Overview

The Palácio Belmonte, most ancient Palácio in Lisbon, overlooking the rooftops of old Lisbon and to the river Tagus beyond and surrounded by medieval streets, is a national monument, and for over 500 years was the home of the Earls of Belmonte.

Location

The city of Lisbon is an all life experience. Located at the top of the St Georges Castle, on the Alfama hill, in the centre of the historical city, the experienced team at the Palácio Belmonte are trained to offer guests the best or the unknown, simple and excellent restaurants in the city and around enchanted places to walk through or to be driven to.

Accommodation and Facilities

During the past six years, Palácio Belmonte has been transformed into an exclusive eight suite property. The restoration has been carried out with the owners passion for ecological friendly and sustainable development using lime mortar, natural ventilation, low temperature central heating and sophisticated insulation of the roofs, floors and walls.  Power consumption is reduced to one tenth of a modern building.

The accommodation comprises of eight individually furnished suites and two apartments which all have fax, Internet and telephone but none of the rooms have a television. The rooms are furnished with 17th and 18th century antiques and oil paintings. They blend with African and Japanese artefacts and ultra-modern sculptures and beautiful carpets which also adorn the hotel. The ceilings of the suites are seventh century and one suite features the staircase from the time that the Moors occupied much of Portugal. These luxury suites are decorated with silks and each suite is named after a Portuguese writer, artist, philosopher, traveller, inventor or ecologist.

Restaurant

The Palácio Belmonte is in the centre of the old part of Lisbon and its history can be traced back over 2130 years to 130 BC. A recent six year renovation using traditional building techniques and materials have transformed this property into a small luxury hotel. The high quality of the restoration has won international awards but resulted in the final cost exceeding 24 million dollars.

The library has more than 4000 books, publications and papers, in a variety of languages and themes including ecology, sustainable development and philosophy. The building has 59 famous eighteenth century painted tile panels containing over 30,000 individual tiles.