Pousadas in Portugal

Portuguese castles, convents and palaces turned into hotels: Portugal’s answer to the paradores.

Every pousada in Portugal

13 pousadas, 2 of them in or next to a listed building (a Portuguese national monument), with an average guest score of 8.9 out of 10. The building comes from Wikidata: the listed monument less than 150 m from each one.

Pousada	Town	Listed building	Score
Pousada da Ria - Aveiro - Charming Hotel	Aveiro	–	8.8 (56 reviews)
Pousada da Serra da Estrela - Historic Hotel	Covilha	–	9.0 (118 reviews)
Pousada da Vila	Vila Franca do Campo	–	9.0 (270 reviews)
Pousada de Angra do Heroismo - Forte Sao Sebastiao	Angra do Heroismo	–	8.8 (75 reviews)
Pousada de Bragança - Sao Bartolomeu	Bragança	–	8.8 (2,543 reviews)
Pousada de Bragança - São Bartolomeu	Braganca	–	–
Pousada de Lisboa - Small Luxury Hotels Of The World	Lisbon	Praça do Comércio	9.1 (1,504 reviews)
Pousada de Lisboa, Praça do Comércio - Small Luxury Hotel	Lisbon	Picota de Lisboa	–
Pousada de Ourém - Fátima	Ourém	–	8.3 (239 reviews)
Pousada de Sagres	Sagres	–	8.8 (1,559 reviews)
Pousada de Viana do Castelo - Historic Hotel	Viana do Castelo	–	–
Pousada De Viseu	Viseu	–	9.1 (3,171 reviews)
Pousada do Marvão - Charming Hotel	Marvao	–	9.0 (84 reviews)

How to choose a pousada

What a pousada is

Pousadas are Portugal’s equivalent of the Spanish paradores: hotels in historic monasteries, castles and palaces, or in places with outstanding scenery. Today they are run by the Pestana group under the Pousadas de Portugal brand.

What to check before booking

Check whether the pousada is in town or in the countryside, because several need a car, and whether the building is historic or newly built. In summer the ones in the Alentejo and the Algarve fill up early; those in the north and the interior make a good base for exploring the region at a relaxed pace.

Best-rated pousadas in Portugal

Ranked by guest score and number of reviews.