The Solar Banco Eco Estate was built in the 1800's by a wealthy citrus trader, originally from the Azores. So the legend goes, the original owner, Senhor Raposa was born into wealth on the island of Sao Miguel in the

From the gardens of the Solar Branco Eco-Estate you can see one of the original look-out towers where a watchman would alert the landowners of the approaching British ships, and thus the need to start picking the citrus fruit for