Location: Viana do Castelo, Minho Region, Northern Portugal

Set on the hill of Santa Luzia, overlooking the town of Viana do Castelo and the beautiful estuary of the river Lima, this Pousada is the result of an excellent restoration of a 1918 hotel. From this Pousada guests can enjoy the view of one of the vast and beautiful landscapes of our country, the city of Viana do Castelo and the sea. Its surrounding gardens and woods, the magnificent swimming pool and the peaceful place where the Pousada is set, allow guests an invigorating tranquility.

Accommodation: The Pousada has 2 Luxurious Rooms, 1 Suite and 47 Standard Rooms. All the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, hair drier, cable tv, landscape surroundings.

One of the rooms is for non smoking people and 9 of them have Wireless Internet. There are also 2 garages available.

Meetings & Conferences: Rooms with natural light, balcony and wireless internet. Audio and visual material available: screen, data show, TV and video, flipchart and microphones. Free parking. Newspapers in the rooms.

Banquets & Other Events: Panoramic Restaurant with view of the village and the mountain. Ideal for weddings and other special events, with the maximum capacity of 200 people. The Pousada do Monte de Santa Luzia overlooks the beautiful town of Viana do Castelo. Magnificent in its localization, the Pousada invites the guests to luxurious moments of pleasure with the harmony of the view. Enjoying a meal in the Pousada's restaurant, surrounded by the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean, the River Lima and the town of Viana de Castelo, is a perfect blend with the unique flavours of Portugal.

Pousada History: Scarcely hundreds of metres away, is the Monte de Sta. Luzia (the Sta. Luzia hill) which looks over the town and the mouth of the river as far as the Atlantic. It was here, in 1903, that Domingos Jose de Morais, a Portuguese man who made his fortune in Brazil , ordered the construction of a hotel which he then gave to the town. Inaugurated in 1918, this Hotel is ideally situated and has been part of the network Pousadas de Portugal since 1979, formerly called Hotel Santa Luzia, this unit was restructured to create a more welcoming and comfortable ambiance and then reopened as Pousada do Monte Santa Luzia, with forty seven rooms, a suite, Swimming-pool, tennis court, garden and playground for children.