Casa da Prelada, 18th century mansion in Ramalde, Portugal

Casa da Prelada is an 18th-century mansion in Ramalde featuring three connected structures with granite detailing and stone embellishments carved into its facades. The property extends across landscaped grounds that include formal garden areas, water features, and collections of flowering plants and trees.

Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni designed the property in 1754 for a prominent local family, though the work was never fully completed at that time. Subsequent centuries saw additions and modifications that shaped its current form and character.

The estate's name comes from the Prelada, and its history is tied to the Noronha e Menezes family, whose coat of arms and two mermaids decorate the main portal from the late 17th century. In 1904 the property passed by testamentary donation to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, which still owned it when the campsite opened in 1961.

The estate is now largely occupied by the Hospital da Prelada, a campsite and housing, so the historic house is not freely open. The VCI highway cut through the property, and the surviving garden features are best reached from the Ramalde side. The campsite operated from 1961 for 45 years and closed after 2006.

The main gate of the estate, decorated with the Noronha e Menezes coat of arms and two mermaids, dates from the late 17th century, older than the 1754 palace begun by Nicolau Nasoni. The estate was donated in 1904 to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto, and from 1961 a campsite operated on its grounds for 45 years, the city's only one until late 2006.