Amazing TWO houses on same FARM for Sale in Portugal with land | €120.000 total

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
  • UPDATE: PROPERTY IS SOLD. For sale are two houses in good condition in the town Espariz, next to Tabua Portugal. This could be an amazing place for a family that would like to live on the same farm but remaining their privacy. Or you could live in one and rent out the other. Both houses have multiple garages and extra space to renovate into more living space. The land is about 700m2 with a well and mature fruit trees. Tabua is a great area to reside in Central Portugal.
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    Price | Preço €120.000 for everything (por tudo)
    Link: www.terradosrios.com/pt-pt/pr...
    SOLD
    🇵🇹 Para venda estão duas casas em bom estado na vila de Espariz, junto à Tabua Portugal. Este poderia ser um ótimo lugar para uma família que gostaria de viver na mesma quinta, mas mantendo a sua privacidade. Ou pode viver numa delas e arrendar a outra. Ambas as casas têm várias garagens e espaço extra para renovar e criar mais espaço para viver. O terreno tem cerca de 700m2 com um poço e árvores de fruto maduras. A Tabua é uma óptima zona para residir no Centro de Portugal.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 187

  • @TheMidasMD
    @TheMidasMD 9 місяців тому +26

    Hi Eileen, .....as a middle-aged guy who has sold his fair share of houses, let me give you some useful advice that will help your channel - whenever you are showing or filming a house, always show the rooms in a sequence that makes the utility and composition easy to understand. How do you do this? Quite easy. You should always follow a sequence by showing the entrance, then the living room space, dining space, then the kitchen, then the rooms followed by their bathrooms. It makes the architecture easy to follow and ingest. Remember - always start the rooms from the living room unless it is impossible.

  • @timmaloney6441
    @timmaloney6441 10 місяців тому +11

    space for an Artist Studio , small farm animals , Pets , chickens . Great Price in a quiet Country setting . reminds me of the simple 1950's Lifestyle . Love it .

  • @feluxjohn3236
    @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому +5

    These houses all have a silent story that all surrounds functionality, finances and family life, different lands, tongues but yet one in purpose.

  • @escapeearth2327
    @escapeearth2327 10 місяців тому +6

    Hi Eileen, nice property ! If I were younger I’d jump at this opportunity to live in this peaceful setting! Good luck to younger couple in love with the countryside! And thanks to you for finding these gems!

    • @cathythomas2692
      @cathythomas2692 6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Eileen! I am hoping all is well with you. I miss seeing you and your Portuguese Journey are well. ❤

  • @davidgoode5768
    @davidgoode5768 10 місяців тому +6

    Not a bad house at all, perfectly livable, sensibility priced by helana. Esraritz ideally located for tabua and coimbra on the N17 Or IC6. It's worth the asking price , nice one Eileen

  • @saifurrahman995
    @saifurrahman995 10 місяців тому +19

    God bless Portugal and it's People 🙏🙏🙏😇

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому +1

      🙌🏽😁

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому +2

      Amen

    • @snitzel465
      @snitzel465 10 місяців тому +1

      "it's People" are angry without possibilities to buy a house because there is a lot of demand from foreigners. So there has to be a periority at the moment. This girl is making videos to contribute to the degradation of her people. Portugal has middle-class people who at this time have no way to pay their own rent because of this. it's time to think a little bit.

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому +5

      @@snitzel465 First of all, she not a girl but a woman, girls can be found on school playgrounds. You are very wrong in your conclusions because you're attributing an economic crisis that is being experienced the world over to one woman, if she yielded this power,, trust me,, she would not be on UA-cam.
      This woman is, as millions of others, healthfully engaging in a venue that she enjoys. How you've made the leap from this to her contributing to the degradation of her people without a conversation with her is beyond comprehension. I can respect and understand a healthy concern for the housing problems that Portugal and many other countries are facing and with great compassion for my country and people I pray to God for a solution, but please place the blame where it is due and not on an innocent woman. The ecconomic crisis that this world is currently being plagued with is a direct result of corporate greed. Eileen, unlike many others, does not encourage nor solicit monetary funds from her subscribers, a fact that speaks volumes in itself. It would have been fair if you would have at least taken the time to communicate with her before lashing out at her with such a damn8ng conclusion.

