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Category:	Hotels in Tavira
Hotel Name:	POUSADA CONVENTO DA GRACA
Description:	PROPERTY TYPEVACATION HOTEL BUSINESS HOTEL BED AND BREAKFAST HOTEL VACATION/SEMINAR HOTEL BUSINESS/SEMINAR HOTELYEAR BUILT 2006ADDITIONAL HOTEL DESCRIPTIONTHE GRACA CONVENT IN TAVIRA WAS ONCE THE CONVENT OF THECLOISTERED AUGUSTINIAN NUNS WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY KING D.SEBASTIAO AROUND 1569. IT STANDS ON THE CASTLE HILL ON THESITE OF WHAT WAS ONCE MOST LIKELY THE JEWISH QUARTER. ITSMOST NOTEWORTHY FEATURES ARE THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURYRENAISSANCE CLOISTER AND BOTH BAROQUE STYLE FACADE FACINGTHE MAIN SQUARE AND THE CENTRAL STAIRCASSSE. ARCHEOLOGICTRACES OF ISLAMIC ORIGIN WERE DISCOVERED DURING THERESTORATION WORK. AS A RESULT THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTIONPLANS HAD TO BE CHANGED SO IT COULD INCLUDE THE RUINS INTHE NEW BUILDING WHERE THEY ARE NOW PARTIALLY VISIBLEFROM THE BAR. THE DESIGN INCLUDES A MULTI PRUPOSE HALL INTHE OLD CHURCH .
Address:	RUA DOM PAIO PERES CORREIA
City:	TAVIRA
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Link added:	Nov 30, 1999

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POUSADA CONVENTO DA GRACA