Guarda Hotels

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Solar de Alarcao: A Private Chapel

One of the other interesting things about this place, was that it had its own chapel built right into the building! Here, it is visible at the left with its own bell and large doorway with a Latin inscription etched above it in granite. This 'lord of the manor' must have had some clout when this place was built!

The large doorway to the right leads to an inner set of steps with leads up to the second level balcony. That is the entranceway into the house that we used. Our room was on the other side of the house looking out over Guarda.

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• Related to: Family Travel, Road Trip
• Written September 6, 2004

Your Own Church?

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Solar de Alarcao: More Antiques

This is another view of the room, showing the entrance to the bathroom as well as more of the antiques that adorn this house from top to bottom. Along the hallways were very interesting old maps of Portugal and all sorts of antique furniture.

This manor house also has a private sitting room and dining room, but we did not use those. Also, the price of our accommodations here did not include breakfast, something different from the other Residencials and Pensaos that we stayed in during our trip.

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• Related to: Family Travel, Road Trip
• Written September 4, 2004

More Antiques

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Solar de Alarcao: Our Bedroom

The Solar de Alarcao only has three bedrooms, all with double beds and ensuite bathrooms. When we arrived, the young lady who met us took us for a look at the two available rooms before we settled on this one. An interesting twist on their rate structure was that the room would cost us E80 (US$100) if we used both beds but only E70 if we snuggled up together!

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• Related to: Road Trip, Family Travel
• Written September 4, 2004

Antique Beds

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Solar de Alarcao: An Ancient Manor House

When choosing our accommodations from Canada a couple of weeks before we left for Portugal, I chose the Solar de Alarcao so we could have a glimpse of what it would be like to stay in a really old building. Built in 1686, this solid granite manor house, located only steps away from the 'Se' (cathedral), did not disappoint!!

In addition to the house itself, the car park is also surrounded by granite walls and the entrance is controlled by a large and heavy iron-grilled gate that was fun to operate!

Unique Quality: Lots of history, antiques furnish the rooms and hallways. A different experience!

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Address: 25-27 Rua de D. Miguel de Alarcao
• Phone: 271-214-392
• Related to: Family Travel, Road Trip
• Written September 4, 2004

Granite Manor House - built in 1686

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