Location: Evora, Alentejo Region

In the heart of historic the centre of Evora, a city classified by UNESCO as World Heritage, stands the Pousade de Evora - Loios, originally a convent and one of Evora's most precious architectural buildings. Staying at the Pousada de Évora - Loios is reliving history itself in each stone, each glance and each object.

Accommodation: The Pousada has 31 rooms and 2 Suites. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, cable TV, hair-drier, safe, bathing gowns, internet.

Pousada History: The building where the Pousada dos Loios is located is the former Monastery of the S. Joao Evangelista or the Loios Congregation. Founded on 1485 by D. Rodrigo Melo, 1st Olivença´s Count and constructed with the demand of D. Joao II, in grounds where part of the Evora's Castle, with Arabian origins, had existed. Of this castle there only are some ruins, because it was destroyed by a fire in the revolution of 1383-85 that delineates the battles of the D. Joao's supporters, who would became king. In the 18th century, took place the reconstruction of the monastery ordered by the Priest Mestre Joeé de Santa Marta, since it was in a very bad state, a consequence of the earthquake of 1755 that destroyed the building and the city of Evora. With the royal order, on 1834, to close all the Monasteries and Convents of Portugal, this Monastery became inhabited for a long time. On 1965, after the necessary remodelling and adaptations, the Monastery opens its doors again as a Pousada de Portugal. A particularity: the rooms ate in the former cells of the Cónegos Regrantes (the congregation faithfull), being all different from each other.

Banquets & Other Events: The restaurant of the Pousada is located in the monastery's cloisters, being a unique space with rare beauty. With a cosy and mainly relaxing ambiance, it offers the most refined gastronomy adapted to the modern flavours. The Pousada has the ability to organize cocktails, coffee breaks and banquets. The restaurant has maximum capacity of 62 people.

Meetings & Conferences: Império Room, with capacity to 12 people in the same table. The restaurant has capacity for 50 people in an audience configuration. There is the following equipment: TV, video, data-show, flip- chart. All meetings have paper and pens, offered by the Pousada.