Video: A Look Inside Hotel Casa Palmela

The most popular excursion from Lisbon is to Sintra, 18 miles to the west, remarkable for its several fairy-tale palaces and castles. But wine lovers should seriously consider a visit to the Setúbal Peninsula, just over the Golden Gate-like 25 de Abril Bridge. The Lisbon suburbs eventually give way to the Parque Natural da Arrábida, home to several important wineries, gently rolling vineyards and a dramatic coastline fringed with beaches.

The peninsula had no accommodations of note until just a few months ago, when a local family reopened its 17th-century estate house as a 20-room hotel: the Hotel Casa Palmela. This compelling hideaway is set amid idyllic scenery less than an hour’s drive from central Lisbon.

Read about Lisbon and the Setúbal Peninsula in the April 2017 Hideaway Report.