Situated in the north of Portugal, the estate originally consisted of an extensive tract of land that was used for agriculture and forestry. Today, the grounds are little more than seven acres in area and are owned by a family of four. Surrounded by vines and a stone wall, the old manor house, an outhouse and a garden with a belvedere and an imposing Baroque fountain have survived. At the wish of the owners, Alvaro Siza restored the old house, converted the ancillary building into a dwelling for the daughter and her family, and extended the facilities with a swimming pool, a garage, a tennis court and a small chapel consecrated to Santo Ovidio. The new chapel stands on a sloping area of forested land at the southern end of the estate and replaces a building that was demolished in the 19th century on the instructions of an earlier owner. The sacristy, cantilevered out of the white rendered cubic structure, forms a kind of portico, beneath which visitors have to pass before ascending the ten steps to the entrance area. Access to the interior is via a roughly 2 x 3 metre granite ground slab, which was laid with the substructure of the chapel and thus forms a kind of foundation stone.