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Pousada Guimarães, Santa Marinha
A result of the restoration of the twelfth century Monastery of Agostinhos
In the city of Guimarães you find the majestic Pousada de Santa Marinha, recipient of the National Award of Architecture in 1985. The Pousada is a result of the restoration of the Monastery dos Agostinhos from the twelfth century. It is around 2 km from the historical center of the city (classified as a Heritage Site by UNESCO).
The Pousada de Santa Marinha is a fantastic escape, where tranquillity is an absolute certainty. It offers a magnificent view of Guimarães. It is considered the cradle city, where the first king of Portugal Don Afonso Henriques was born. It was the Culture Capital of Europe of 2012.
Through a painstaking restoration by Portuguese architect Fernando Távora, the now Pousada was born in 1975 resulting in the perfect union of historical past with contemporary comfort. Apparently it was ordered to be erected by the founder of Guimarães, the Countess Mumadona. However some claim that it was D. Mafalda, wife of Don Afonso Henriques, who had it built and gave it to the monks of the order of Santo Agostinho. These monks then converted it into a school of higher education.
The little gardens, the interior corners of the Pousada with granite sources, the surrounding Penha Park, the rich azulejo mosaics, the cloisters and multiple balconies, are all attributes of magnificent beauty.
The park and gardens of the Pousada de Santa Marinha make a remarkable landscape, with their origins in the enclosure of the Augustinian Monastery founded in the twelfth century.
The Pousada has 49 rooms (22 of which were monks’ chambers), 2 suites, a dining room, and a small breakfast room. The rooms are decorated with furniture taken from the spoils of other times in the Guimarães history.
The individually decorated quarters are installed in the old cloisters, containing modern commodities including air conditioning and cable TV.
The restaurant is a statement of the art of good eating in Guimarães. With luxury service and refined cuisine all of the dishes have reference to traditional Portuguese cuisine. You can savour dishes such as Founder’s rabbit stew with chestnuts and mushrooms, or Bísaro rockets with chestnuts and papas de serrabulho (a typical regional dish: pig's blood, which gives rise to the name sarrabulho, chicken, pork, sausage, ham, chorizo, cumin, lemon and bread or corn flour, among other ingredients). Accompanied by an affable wine of the region, it is truly an experience in the art of good eating.
Guests can enjoy the outdoor pool or take walks through the scenic gardens of the Pousada or through the mountains of the historical city of Guimarães.
If you need shuttle service the GETBUS offers at great prices from Sá Carneiro Airport to Guimarães.
For more information contact info@getbus.eu or www.getbus.eu
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The D. Mafalda restaurant in the Pousada de Guimarães, Santa Marinha, is an imposing lounge with smooth stone arches having once been the barns and chambers of the monestary.
The delicacies that can be savoured are traditional of the region's cuisine, offering a personalised service characterised by its professionalism with the ability of giving their customers an unforgettable experience.
Specialties:
- Cod with cornbread
- free-range chicken
- in giblet rice
- Bísaro sausage with chestnuts and papas de serrabulho black pudding purée
- Grilled Barrosa veal steaks
- Rabbit stew à la Fundador with chestnuts and mushrooms
- Business Center
- Safe at reception
- Newspaper Distribution
- Laundry
- Shop
- Reception 24 hours
- Room service
- Smoke alarms in the public areas
- Multilingual staff
- Shooting field
- Golf
- Traditional games
- Paintball
- Cable car tours in the Penha Park
- Horse ride
- Passeios de bicicleta TT
- Jeep tours
- Micro light rides
- Theme walks
- Bicycles
- Table games
- Outdoor pool