THE ABANDONED SANATORIUM IN PORTUGAL
The ‘Sanatório Jerónimo de Lacerda’ is the oldest sanatorium on the Caramulo mountain. It opened its doors in 1922. In the critical times of the tuberculosis, patients came here to breathe the fresh air of this amazing mountain.
Caramulo is a village with about 1,000 inhabitants. It was created in 1921, and was the first village in the country to have basic sanitation and electricity. The town was famous for its sanatoria, Caramulo housed many. With 19 sanatoriums it was the second largest health resort in Europe. The sanatoria were built by doctor Jerónimo Lacerda.
The building was initially known as the ‘Grande Hotel do Caramulo’. It was one of the first buildings of this sanatorium resort. It was later known as the ‘Grande Sanatório’ and ‘Sanatório Jerónimo de Lacerda’. The sanatorium was a modern building and offered telegraph, telephone, lift, central heating, a cinema and ballroom. Also the management of all the other sanatoria was housed here.
However, with the discovery of new treatments, the resort were gradually closed and abandoned. They have suffered a slow decline since the 1960s. The last sanatorium closed its doors in 1986. The old ‘Grande Hotel’ is currently owned by the Lacerda family and is used sporadically for cultural purposes. The photos from ‘Sanatório Jerónimo de Lacerda’ were shot in 2018.
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