    • @snitzel465
      @snitzel465 10 місяців тому +1

      @@feluxjohn3236 Well... Her life is her life this does not concern me but the content of the video does and I have every right to think if it's right or wrong related to it. From your big and small answer, I see that it's not worth telling you more than that. Passar bem.

  • @user-kk1jw3qx7b
    @user-kk1jw3qx7b 9 місяців тому +3

    GOOD JOB BEAUTIFUL HOUS VIEW

  • @cfatal3290
    @cfatal3290 3 місяці тому +4

    you not posting anymore ?

  • @Improveng1
    @Improveng1 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi Eileen, lovely property, thank you for the tour. 😄😄

  • @seanocarolan359
    @seanocarolan359 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for all your great work.

  • @jayrunner4361
    @jayrunner4361 10 місяців тому

    That's an amazing property!

  • @Karroway
    @Karroway 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow just wow!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful vid

  • @investimentossamurai
    @investimentossamurai 8 місяців тому

    Parabéns pelo vídeo, linda casa, muito maior do que pensava. Ótimo estado de conservação com certeza é uma casa para viver bem com a família.

  • @paisley293
    @paisley293 10 місяців тому +6

    What a wonderful property!! Just move right in and put your stamp on it over time. 😍

  • @junehitchcock170
    @junehitchcock170 9 місяців тому +2

    In the excitement of acquiring a new home in Portugal, if buying as a second home there is the upkeep from afar, taxes, several travel costs ir air fares, hire cars per year etc Living in Portugal permantenyly means uprooting from everything you are familiar with and away from family and friends, the investment may not increase as much a where you currently are. The build quality is different from standards you are used to. The language, the pace of life and culture is certainly different. The pluses are the weather, friendliness of the Portuguese people. Just a few thoughts.

  • @Kofi.86
    @Kofi.86 10 місяців тому

    Nice property

  • @Voteford
    @Voteford 10 місяців тому +3

    This is an excellent opportunity. thanks!

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +2

    That is a really nice home I really like it.😊👍

  • @rajuahammedvlogs7556
    @rajuahammedvlogs7556 4 місяці тому

    beautiful place ❤❤

  • @Nulife23
    @Nulife23 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing place! Amazing price!!!

  • @luisfilipe534
    @luisfilipe534 9 місяців тому +4

    Excelent work... driving prices up in the countryside so locals cannot aford it..

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 3 місяці тому

      But locals sell their properties for a higher price if there is a demand. The younger generation prefer living in places like Porto and Lisbon. Not many wish to remain in a village toiling the land with only elderly folk as company.

    • @luisfilipe534
      @luisfilipe534 3 місяці тому +1

      @@stevenhull5025 if you dont realize yet, is a country with economic strugles... Driving prices Impossible also in countryside Will just push local youngsters for emigration

  • @progresso33
    @progresso33 7 місяців тому +2

    We miss U.
    That is all 😊

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +1

    You be safe and be careful 😊👍🙏

  • @linodavid7602
    @linodavid7602 9 місяців тому

    ❤ fico enamorado 😍 ❤

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for showing me another nice place and it does look better than the others then I have seen so far. 😊👍

  • @gerrypender
    @gerrypender 10 місяців тому

    Love it ❤️❤️

  • @feluxjohn3236
    @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому +4

    The backyard really is beautiful and that very old oven, WOW, that is a crowd pleaser in itself. OH MY THE TILES, THE MUESUM OF TILES, Id never leave home and id clean and polish all day, week, month and year long and no one would be allowed to touch them.

