{"id":3815,"date":"2023-11-28T18:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/pousada-castelo-palmela\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:40:06","slug":"pousada-castelo-palmela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/en\/pousada-castelo-palmela\/","title":{"rendered":"Pousada Castelo Palmela"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Standing 230 metres above sea level, Palmela castle is the region\u2019s highest viewpoint, offering a splendid 360-degree vista. That said, in the past, pretty landscapes were less important than seeing potential threats, which is why the castle was constructed here between the 10th and 12th centuries, with the added advantage of being able to see both the river Sado and river Tagus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the 15th century, the castle was home to the old Santiago convent, until all the religious orders in Portugal were dissolved in 1834. Over 150 years later, the convent was converted into a historic pousada in 1979. Unsurprisingly, the view remains as stunning as it was a thousand years ago, whichever way you look. On one side, Set\u00fabal, Arr\u00e1bida and Troia, on the other, Lisbon, Cascais and even the Sintra mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Castelo Palmela Pousada<\/a> is organised around the P\u00e1tio das Laranjeiras courtyard, which is the epicentre of the small hotel, where the galleries of the old convent cloister house the restaurant, bar and reading nooks.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t\t