Worldwide Hotels

Category:	Hotels in Guimaraes
Hotel Name:	POUSADA GUIMARAESSTA MARINHA
Description:	AT ABOUT 1KM FROM THE CITY CENTRE OF GUIMARAES HOME TOWNOF PORTUGAL THE POUSADA DE SANTA MARINHA PROUD ANDMAJESTIC BEING A RELIC OF THE GOLDEN TIMES WHEN A MONASTERY IS LOCATED ON AN HILLSIDE OVERLOOKING THE DAZZLING VALLEYAND THE CITY.THIS TEMPLE DEVOTED TO CHRISTIAN RELIGION PROBABLY DATESBACK FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTIAN RECONQUEST BY THEEND OF THE IX CENTURY.THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ORIGINAL OCCUPATION OF THEMONASTERY ARE STILL UNKNOWN. COULD IT TOOK PLACE BEFORE THEARABIC CONQUEST. SOME ELEMENT FROM THE LATE ROMAN WEREALREADY IDENTIFIED. IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT AN INVASION OFGUIMARES BY PAGANS BETWEEN THE YEAR 959 AND 968 BROUGHTSOME IMPORTANT REPAIRS AND FORTIFICATIONS WORK HENCE ITMIGHT HAVE BEEN SERVED AS A FORTRESS DURING THE DISTURBEDTIMES OF ALMANSOR CAMPAIGNS.NEAR THE HISTORICAL CENTRE OF GUIMARAES SET ON A HILLOVERLOOKING THE CITY WE FIND THE MAJESTIC POUSADA DEGUIMARES SANTA MARINHA THE XII CENTURY AUGUSTINMONASTERY WHICH AFTER BEING REBUILT AND RESTORED RECEIVEDTHE NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL PRIZE IN 1985. PENHA PARK THEGARDENS AND THE INTERIOR CORNERS WITH GRANITE FOUNTAINS THERICH PORTUGUESE GLAZED TILES THE CLOISTERS THE BALCONIESAND TERRACES OVER THE CITY WILL TOGETHER WITH THEMAGNIFICENT CUISINE AND WINES MAKE YOU WISH TO STAY FOR AVERY LONG TIME
Address:	COSTA 1
City:	GUIMARAES
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Link added:	Nov 30, 1999

POUSADA GUIMARAESSTA MARINHA