The Crown of Lumiar: A Royal Palace Where History Breathes Amongst Gardens of Gold
Carnide, Lisbon, Portugal
Price
$8,806,196
Property Type
palace
City
Carnide
Region
Lisbon
Overview
Step through the wrought-iron gates where kings once trod, and the air still hums with the whispers of *Dom João V*—here, within the hallowed walls of **Palacete do Lumiar**, time unfurls like a velvet tapestry. This is no mere estate; it is a living legacy, a **18th-century royal house** cradled in the embrace of Lisbon’s most exclusive enclave, where the past and present waltz beneath the same gilded ceilings.
The palace rises in quiet majesty, its **2,780 square meters of noble proportions** unfolding across three storied levels—ground floor, first floor, and a hushed attic where sunlight slants through centuries-old windows. Every cornice, every frescoed ceiling, bears the imprint of **Raul Lino’s masterful 20th-century restoration**, a dialogue between Baroque grandeur and modern elegance. Here, the walls remember the laughter of courtiers, the rustle of silk gowns, the weight of crowns laid aside in private chambers.

Beyond the palace doors, the **14,000-square-meter gardens** unfold like a love letter to nature, penned by the hand of **Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles**—Portugal’s poetic landscape architect and recipient of the **Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Prize**, the Nobel of garden design. Stroll beneath canopies of ancient oaks where dappled light dances on manicured lawns, or lose yourself in secluded groves where the scent of citrus and jasmine lingers in the breeze. This is a garden not merely seen, but *experienced*—a living canvas where every season paints a new masterpiece.
Yet the enchantment extends further. As a resident of this **exclusive condominium**, you are granted key to a realm of indulgence: two **heated swimming pools**—one cloistered indoors for winter’s embrace, the other open to the Lisbon sky—where water shimmers like liquid sapphire. The **Health Club** beckons with the promise of rejuvenation, while the **grand lounge**, once a **hunting hall** echoing with royal revelry, now stands ready to host your most extraordinary gatherings. Imagine candlelit soirées where the ghosts of nobility toast alongside modern titans, or intimate concerts where music swells beneath vaulted ceilings.

This is **Carnide’s crowning jewel**, a sanctuary where history is not preserved behind glass, but lived—in the creak of a floorboard underfoot, the play of fountain water over stone, the way the evening light gilds the façade as if kissed by the setting sun. To own Palacete do Lumiar is to claim a throne not of power, but of **timeless beauty**—a private kingdom where every dawn feels like a coronation, and every dusk, a sonnet written just for you.
For those who seek more than a home—a **legacy**, an **experience**, a **fairy tale made real**—the gates of Lumiar stand open. Will you answer the call?

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