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Tivoli Palรกcio de Seteais

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Tivoli Palácio de Seteais Noble and Timeless

From the triumphal arch, between the mists cut through here and there by the sun’s rays, the Pena Palace and the Castle of the Moors rise up on the horizon, as if suspended in the haze, like an apparition.

We’re in the hills of Sintra, a town classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On one of its slopes, abundantly decorated with lush vegetation, stands, since the 18th century, the Palácio de Seteais, in the former residence of the Dutch Consul Daniel Gildmeester, who commissioned its construction. But this triumphal arch linking the two wings of the palace dates from the 19th century, and was commissioned by the fifth Marquis of Marialva, upon the visit of King D. João VI and Car-

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Transformed into a luxury hotel in 1953, the Tivoli Palácio de Seteais has always fascinated the illustrious with its romantic and strategic location, with its history, its sophistication, comfort and the excellent services it has always represented.

Prepared to receive guests in the height of comfort and luxury and to provide memorable experiences, as in every hotel within the group, in Portugal and Brazil, and as a result ever searching to improve itself even further, the Tivoli Palácio de Seteais was closed for about a year before reopening in April of 2009. It reopened reaffirming its neoclassical lines and all its splendour and elegance. The major refurbishment and modernisation project came under the mandate of Fundação Espírito

Santo da Silva, with the support of architect José Luís Teixeira Pinto and interior designer Maria Ilharco de Moura. The 2000 or so pieces of art from assorted artistic areas comprising the hotel’s collection, including furniture, lighting, textiles, tapestries, paintings, murals, easel paintings, engravings, porcelain, etc. were also renovated by the respected Fundação Espírito Santo da Silva – an enterprise that involved 14 workshops and 30 technicians for 10 months. Two new meeting or banquet rooms were renovated and adapted, which, given their classical decoration, blend perfectly with the palace setting, despite being endowed with the very latest in audiovisual equipment.

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In the 30 rooms and bathrooms, the decoration revives the glamour of former times, now with modern fixtures and fittings, to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of guests.

Being in the Tivoli PalĂĄcio de Seteais allows you to return to a noble and luxurious past, enjoying every conven-ience of the 21st century. The magnificent paintings, frescos, tapestries, and the whole decoration and architec-ture recreate a palatial environment. The Restaurante Seteais, with its superb view over the gardens, and access to them, presents a renewed menu of traditional Portuguese cuisine.

Besides the existing services and facilities, the Hotel, following its reopening, and perfectly integrated into the Experience More concept, now features a wider range of ser-

vices and a team of Experience Assistants, available at any hour, to help guests have original and memorable experiences.

In one of the most beautiful places on the planet, with an exceptional microclimate, and with sumptuous vegetation, planted to romantic or native whim in a swathe of assorted greens, the Tivoli PalĂĄcio de Seteais rises majestic and noble through the centuries and promises to continue to make history, because knowhow from the past has been combined with new trends, services and the desire to continue to make of this place an icon of comfort, refinement and the art of excellent hospitality.

Special promotional pages by Hospitality Magazine Text by Maria AmĂŠlia Pires Photographs by Miguel Costa

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