Decay, you are respectful of everything. I like that you added the servants quarters because they were very important to keeping the homes in order and should not be ignored. You all are so respectful to all of the homes, you have brought life back to happiness from the sadness. I cannot thank you enough!!!!!!! 😊

  • @rhondacohen9377
    @rhondacohen9377 Жыл бұрын

    It’s so sad to see such beautiful furniture rotting with nobody to love and care for it. Shame.

  • @lc5346
    @lc5346 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Danny and Lesley it was another beautiful video!!

  • @dianne6399
    @dianne6399 Жыл бұрын

    Oh Wow!!! I have to say this place has so many treasures! If I had a billion dollars I would buy this house and renovate it! Such a great exploration! Thank you Danny and Lesley! ❤

  • @forussed
    @forussed Жыл бұрын

    That bedroom furniture set is priceless.

  • @carolweaver3269
    @carolweaver3269 Жыл бұрын

    Mut agree that the furniture is so exquisite and uniquely done! The dining rooms chairs were out of this world, and just seeing all of this needing to just be left behind to be ruined and destroyed with time, pains anyone who loves antiques. Could be a delight to the soul of a family deserving of receiving them s thy would have respect for them So sad the government does not make sure that furniture is taken for the good of others, before it is too late Thank you Lesley and Danny for this tour of the mansion of a Royal Cabral family. It certainly was aa lovely home and am sure all those who got to live her even if They were working in the home physically each day, were blessed by this opportunity, Not everyone would be lucky enough to have the rights to a house like this one!

  • @teddyzuder9359
    @teddyzuder9359 Жыл бұрын

    Astonishingly beautiful!!!! Thank you!

  • @floherrera1548
    @floherrera1548 Жыл бұрын

    This is such a beautiful place. Pray owner take all the antiques out. Thank you for making this one love it. New viewer.

  • @RebeccaNorton-dx2hf
    @RebeccaNorton-dx2hf7 ай бұрын

    That was Fun. The house would make a classic Hollywood haunted house movie- the doors creaking, cobwebs, old mirrors, carved faces everywhere, thick dust, bats-classic!

  • @jenniferchipponeri2293
    @jenniferchipponeri2293 Жыл бұрын

    I don't get to watch very often but this was an exceptional exploration...loved that you did it at NIGHT!!! Intriguing! The quality of carving on the furniture reflects a lost art - stunning - and that altar!!! No words to describe it's artistic beauty! Thanks for your respect and curiosity in bringing these episodes to us!

  • @jomama5186
    @jomama5186 Жыл бұрын

    It's beautiful! What a shame

  • @christianegarnier5719
    @christianegarnier5719 Жыл бұрын

    Merci à vous deux belle vidéo belle demeure du portugual👏👌😉💙💙💙

  • @cheryljohnson866
    @cheryljohnson866 Жыл бұрын

    Well done! I am amazed the furniture pieces have not be auctioned off to antiques dealers.

  • @daniellelemes528
    @daniellelemes5286 ай бұрын

    Really beautiful furniture! It’s impressive that everything is still inside the mansion ❤

  • @flake452
    @flake452 Жыл бұрын

    I think the coronet above the coat of arms means he was a viscount.

  • @juliepender7157
    @juliepender7157 Жыл бұрын

    I love the respect and awe you have for the house and items. I saw another one of this house and unfortunately since it was night I don't think your attic tour showed the amazing books and sheet music they found in the larger attic space. It's so sad to see, not only the decay of the house, but the loss of the irreplaceable artwork and furniture.

  • @sandragruhle6288
    @sandragruhle6288 Жыл бұрын

    The loveseat/bench’s woven holes is called caning. Dining tables have leaves that extend to allow for extra seating. The altar carving is reminiscent of carvings done by a German, Lieman Rieminschneider. (I am guessing at the spelling.). The armoires in servants’ quarters were often built with four flat sides and a top, for easy transport, then the sides were fastened together with hook and eye latches.

  • @swansong5263
    @swansong5263 Жыл бұрын

    How lovely is this that two young men Can appreciate the history of this home. You give me hope for younger generations.

