This charming hotel is situated in a grand four-story palace built for the king of Portugal but repurposed as a hotel when the country became a republic in 1910. Set on a wooded and landscaped 250-acre estate about 85 minutes north of Porto, the hotel has 70 rooms and suites that overlook lovely gardens and feature a timeless décor. Blending Portuguese history with updated sensibilities, the property also sports multiple modern amenities. The hotel has a well-run thermal spa with 18 treatment rooms — perhaps the best in Portugal — as well as two swimming pools, a gym, an 18-hole golf course, a golf academy and a fine restaurant serving updated traditional Portuguese dishes in one of the most beautiful dining rooms in Europe.
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Lowest Rate: Classic Room, $230; Editor’s Choice: Junior Suite, $480.
To learn more visit their website or call +(351) 276-990-920. Contact Andrew Harper Travel to book this hotel as part of your next vacation.
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