If you visit Lisbon, don't miss this gorgeous 19th century Palace

If by any chance you come to Lisbon, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, capital of Portugal since the 13th century, you'll be able to admire the mouth of the biggest river in the Iberian peninsula, called the Tagus, and on the right bank is situated the oldest quarter of Lisbon, Alfama, founded by the arabs in the 8th century. Alfama means in arabic fountain, and is in fact the oldest fountain in Lisbon, dating back from the 13th century, situated in this typical quarter, and it's called «the king's fountain». The fresh waters of this fountain has provided the portuguese sailors and discoverers of the 15-16th centuries with drinking water, stored in the barrels of the caravels who came alongside the right bank of the Tagus in order to get here their supplies of the precious liquid. Right on top of this huge fountain you can see a splendid palace of the 19th century in modern style or "art nouveau", actually resembling more to a medieval castle than to a Palace. The interiour is magnificent, containing an astonishing moorish room, and other rooms decorated with glaze tiles, frescoes and stained-glass windows. A handsome iron tour crowns the palace,from where you can admire one of the most breathtaking bird's-eye views of the city, comprising the Tagus river with it's two bridges, and the roof tops of Alfama's medieval houses. The palace is one of the most photographed houses in Lisbon, for it is situated in the most tousistic quarter of Lisbon, arousing the curiosity of the tourists who do not wish to leave the city without taking with them as souvenir one of the most atractive snapshots of Lisbon monuments.The palace belongs to the portuguese family Cruz, known throughout the country due to one of its members, who was a famous Jesuit priest, called padre Cruz, who died in 1947, and is even today considered unanimously by the entire population to have been a Saint,having performed some of the most famous miracles in the history of the portuguese roman-catholic religion during his lifetime , and he awaits beatification from the Vatican. He said countless masses to the family's members in the charming chapel of the palace, and his bust you'll find everywhere for sale in Lisbon.
The palace is now for sale, because the family can not afford its restauration, and as a matter of fact the palace needs an urgent one, and it would be a shame to let such remarkable peace of architecture to slow degradation. We appeal to you, the tourist who visits Lisbon, to spread the word around the world, in the hope that some art lover somewhere in the world might take some intereste in buying it for further restauration. If so, you can contact the owners at numex@clix.pt or ring +351936666409.