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому

      Haha yes! I was thinking of you when I said I know people like the tiles 😉😁

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому

      @@tworiversprojects This is going to be my absolute favorite video that you've done and you've done some amazing videos with tiles, and yes, I probably do need to speak to a therapist on a semi regular basis, lol 😆.

    • @ren2658
      @ren2658 8 місяців тому

      😂Yes, I was going to say, OCD on a high level. 😊
      But as I always say to my clients who come to me with OCD complaints, a bit of it is always better than not having it at all. Makes your life much easier and appreciated by yourself and others.
      Peace ☮️

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 8 місяців тому

      @@ren2658 aren't you the sweetheart, thanks

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 8 місяців тому

      Eileen, where are you, we miss you.

  • @collinbompart2790
    @collinbompart2790 10 місяців тому +4

    Excellent property!

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +2

    It is really quiet there.😊👍❤️

    • @anamanthey621
      @anamanthey621 Місяць тому

      É um vilarejo, com nenhuma comodidade

  • @hannahadlergontard7057
    @hannahadlergontard7057 10 місяців тому +1

    Good job, like you!

  • @ericmyers8005
    @ericmyers8005 10 місяців тому +2

    Pretty nice property. Better than most you have shown in the past at this price.

  • @estevaocunha5302
    @estevaocunha5302 10 місяців тому +1

    If only I had waited a little longer! 😢 A property of this size, price and location is not found every day. Just imagine, houses in excellent condition, just need a little renovation. And what shocked me the most was the price! I was going to say that it didn't exist or there were no more reasonable prices, but this one went beyond reason. With this price buy two, I was shocked. It's the same thing as saying, buy one, get two, or buy two for the price of one, which is extraordinary. My only regret is that it arrived too late for me, I've been looking for a long time for a house in these conditions and at a reasonable price. Now that I found it, I invested my money in another project. 😭😭I wish the future buyer the best of luck.

  • @ceciliaferreira9476
    @ceciliaferreira9476 10 місяців тому +2

    If i have this 2 houses farm. I'll do it a shelter for bad times will coming. All the rooms i'll do bedrooms, in both houses. iIll make kitchen on back of second house, 1 garage i'll make storage to put food and others things. Backyard I'll do vegetables, some extra tree (to make fire for cooking and take showers if not gas in that time). God bless you amiga to show us this property.

  • @ruxod9002
    @ruxod9002 3 місяці тому

    I would love to see more property like this please

  • @Infinite-pleasure
    @Infinite-pleasure 9 місяців тому

    It was a very good video and I liked this video. good luck
    (like 870) 🥰😍🤩

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +2

    It is fine just the way it is I would just move right in 😊👍

  • @MrRoay
    @MrRoay 10 місяців тому

    Interesting property, nice priced. Leuk gedaan, zoals altijd 😂💪👍

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому +1

      U ook weer bedankt voor de positiviteit! 😁😁

  • @fabiborges5885
    @fabiborges5885 10 місяців тому

    Você é maravilhosa , amiga ❤

  • @mohammedamin9050
    @mohammedamin9050 10 місяців тому +2

    Wow, beautiful property!
    Had our UK property sold ,I would hv jumped on plane !

  • @hemersonlacerda8174
    @hemersonlacerda8174 5 місяців тому +1

    Eileen, good morning... how are you? Something happened because there are no new videos! I hope everything is fine out there.

  • @casibari1537
    @casibari1537 10 місяців тому

    Mooi gepresenteerd!

  • @livingworkingoutsidebox
    @livingworkingoutsidebox 10 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for the tour. If this was in the States it would be an incredible price. But it seems a bit inflated for the expat client 🤔

    • @pvaz
      @pvaz Місяць тому

      No. These are bottom prices for an out of the way depopulated area. The market here is crazy with both immigrants and digital nomads moving in.

  • @louandbarb
    @louandbarb 10 місяців тому +3

    Love this one! Excellent job showing it. Thank you.

