Hotels
Visiting Monastério de Piedra This is a medieval monastery located in the municipality of Nuévalos, Zaragoza, constructed in the 12th century by Cistercian monks and is surrounded by acres of lush natural park featuring waterfalls, pools, and caves. Visitors receive a map with a suggested itinerary, that really eases the visit. The park The park offers plenty of attractions,…
Church Construction began in 1172, the main church, dedicated to São João Batista, is a gem where the original Romanesque style was respected, with interventions over the centuries being limited to decorative elements, with frescoes and gilded altars. Castle What remains of the castle are just a few sections of the walls. A staircase leads to their top, but…
Cathedral of Guarda Misericordia Dom Sancho Camões square Solar de Alarcão Built in 1686, the Solar de Alarcão is right in the center of Guarda, right next to the cathedral.As with other historic buildings, it was adapted to tourism, and today it has three rooms with all the amenities, which can be rented through the common websites or directly…
Sleeping in Água de Alto Pestana Beach Resort This is an excellent hotel, requiring a car as it is isolated, but with a great location. It stays just minutes away from almost everything, overlooking a nice, almost private beach. It has large and comfortable rooms, and it was a good option for almost a week. We were on half-board,…
Hotel Castilla In this hotel we found good large rooms, and absolute tranquillity for the night. The pool is very large, well gardened, but we don’t know how did they manage to get a so chilled water in it, in a warm day of August. Breakfast was very poor, though we might (and did) add extras paid by piece….
Best Cap Salou In my first visit to Salou, we stayed in this hotel. More than 30 years later, the memory is not very favourable – I remember a noisy hotel, with some confusion making service difficult.The distance to the center of the village didn’t help much either.On the positive side, just the image of a calm sea at…