The Place

Top choice in Alto Alentejo


Run by a friendly, well-travelled couple from South Africa and Scotland, the Place offers four stylish modern rooms, trimmed with artwork and set with all the mod cons (high-quality mattresses, marble-filled bathrooms). The best have striking views over the Alentejan countryside. Mitch and Vicki make guests feel right at home, and have a wealth of knowledge on the region.

Even if you don't stay for the night, it's well worth stopping in the restaurant, for a meal or a drink on the terrace with its magnificent views.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Alto Alentejo attractions

1. Castelo

0.06 MILES

The castle dates from 1306, but was rebuilt after the 1531 earthquake. Exterior stone carving shows unwarlike small bows, the symbol of the Bragança…

2. Museu Municipal

8.28 MILES

This museum is housed in a beautiful 17th-century almshouse near the former palace. Pretty hand-painted furniture sits alongside endearing, locally carved…

3. Paço Reial

8.35 MILES

At the top of the upper town is the stark, glowing-white, fortress-like former royal palace, now the Pousada de Rainha Santa Isabel. Dom Dinis built the…

5. Café Águias d’Ouro

8.53 MILES

This photogenic cafe – built in art-nouveau style between 1908 and 1909 – is worth seeing for both the exterior and interior (don’t overlook the upstairs…

6. Lago do Gadanha

8.55 MILES

Near the centre of town stretches this marble-edged water tank, called the Lago do Gadanha after its scythe-wielding statue of Neptune.

7. Cavalry Barracks

8.61 MILES

Just north of the square Rossio Marquês de Pombal, you’ll find a few monastic buildings that were converted into cavalry barracks and today house a modest…