{"id":3856,"date":"2023-11-24T16:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/pousada-forte-horta\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T07:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T07:47:53","slug":"forte-horta-pousada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/en\/forte-horta-pousada\/","title":{"rendered":"Pousada Forte Horta"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section class=\"block block-text \" id=\"b-text-block_b518b0642e89ffff661910dbf5cd0013\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- BLOCK CONTENT -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horta recounts stories of navigators, whalers, pirates and corsairs; a place fashioned by the sea. Located on the island of Faial and situated in the heart of the town, the Santa Cruz Fort is now a pousada, preserving the memory of such maritime wonders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built in 1567, the fort was constructed to protect the town from pirate attacks, which were a frequent occurrence on the Azorean islands at the time. Classified in 1947 as a national monument, 22 years later it became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pousadas.pt\/en\/hotel\/pousada-horta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pousada<\/a>, designed by the architect Alberto Cruz. In 2004, more than three decades later, it reopened as a Pousada de Portugal, after a period of rebuilding and restoration. Only the outer walls remain of the fort&#8217;s original 16th-century defence system. The five centuries of history don\u2019t seem to have aged the place, nor the spiral staircase in the garden, which used to offer direct access to the sea, and is still used by yachtsmen during high season.<\/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<section class=\"block block-gallery-image-caption \" id=\"b-gallery-image-caption-block_3007e3919bf4d9ee40a03bad252f165d\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- BLOCK CONTENT -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-slider swiper-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pousada-forte-horta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial25-scaled-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pousada-forte-horta-entrada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\"><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"swiper-custom-prev c-gallery-button\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"swiper-custom-next c-gallery-button\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t\t<section class=\"block block-text \" id=\"b-text-block_2128b932d998e29e1468385f5a07a197\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- BLOCK CONTENT -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The furniture bears the weight of the pousada\u2019s history, as do the framed cartographic maps hanging on the walls, marking the Portuguese navigators\u2019 maritime crossings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally Portuguese are the tiles flanking the entrances to the room, which can also be seen in the chapel located in the garden. Here, the endemic Azorean flowers decorate the entire outdoor area overlooking the marina, keeping the modern features of the pool and terrace company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enjoy the island\u2019s cuisine, there\u2019s a bar and a restaurant with local fish, meat and cheese. Unsurprisingly, the sea is ever-present and can be seen from every window.<\/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<section class=\"block block-gallery-image-text \" id=\"b-gallery-image-text-block_5f97368036c35a5979f15fa34b2c6930\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- BLOCK CONTENT -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><span>Essentials<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-slider swiper-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide --img-v\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"forte-pousada-forte-horta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial34-scaled-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide --img-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pousada-forte-horta-quarto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_54_v2-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide --img-v\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pousada-forte-horta-escadaria-entrada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial_4-scaled-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-info slide-info-1 is-active\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">Fort<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the historic fort, which served to protect the town, there are a number of pieces (war-related and otherwise) that have remained in the exact same places they were once used.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-info slide-info-1 is-active\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">View<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pousada is aligned with the neighbouring and mountainous island of Pico. From the garden, from the historic wall surrounding the fort, we can see the highest peak in Portugal. Such an impressive view is worthy of contemplation.<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-info slide-info-1 is-active\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">Scrimshaw<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The art of painting or engraving on whales&#8217; teeth or bones, scrimshaw is believed to have originated from New England whaling ships. A good way of occupying time at sea, it became popular in the Azores from the 19th century onwards. There are pieces to admire in the entrance hall, as well as others that can be bought.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"swiper-custom-prev c-gallery-button --dark\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"swiper-custom-next c-gallery-button --dark\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t\t<section class=\"block block-vertical-highlight \" id=\"b-vertical-highlight-block_6cec51ddb456acb50ff9e5d6619ee6d8\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- BLOCK CONTENT -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"highlight\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pousada-forte-horta-entrada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PousadaFaial14-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-layer\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Forte Horta\nPousada\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>The pousada that was built to protect the island from pirates and is now a national monument.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-button --dark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pousadas.pt\/en\/hotel\/pousada-horta\" target=\"_blank\">Book your stay<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,251],"tags":[280,370],"destino":[284,264,104],"class_list":["post-3856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels-and-pousadas","category-pousadas-en","tag-pool","tag-pousada-en","destino-azores","destino-islands-portugal-en","destino-portugal-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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