It may look like a residence where Fred and Wilma Flintstone would come out to greet you, and yet, the Portuguese rock house, sandwiched between two boulders, was built during the 1970s.
Literally translated, the name means House of Stone and it is located in the Fafe mountains of Northern Portugal. It is ten kilometres north-east of Fafe and can be found on Google earth at these co-ordinates: 41° 29' 17.52" N 8° 4' 4.84" W. It was originally built as a mountain retreat around 1974 by an engineer from nearby Guimarães who was inspired by the natural space provided by four large boulders. Due to its isolation it has on occasions been the target of vandalism and robbery. Its unusual design has also stimulated a steady traffic of tourists who are not beyond peering through the windows or even trying to enter uninvited. At the time of writing this article (2010) it is owned by Vitor Rodrigues who has had to have heavy security doors and barred windows fitted to protect the house. The interior is larger than might be expected and is beautifully rustic with a large wooden bench-style table and balconies.
There have been several claims that Casa Do Penedo is a hoax created by a Photoshop artist but it is definitely real. It has been featured on Portuguese television, in the British Daily Mail Newspaper and on countless architecture websites. The closest village is Pereira which is 1.3 kilometres to the south.
Summerhill STUDIO je škola engleskog jezika, nazvana po istoimenoj školi*, osnovanoj još 1921. godine, sa glavnom idejom da se najbolji rezultati postižu u specifično kreiranoj radnoj sredini, prilagođenoj polaznicima, a ne predavačima.