  • @aliceashe2288
    @aliceashe2288 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Lesley 🙋‍♀️ can't wait to watch 🙂

  • @donnadeandean2720
    @donnadeandean2720 Жыл бұрын

    I am your new fan Leslie. Your a great story teller of those who abandoned their homes in with European mansions and homes, which were built last compared to the USA, although. I like how to tie in the history of families in Europe who are now gone. Keep the videos like this coming. 😃 ❤ my family migrated from Europe. Been to Europe and love it there.

  • @wildfireintexas
    @wildfireintexas Жыл бұрын

    I love Danny’s explanation of Green wine. It’s green.

  • @rhondaregister8081
    @rhondaregister8081 Жыл бұрын

    The weaving on the bench is caning. Amazing it's still all intact. The furniture in this house is absolutely amazing!

  • @Catilinadoesthings
    @Catilinadoesthings Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see/hear more of Danny! You guys are fantastic :)

  • @turquoisetranquility
    @turquoisetranquility Жыл бұрын

    This is so much better than going to a museum! I like the way you explore, you make it feel so real! Great job, Leslie and Danny! Beautiful 😁

  • @BEV0323
    @BEV0323 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing as they have such high ceilings and such huge rooms, I bet it was very hard to warm that place, much less KEEP it warm!!!

  • @kelleennordquist5697
    @kelleennordquist5697 Жыл бұрын

    LOLOL..Lesley....."Are we gonna ignore him or are we gonna do something about it?" OMG, i laughed so hard...so funny.

  • @jenniferbrooks9324
    @jenniferbrooks9324 Жыл бұрын

    Great find thanks guys so much for your videos and helping me get through a hard time

  • @truewellu7700
    @truewellu7700 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Lesley and Danny for this breathtaking adventure

  • @daus6035
    @daus6035 Жыл бұрын

    Wow wow what an incredible grandiose mansion sadly going to waste 😢 excellently presented as always thank you ❤

  • @lexar.5682
    @lexar.56827 ай бұрын

    13:18 What I wouldnt give to refurbish these. Absolutely beautiful.❤ 17:05 That cast iron stove was Soooo beautiful.

  • @AC.556
    @AC.556 Жыл бұрын

    Olá Leslie, sou brasileira. Nossas terras foram colonizadas por portugueses. Pedro Álvares Cabral era um desbravador dos mares. Atracou em nossas terras, e trouxe toda essa cultura para nós. Deram o nome Brasil. E ainda hoje temos várias famílias Cabral por aqui. Cabral é um sobrenome quase comum para nós. Moro em uma cidade que ainda tem muito desta cultura portuguesa. Os azulejos, e móveis esculpidos deste mesmo modo, todos vindos de Portugal. Até as pedras nas calçadas e ruas. Temos um amor incrível por tudo isto. Faz parte de nossas reminiscências. Está no nosso sangue. Uma mistura de brasilidade, índios nativos e portugueses. É muita riqueza cultural. Meu sobrenome tbm remete a esta ancestralidade portuguesa os Ferro Lima. Assim como muitos outros que se encontram aqui, todos descendentes dos portugueses. E Cabral é um nome muito especial para nós. Ótima exploração. Valeu!! Muito grata. 🙏🏻❤🇧🇷

  • @MrFrankhdgs
    @MrFrankhdgs Жыл бұрын

    It still astounds me that there are so many of these abandoned places. Thank you for sharing them with us.

  • @nidepinheiro780
    @nidepinheiro7806 ай бұрын

    amo ver esses tipos de videos sobre casas e castelos abandonados...mas confeso que essa casa foi a primeira que achei linda parabens pelo pelo trabalho da equipe

  • @CorinaBxo
    @CorinaBxo5 ай бұрын

    As a Portuguese women that knows only a lil amount about my family . This video was so comforting ❤ just stunning architecture/ history.