  • @Aotruba
    @Aotruba 10 місяців тому +2

    This property is a great opportunity! Wow! Beautiful surroundings and tons of ideas for both dwellings! Thank you for sharing ❤👍👌

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, I agree 😁 thanks and your welcome!

  • @perolagrande
    @perolagrande 10 місяців тому +12

    I'm pleasantly surprised by the amount of property you get for this price, especially from Terra Dos Rios, an estate agent that I feel tends to overvalue its properties and offer them at too high a price.

    • @brettk9316
      @brettk9316 10 місяців тому

      Ya coming from America this seems like a slam dunk deal for the buyer!

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому +3

      Glad you like it!

    • @timmaloney6441
      @timmaloney6441 10 місяців тому

      @@tworiversprojects Bem feito . abracoes

    • @livingworkingoutsidebox
      @livingworkingoutsidebox 10 місяців тому +17

      The majority of thes properties are abandoned. This one has sort of this look. But for many Europeans and Americans this is a bargain. While being well over or ridiculously priced by the locals.
      What people who buy at these prices and the realtors the push these prices are truly short sighted.
      This is why housing and apartments are being priced out of the markets for locals.
      Most likely this property could be bought for $50k maybe $75k

    • @perolagrande
      @perolagrande 10 місяців тому +3

      @@livingworkingoutsidebox What's relevant to a buyer is whether it is value for money for them, not whether it's affordable to locals. You're off on an irrelevant tangent there.

  • @scottmcshannon6821
    @scottmcshannon6821 9 місяців тому

    this is the cleanest empty house ive seen, especially the lower level.

  • @feluxjohn3236
    @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому +1

    Eileen, I see your growth from your veryfirst video, its fantastic.

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому

      Thankyou happy you to hear! (And your are still sticking around 😉)

    • @feluxjohn3236
      @feluxjohn3236 10 місяців тому

      @@tworiversprojects justifiably, yes. My home, my country, my people, my friend...and let's not forget the tiles.

  • @hannahadlergontard7057
    @hannahadlergontard7057 10 місяців тому +1

    Vou jogar na loteria, me aguarde!😃

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому

    There's enough room for a pool too.😊👍❤️

  • @SamStormbornOrmandy
    @SamStormbornOrmandy Місяць тому

    Hey Eileen, where did you go? I just discovered your channel today and really enjoyed watched 3 of your videos only to discover that you stopped posting 8 months ago... I hope that you'll start posting again soon and I want to know if you'll end up getting your dream house! Obrigado and Best Wishes! :)

  • @jonathanwick8887
    @jonathanwick8887 10 місяців тому +3

    Let me start by saying the property is wonderful! I would like to know why is that little Stone cottage basically glued to the property that you are selling? You said that little cottage it's not part of the property... Please explain?
    Thank you so kind.

    • @jjohnson5014
      @jjohnson5014 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes, that stone house is fascinating

  • @user-fw6wi1ki4j
    @user-fw6wi1ki4j 7 місяців тому

    hi Eileen, next time you're around come to our small restaurant in Sertã where we make handmade pasta and handmade gelato :)

  • @progresso33
    @progresso33 10 місяців тому

    Amazing how much land you get for 120k - definitely different to NA. Great vid 👍

  • @anadasilva7964
    @anadasilva7964 10 місяців тому

    So many possibilities for this property and the price is good. Your looking at about $62,500 for each house which is good.

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +1

    It could be an extra B&B room up there.👍

  • @alpfernandez-worldsharers8513
    @alpfernandez-worldsharers8513 10 місяців тому +1

    That’s awesome scenery, I like it❤❤❤

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +2

    I just knew you were going to try one of those grapes but I don't think they're ready yet because you said they not.😋😁

  • @marcoantoniosilva2544
    @marcoantoniosilva2544 10 місяців тому

    Minha linda apaixonado por você. Ótima apresentação. E gata...i love you.

