Bussaco Palace

Product Description

This legendary Palace, built for the last Kings of Portugal in 1885, was converted into a deluxe hotel in 1917 providing the very best of Portuguese hospitality. Today, its fine tradition for luxury & service continue under the care & management of Portugals-ns best known hotel family. The hotel still retains many of the original & remarkable antique furnishings, vaulted arches, marble staircases, rare tapestries, fine masterpaintings & objets ds-nart by the most notable Portuguese artists. The hotel also boasts some of the countrys-ns most important collection of s-gazulejoss-S of the 19th century depicting scenes from Portugals-ns colourful maritime history, as well as the Battle of Bussaco, in 1810, which heralded the Duke of Wellingtons-ns defeat of Napoleons-ns army, leading to a successful marriage with its sumptuous surroundings. Amongst the most beautiful & historical hotels of the world, the Bussaco Palace Hotel has all the features of the dreamers-ns s-gromantic palaces-S
- set in an enchanted forest, high on a hill, & resplendent in its decorative Manueline-Gothic architecture. The majestic Restaurant s-g Jo oo Vazs-S, once the Royal familys-ns banquet hall & now a top gourmet restaurant, offers classic international & Portuguese cuisine & has a must on its exclusive world-class Bussaco wines mis en bouteille au ch teau. In all, a remarkable experience not to be missed in Portugal! Also unforgettable is the outdoor terrace overlooking the French garden & the overwhelming slope with its giant trees. It is located between Lisbon & Oporto, amidst the s-g Bussaco National Parks-S, a spectacular & serene landscape of 105 hectares virgin centuries-old walled forest, planted by the Order of the Barefoot Carmelites in the 17th Century, & renowned by arborists worldwide. This famous botanical treasure of Europe

Includes:: many specimen of rare flora & exotic plants of exquisite beauty collected all over the world by the Portuguese navigators. Its inspiring walking paths through the nature visiting fantastic fountains, chapels, belvederes, the Way of the Cross & the 17th century Monastery still exemplify the rarefied atmosphere of calm & seclusion of this very special place.