Quinta (estate)

Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra.

For other uses, see Quinta (disambiguation).

Quinta is a traditional term for an estate, primarily used in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking world, but the term has also become popular in non-Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America.

Definition

Quinta da Brejoeira in Monção.

Quinta da Avelada in Penafiel, an example of a traditional rural quinta.

A quinta is a primarily rural property, especially those with historic manors and in continental Portugal. The term is also used as an appellation for agricultural estates, such as wineries, vineyards, and olive groves.

In urban contexts, quintas can often be walled-off mansions in city centers, but the term can also be applied as to edifices which were once located in a more rural setting which has since been developed.

The name was later often given to generally larger land estates that might originally have been used for agricultural purposes, but were converted into residential estates.

The term has also been applied to affluent gated communities, in Portugal and Lusophone Africa, such as Quinta da Beloura, in the Portuguese Riviera.

Notable quintas

Portugal

• Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra
• Quinta da Ribafria, Sintra
• Quinta do Relógio, Sintra
• Quinta do Ramalhão, Sintra
• Quinta das Lágrimas, Coimbra

Brazil

• Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro

Argentina

• Quinta de Olivos, Buenos Aires