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +1

    Could be cleaned up and made into another bed and breakfast Casita😊👍

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому +2

    Would that property make a great bed and breakfast?

  • @danieldhardman5388
    @danieldhardman5388 9 місяців тому

    😔 If only I were 10 months closer to retirement I'd buy this place.

  • @nielschubert9197
    @nielschubert9197 9 місяців тому

    Your Portuguese accent is incredible now,....

    • @PauloSNeves-zj8tr
      @PauloSNeves-zj8tr Місяць тому

      Ela não é portuguesa! Nunca será!

    • @Fubazim
      @Fubazim Місяць тому

      @@PauloSNeves-zj8tr Ela é brasileira !!! como tantos outros que colonizam diversas regiões em portugal hoje.

  • @karimamer2393
    @karimamer2393 10 місяців тому

    Hi, the place is great. Can I get a location. Actually I am looking for a place on the beach if any thing is available right now?

  • @dr.smhafizurrahman1152
    @dr.smhafizurrahman1152 9 місяців тому

    Hi, it's my first time watching a video where a Portuguese girl is speaking fluently in English with a very good approach!
    The property you're showing is very attractive! Thanks for your good job! Have a good time!

  • @mantralife6620
    @mantralife6620 10 місяців тому

    I would buy in a heart beat but worry about lockdowns and vaccine mandates happening again and restricting my travel back and forth to US

  • @smokingkippers1173
    @smokingkippers1173 2 місяці тому

    Come back!

  • @fatimasousa8985
    @fatimasousa8985 9 місяців тому

    Ande fica está casa

  • @ninajagdev333
    @ninajagdev333 9 місяців тому

    Please let me know which airport near to this property

  • @MultiANTI
    @MultiANTI 10 місяців тому

    First garage seem to have some dampness

  • @dagobb
    @dagobb 10 місяців тому

    Portugal se tornou muito caro pra para meros mortais!
    São quase 2 horas de carro do aeroporto mais próximo. 😮😬

  • @alinaperez2671
    @alinaperez2671 9 місяців тому

    How far from Lisbon is it?

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому

    Second-place just need maybe microwave and a hot plate. 😊👍

  • @PortugalaGals
    @PortugalaGals 10 місяців тому

    Very nice property. Too early in the process for us. We have end 2024 as our emigration date. 😁

  • @tarwingrill4531
    @tarwingrill4531 Місяць тому

    When I watch the videos about properties in Portugal, I get a feeling that the country is empty! Where is everybody?

  • @user-ju7vq7eb9j
    @user-ju7vq7eb9j 10 місяців тому

    Can you send me some details?

  • @davidparrish3538
    @davidparrish3538 8 місяців тому

    I'd us as a wood shop and a art shop

  • @fernandopires7752
    @fernandopires7752 8 місяців тому

    Looking for help to purchase prop. In Port for parents.Both formerly from Portugal.Perhaps 20 to 30 min from tye coast or...Please reach out.

  • @naturesambiancetreehouses8730
    @naturesambiancetreehouses8730 7 місяців тому

    Can I get bank financing on this property very important

  • @mabildedaconceicaomartins7174
    @mabildedaconceicaomartins7174 7 місяців тому

    Como posso falar com vc em pottugues....pois eu gostaria de falar com vc sobres as casas

  • @davidparrish3538
    @davidparrish3538 8 місяців тому

    Can Americans buy land and property in that country. And whT would you have to do to buy it.

  • @aspalma
    @aspalma 10 місяців тому

    Como eu queria ter €120k hoje😢😢😢😢

  • @andrejkeke3736
    @andrejkeke3736 Місяць тому

    you think ????

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому

    Yes why is that stone cottage attached to home and not included in sale? Weird.

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому

      It is a semi-detached home, just like a street where homes woold be build next to eachother. It had two different owners, and probably one did the renovation and the owner didnt.

  • @coolhandlukeful
    @coolhandlukeful 5 місяців тому

    Is this property still for sale ?

