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About the Pousadas

Unique Places, a special Experience

The Pousadas de Portugal had their origin in the 40's, when the first Regional Pousadas were built to provide visitors with board and accommodation in keeping with the style and traditions of each region. In the fifties a new concept of a Pousada was created: the Historic Pousada, located in carefully restored monuments.

It is a tourist option with a difference and one that keeps the flame of Portuguese hospitality alight. Situated in castles, monasteries, fortresses and places of special natural beauty from the North to the South, in the Azores and now also in Brazil, the Pousadas de Portugal are real treasures of our History.

A privilege always assured by the respect shown in the restoration of our national architectural heritage, which has been adapted to modern demands of comfort and well-being. Places that offer a fascinating journey through the Portuguese culture, its traditions and arts.

In the Pousadas there is always a story or a secret to tell, a legend or a tradition to recount.

Places with Exclusive Flavors and Aromas

The Lusitanian people have a rich historical past of which the gastronomy is an important tradition, so it should be encouraged and preserved.

Known as the largest restaurant chain of Portugal, Pousadas de Portugal are famous for their rich and varied gastronomy, revealing the secrets of an old art and recreating the best of the regional gastronomy together with the most genuine Portuguese wines.

The Best Tradition

Pousadas de Portugal have always favoured the recuperation of the national architectural heritage patrimony, guaranteeing its preservation, as well as increasingly making better an already first quality and original tourist product.

For that reason ASTA (the American Society of Travel Agents) and the Smithsonian Foundation awarded awarded Pousadas de Portugal their Annual Prize for hotel groups that played a major role in preserving the environment and the cultural heritage for tourist purposes.

True to their origins - rediscovering the pleasure of authenticity - Pousadas aim to reflect the local region or area. Generally speaking, their design, furniture and decoration are in keeping with the region, or simply evoke the historic atmosphere of the monument (including period-style furniture, tapestries, paintings, etc.).

The Pousadas Concept

The Pousadas are places that senses. It wouldn’t be enough to speak about them or even describe their surrounding landscape. It is important to live the Pousadas´ atmosphere, based on its high quality service.

Why don’t you set off and discover the most beautiful regions of Portugal where magnificent castles, monasteries and convents, the true treasures of history can be found, or, if you wish, live the rural atmosphere and the marvelous scenery of other Pousadas.

Wherever you are, we will do everything for you to feel at home, presenting you with the same comfort and welcome which only the Pousadas can offer.

Personalized Service

“When a customer is not known by his/her name, but only by the room number, we will be far from the Pousadas' personality" (António Ferro - 1942).

This is the best definition for the real Pousadas tradition. During your stay you will live in a past that you have forgotten, because the Pousadas will offer you the most authentic characteristic of our country: the friendly tradition of our people.

Four Types of Pousadas

The Pousadas de Portugal are a chain of over 40 exclusive hotels, located throughout Portugal. Their very name is synonymous of a unique form of quality accommodation, where a warm welcome and personal service awaits every guest.
Pousadas de Portugal were classified into two basic categories Historical Pousadas and Regional Pousadas. To make it easier to distinguish between the choices of Pousadas available, we have introduced new themes to appeal to the senses and invite visitors to try out the different experiences that each one has to offer. We have divided our Pousadas into the following groups:

Historic Pousadas

Historic Design Pousadas

Nature Pousadas

Charm Pousadas

In each Pousada de Portugal you will find a restaurant serving the best regional specialities, accompanied by the exclusive qualities of the Portuguese wines.
Welcome, once again, to Pousadas de Portugal!

Facilities Variety

To travel through Pousadas de Portugal is a unique adventure, a pleasure that you will keep forever.

Besides getting to know Portugal from town to town, from the seaside to the mountains or to the valleys, a Pousada will welcome you, at every stage of your trip, so that you will have more time for yourself and more stories to tell.

And you can always consider the special programmes we have to offer you or your company.

About Us

Portugal Online and PousadasPortugal.com have been on the Internet since 1997 and in the travel business for over 25 years. Pousadas of Portugal works directly with the Pousadas Group central reservation center in Lisbon. The pricing presented on this site is the same that you would get by contacting the Pousada directly and better than most travel agencies. The 24 hour workday service turn around on reservations is second do none. We have been placing satisfied clients in Pousadas for many years, and directly through Internet reservations since 2001.

Portugal is a small country packed with the great city excitements of Lisbon and Porto, sleepy villages of whitewashed walls and red tiled roofs, medieval walled cities, green mountains and valleys of the north, sunny beach resorts and golf courses of the famous Algarve in the south, hill topped palaces and castles and 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Be sure to try the tasty Portuguese cuisine and excellent wines! With a climate comparable to California’s, Portugal is a year around destination.

The Azores Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean 800 miles from Lisbon, are thought by many to be the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Certainly they seem lost in time from the rest of Europe. Here is a chance to visit a region, possibly the last in Western Europe, unspoiled by tourism. The deep green, flower strewn landscape beauty of the Azores will amaze you and the small villages, were lifestyles have changed little in generations, will charm you. Offshore, the ocean teams with whales and dolphins.