Vila Fresca de Azeitao Attractions

The nearby Palácio da Bacalhoa (privately owned), on the road to Setúbal, is a late 15th C. three part building with Moorish domed towers, which was substantially altered in the 16th C. In the middle of its magnificent park stands the Casa de Prazer, a pleasure seat with an early tile version of Susanna and the Elders (mid 16th C.).

A courtyard with orange trees and a central fountain in Quinta das Torres is the best example of renaissance architecture in Portugal. The orange groves are fed by two fountains in the form of shells and in the center is a cool pavilion with twelve columns and a cupola.