Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Monsaraz, the Village Above the Lake
Monsaraz
Walk the walls of a medieval hill village with the great lake below.
Half day
Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Slow Nights in a Country Hotel
Stay in a restored convent, manor house or wine estate, where the day ends by the pool as the plains turn gold.
- Location
- Convents, manor houses and estates across the Alentejo
- Duration
- Two nights or more
- Best seasons
- Spring, summer, autumn and winter
- Pace
- Gentle
- Regions
- Alentejo Central, Alto Alentejo, Baixo Alentejo
The story
Some of the finest places to stay in the Alentejo were once convents, noble houses and working estates. Restored with care, they keep their cloisters, chapels and thick white walls, and add quiet rooms, long pools, spas and kitchens that cook with what the land gives. Days are spent out in the country, evenings on the terrace, and nights in deep silence under the stars.
The day
What you do
- 1Stay in a restored convent, manor house or wine estate chosen for you
- 2Spend slow afternoons by the pool, in the spa or among the olive trees
- 3Dine on the terrace with wines from the estate or its neighbours
Gentle on the land
We favour small houses that restore historic buildings, employ local people and cook with produce from the region.
Where this is
Convents, manor houses and estates across the Alentejo
Alentejo Central · Alto Alentejo · Baixo Alentejo
Approximately 38.60° N, 7.90° W
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