Concept

TRADITION
INNOVATION
UNION
QUALITY

The Vasconcellos e Souza, family heirs to the Casa de Santar e Magalhães, whose origins can be traced back to the finals of the 16th century – decided in 2013 to bet on preserving and promoting their tangible and intangible heritage. It was a pioneering project in the Portuguese context, and they made a point of inviting on board other important houses from the village of Santar, in addition to the Misericórdia.
Keeping a centuries-old tradition of symbiosis between house and place, the Casa de Santar e Magalhães reinvents itself, while at the same time promoting the region’s social, cultural, and economic development. A sudden insight was at the origin of the trigger idea. Lying in a winegrowing region, the town of Santar boasts the unique feature of being crossed by an unbroken series of garden terraces Casa dos Condes de Santar e Magalhães, Casa da Magnólia, Misericórdia, Jardim dos Linhares, Casa Ibérico Nogueira, Casa do Miradouro, Paço dos Cunhas, Casa das Fidalgas and of resting on vineyard gardens that strongly imprints the local character. The project consisted of ennobling and prizing this great singularity, which spreads urbanistically in every direction, allowing us to uncover its secrets, its views, and its charms. It aims to reinforce the identity of the landscape and to express a narrative: to visit Santar, an historic town, through its gardens. The timeless principles espoused by Fernando Caruncho, as well as the serene, in an almost meditative way in which his conceptions highlight the dormant nature of each place, made him an obvious choice to become this project’s “gardener”, as he likes to call himself. Visitors will be able to go out and discover the secrets, the views, the built heritage, the stories, the people and the traditions of one of the country’s oldest and best-preserved towns, all through its gardens. Enjoy its charm.
José Luis de Vasconcellos e Souza
Our

TEAM

Respecting nature to deserve the best it offers, with attention to detail for its differentiating characteristics and rhythms, is the basis of the work together of the team at Santar Vila Jardim Wines and Santar Vila Jardim.
CECILIA ISABEL CARDOSO MONTEIRO
CECILIA ISABEL CARDOSO MONTEIRO Assessora de Direcção – Enologia
SUSANA FILIPA MARQUES DE SOUSA
SUSANA FILIPA MARQUES DE SOUSA Tour Guide – Sales Manager
ANA LUIS
ANA LUIS Tour Guide
ANTÓNIO MANUEL SAMPAIO OLIVEIRA
ANTÓNIO MANUEL SAMPAIO OLIVEIRA Viticultura – Máquinas
LUIS MANUEL LOUREIRO LOPES
LUIS MANUEL LOUREIRO LOPES Viticultura – Adega
ANTONIO DOS SANTOS GABRIEL
ANTONIO DOS SANTOS GABRIEL Viticultura
TERESA  GABRIEL
TERESA GABRIEL Higiene – Limpeza