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village of Óbidos was conquered from the Moors by King Afonso Henriques
in 1148, and later given by King Dinis to his wife, the Holy Queen Isabel,
becoming part of the Queen’s House. In the beginning of the 16th
century, D. João de Noronha, Count of Dijon and the village mayor,
introduced architectural alterations in pure Manuelino style; which can
still be seen today, for example the windows of restaurant the Pousada,
although the village was partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1755.
This small village has innumerable cultural treasures, such as 14 churches
and chapels. The main church has the finest examples of different Portuguese
tiles and paintings by Josefa Ayalla Cabrera (Josefa de Óbidos).
Óbidos’s outskirts are also interesting places to visit, such as
aqueduct built by King João III’s wife, Queen Catarina of Austria,
the Óbidos Lagoon, where guests can go fishing and hunting, and
the Bom Sucesso´s Place, where the Royal picnics used to take place.
This was first time in Portugal that a castle, a historical monument, was
adapted into a Pousada in 1951. |
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Pousada
de Óbidos Castelo de Óbidos ***
Style: Historic Design
Pousada w/pool in an old Castle
Within the centuries-old
beautiful castle walls that encircle the village of Óbidos, Pousada
was the first one to be adapted and restored from a historical monument.
Óbidos is a first rate tourist attraction, known for its typical
white houses with blue trim, flowered windows, narrow streets and steps
paved with beautiful stone. |
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medieval village is very connected with all the history of Portugal. It
was on the XV century with Alphonse, IV count of Ourém that the
village became more important. In this nice place we can see lots
of monuments: the original Castle of the 17th century, the Mercy Church
from the 15th century, the Gothic Fountain, the Pillory. In 1755
with the terrible earthquake almost all the buildings were destroyed. |
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Pousada
de Ourém/Fátima, Conde de Ourém ***
Style: Historic Design
Pousada w/pool
Within the magnificent walled
town of Ourém, a few kilometres from Fátima, one of the Europe's
main pilgrimage destinations, the Pousada was built from a cluster of medieval
houses, renovated with all modern amenities. Wander through them and relive
the days of old. From the belvedere, enjoy the breathtaking view of the
Seiça River Valley, and catch a glimpse of the world-famous Sanctuary
of Fátima.. |
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Pousada
de Palmela - Castelo de Palmela
Style: Historic Design
Pousada w/pool in an old castle
The Pousada de Palmela -
Castelo de Palmela, nestles within the village castle, with the convent
cloisters incorporated. Located on top of an imposing hill, it affords
one of the most impressive panoramic views in the area. Palmela boasts
excellent wines and superb cuisine, and it is also the perfect starting
place to discover the Costa Azul and the magnificent Arrábida Natural
Park. |
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for its palace in the rococo style, called "little Versailles". It's the
most welcoming of the royal palaces and built in the XVIII century. Its
gardens (Pensil or Neptuno and Azereiros), in the French way, are from
rare beautiful. It has lodging a lot of state-leaders visiting Portugal.
Queluz is served by countless roads and several public transportations
connecting to the capital (place of work of mostly inhabitants) and to
other places in the district. There are some industries and a growing commerce,
including malls and movie theatres. Besides the palace, there are
in Queluz some others interesting places that can have the attention of
the first visitors as some megalithic monuments (about 2500 BC) and some
buildings from the centuries XIV, XVII and XVIII. Around the old nucleus
of the city started to appear some villas and houses used to be summer
houses in the beginner of this century. |
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Pousada
de Queluz/Lisboa - Dona Maria I, Queluz ***
Style: Historic Design
Pousada w/pool formerly a palace
The Pousada de Queluz /
Lisboa - D. Maria I is located in the building formerly used by the Royal
Guard of the Court in the Palace of Queluz, known as the "Portuguese Versailles".
This Pousada's attractive interior design and exacting recuperation of
its little private "theatre", can only match the exquisite cuisine of the
Cozinha Velha Restaurant. |
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Filipe's historical Pousada was installed at the fort with the same name,
and built in the late XVI century. It rises in a beautiful recess of the
river Sado, in its mouth, between the port of Setúbal and the narrow
peninsula of Tróia. To this inn we arrive through a passage that
crosses the thick walls of the fort, allowing to travel the totality of
the rampart and to appreciate the neighbor's panoramic Saws of Arrábida,
of the estuary of Sado and the Atlantic. A construction of the fort it
is due to Filipe I from Portugal and II of Spain. The beginning of
the works date of 1582 and it had as purpose to defend the setubalense´s
borough, through the control of the bar’s entrance where the fort of Outão,
with origin in the century XIV, represented the main piece. |
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Pousada
de Setúbal - São Filipe, Setúbal ***
Style: Historic Design
Pousada w/pool in an old castle
The Pousada de Setúbal
- São Filipe, a fortress built in the 17th century by King Philip
II of Spain (Philip I of Portugal), has a breathtaking view over the River
Sado estuary. Setúbal, one of Portugal's main ports, also offers
beautiful walks within the historic centre and surroundings, such as Sado
river beaches or the Arrábida montain range. |
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