  • @sgilmour47

    @sgilmour47

    3 ай бұрын

    I did some digging and the first Castro family mention dates back to 900. But the first NAMED Castro- what an amazing story!!!! So the first recorded Castro is in the 1300's: Inez Castro (f) worked as 'lady in waiting' for the Kings son's wife. She was in fact her cousin, which is how she got the job. Pedro, heir to the throne, who eventually became Pedro the Cruel (unfair name, read on) fell in love with Inez secretly, despite his wife catching on and naming her godmother to her only child (to guilt trip her into keeping away). It didn't work, the pair were infatuated with eachother, so Pedros father the King exiled Inez to South America to force his son to be a good Christian boy. Bare in mind, young Pedro was forced to marry at 16, so he didn't love his wife, it was customary to be paired off as power moves. Pedro's wife died a few years later in childbirth, and Pedro had Inez brought back to Portugal- which infuriated the King. They had 5 'bastard' children and disgraced the King further. Three high up courtiers persuaded Pedro's father that Pedro would try to legitamize his sons to Inez, causing one to become King after Pedro, which was an embarrassment. Inez was of course a Castro, just like Pedros late wife, and the Castros were extremely wealthy and powerful (almost ruling the kindom in the previous century), but it had been an affair, and they were never married- a Christian sin. They persuaded the King to trick Inez into going to an area far out in the country, where the king himself was meant to kill her. He rode out to her to do the deed, but apparently 'softened' upon seeing his grandchildren begging that he did not kill their mother, so he spared her. Upon returning to his courtiers, the three persuaded him to let them ride back and do the deed that he could not. It had to be done to save the crown, after all. News of this treachery reached Pedro, and he entered into an open rebellion against his father. Civil war broke out between him and his father. Inez's two brothers fought with Pedro, both of whom owned vast territories and armies themselves. This went on for several years and the kingdoms suffered greatly. Pedro eventually agreed to forgive his father and the courtiers, and was granted powers as Chief of Justice in exchange. The war took its toll on the King, who died soon after, making Pedro king. Pedro immediately saught revenge on the 3 courtiers. It took him 2 five years to find them, but when he did, he ordered their hearts be drawn out, one through their chest, and one through their back. The third courtier managed to go into exile and was never found. Pedro then announced he had secretly been married to Inez for a year. What ever the motives of Pedros declaration - probably the legitimisation of Inez's children, so his sons could be heirs - the alleged marriage was widely rejected in Pedro's own time. To further prove his love, he ordered the manufacture of the two beautiful tombs, which still stand in the Alcobaca Monestary in Portugal ,recording in intricate carvings, the life story of Inez de Castro, and concluding with a scene of the Day of Judgement, in which the pair are seen approaching Christ, while looking down on the two courtiers engulfed in the jaws of hell. Their tombs are inscribed with the phrase “Até ao fim do mundo…” or “Until the end of the world…” This is the story of the Cabrals!!!!

  • @sgilmour47

    @sgilmour47

    3 ай бұрын

    I should also mention that further down the line in the 1500s, a female descendent of Pedro and Inez, also called Inez, married another Pedro from a military family. As she was of Royal lineage, the children took the Castro name, and in exchange they were given a castle and lands in advance, which they had to pay for slowly through producing wine. The Pedro she married obviously passed down his military expertise, as their son, (yes, another Pedro) is famous in Portugal and Brazil, as he was the first European to discover Brazil. But this family was steeped in debt, as his mother Inez was left with her brother AND fathers large debts (who knows how they accrued them) when her father died. Her son Pedro did a second mission after Brazil, to India, but lost many men and most of 50 ships. He refused to go back, and the King at the time sent someone else instead. I expect Pedro the discoverer lived a lavish life, but each time a generation passed away, the next would inherit the debt. Possibly Pedro never cleared the debt his mother's side had built up, they had to sell all their estates, and it eventually crippled the family further down the line.

  • @mikeluongo537
    @mikeluongo537 Жыл бұрын

    Watch out for the Ghosts!

  • @g2358
    @g2358 Жыл бұрын

    Parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏, excelente explicação 👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @jenneneshanholtz1924
    @jenneneshanholtz1924 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing this explore guys. There were so many interesting, beautiful and valuable antiques in this abandoned home. I appreciate your time, effort and the respect that you show for all the abandoned places that you explore.

  • @ismatjahan2546
    @ismatjahan2546 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Lesley and Danny for this wonderful one.. Much appreciated your effort to make this.. Much love ❤️

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