  • @AmanXtweeet
    @AmanXtweeet 5 місяців тому

    Please send me fulfill information thanks

  • @PauloSNeves-zj8tr
    @PauloSNeves-zj8tr Місяць тому +1

    She is not a portuguese!

  • @siddharthmakwana3249
    @siddharthmakwana3249 5 місяців тому +1

    hello i am from india and i am coming to portugal by march orr april so can you help me to find a rental space T1,T2,T3 cheaper and my budget is 500 to 600 euro as we are couple me and my wife.

  • @AmanXtweeet
    @AmanXtweeet 5 місяців тому

    Prices

  • @chinabusinesstravelvlogs8634
    @chinabusinesstravelvlogs8634 9 днів тому

    Already sale this house ?

  • @chinabusinesstravelvlogs8634
    @chinabusinesstravelvlogs8634 19 днів тому

    Have this house ?

  • @user-pj5vo1bi8m
    @user-pj5vo1bi8m 5 місяців тому

    Can you helpl me looking for sale house in portugal not big not in the city .im from philippines from siargao islands

  • @BeYourselfMan
    @BeYourselfMan 5 місяців тому

    Eileen, you are absolutely beautiful. Sorry, just had to say :)

  • @jattkahlon6446
    @jattkahlon6446 10 місяців тому

    Ola boa tarde, i need 1 house on rent in faro, i need small house, can u help me please

    • @tworiversprojects
      @tworiversprojects  10 місяців тому

      Hi there, I unfortunately can’t help you with that. You can have a look on www.idealista.pt or join some facebook groups regarding rentals in Faro. Good luck!

    • @jattkahlon6446
      @jattkahlon6446 10 місяців тому

      @@tworiversprojects thank you so much

  • @snitzel465
    @snitzel465 10 місяців тому +1

    Ganhavas mais visualizações em gravares no campo para aprenderes o que realmente importa neste momento, mostrares o que é sacrifício.

  • @MohammadNouri-mh9ej
    @MohammadNouri-mh9ej 9 місяців тому

    Hi i am from Iran but I live in Turkey. Can I buy a property there?

  • @snitzel465
    @snitzel465 10 місяців тому +3

    "it's People" are angry without possibilities to buy a house because there is a lot of demand from foreigners. So there has to be a periority at the moment. This girl is making videos to contribute to the degradation of her people. Portugal has middle-class people who at this time have no way to pay their own rent because of this. it's time to think a little bit.

    • @livingworkingoutsidebox
      @livingworkingoutsidebox 9 місяців тому

      Yes thanks for recognizing yhat estate agents have a role to ply in helping property owners triple and quadruple their prices to try to milk immigrants trying to make Portugal their new homes.
      In big cities and high tourism regions prices tend to rise faster.
      It's a littoral shame to see these country properties, where people have literally abandoned them turn around and then gouge foreigners who want to rebuild and save these properties. 😮😢

    • @snitzel465
      @snitzel465 9 місяців тому

      Weak argument.Maybe after you buy our ruins we'll wait for your descendants to change the country. Hope they have a good retirement for that.

  • @jeffsebastian
    @jeffsebastian 9 місяців тому

    I've seen 4 or 5 of your videos and I've been trying to figure out your accent, did you learn English in Canada? It sounds a bit French Canadian

  • @dvramana1139
    @dvramana1139 9 місяців тому

    Can i buy from India

  • @stefanraunhard2520
    @stefanraunhard2520 3 місяці тому

    O preço é muito alto para essas casas cheias de vegetação. Você tem que investir mais dinheiro do que custa. Você pensa que está enganando o mundo com as ruínas do seu país. Só os tolos cairão na armadilha

  • @mhamedmoussa6005
    @mhamedmoussa6005 9 місяців тому

    Not Portuguese tiles its zellige Arabic for tile.invented shile the muslim ruled south Europe for 8 centuries