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Lifestyle details
Palacio Belmonte
Services Offered:
Located in Alfama - the old Jewish quarter of Lisbon, Portugal - in the East side of the Sao Jorge Castle, the Pal?cio Belmonte dates back to 1449.
WWW: www.palaciobelmonte.com
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Further Description:
The property actually includes part of the ancient city walls, built during the 3rd century B.C..
In 1640 the owner decided to add 5 classical style fa?ades to the East terrace, giving the Pal?cio a unique appearance reflecting it's history. It is practically compulsory to mention the approximately 11,000 tiles depicting scenes of rare beauty, specially created for the Pal?cio by two of the most important tiles makers of that ?poque
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In 1997 The Pal?cio Belmonte was registered as national monument.
In October 2000 the regeneration project has received international acknowledgement by receiving the "RICS Award" (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), a prize for finished urban regeneration instituted by HRH the Prince of Wales. In the beginning of 2002 the Palace was refurbished and set to be a very small but unique lodging unit with just ten exclusive suites.
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The exclusively designed suites include the father Himalaya suite, with its 360? view from the room and the Bartolomeu de Gusmao suite, which was selected as "the best room" by the Wallpaper magazine, in its January/February issue.
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It is our sincere belief that the Pal?cio Belmonte is in that very unique group of charming hotels that touches each visitor personally, marking its exclusivity.
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