PROPERTY TYPEVACATION HOTEL VACATION/SEMINAR HOTELYEAR BUILT 2000RATINGSSTARS 5 STARSADDITIONAL HOTEL DESCRIPTIONSET ON THE SLOPES OF THE SERRA DA ESPERAN A AT A KILOMETREFROM THE TOWN OF BELMONTE THE BIRTHPLACE OF PEDRO ALVARESDE CABRAL THE POUSADA CONVENTO DE BELMONTE WAS BUILT BYRENOVATING THE RUNS OF THE FORMER CONVENTO DE NOSSASENHORA DA ESPERAN A. BEFORE THE MONASTERY THIS WAS THESITE OF A HERMITAGE FOUNDED IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY ANDANCIENT PAGAN CULTS PROBABLY USED THE SAME LOCATION.THECABRAL FAMILY WERE PATRONS OF THE HERMITAGE AND THE IMAGEOF NOSSA SENHORA DA ESPERAN A TODAY ON DISPLAY IN THEPARISH CHURCH OF BELMONTE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN CARRIEDTO BRASIL BY PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL.THE POUSADA HASPRESERVED THE MONASTERYS HERITAGE INTACT CLASSIFIED AS ABUILDING OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE 1986 INCLUDEDAMPHITHEATRE ARCHITECTURE LAYOUT IN THE PINE WOODS ON THESLOPES OF SERRA DA ESPERAN A AND A STUNNING LANDSCAPEWITH VIEWS OVER THE COVA DA BEIRA REGION AND SERRA DAESTRELA.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE PROPERTYPOUSADA CONVENTO DE BELMONTE IS LOCATED ON SERRA DAESPERAN A ESPERAN A MOUNTAIN NEXT TO THE VILLAGE OFBELMONTE AND WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF COVILH GUARDA ANDMANTEIGAS.UPON LEAVING LISBON TAKE THE A1 HIGHWAY EXIT ONTO THE A23AT TORRES NOVAS UNTIL REACHING THE EXIT FOR BELMONTE. ONCEIN THE CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE OF BELMONTE FOLLOW THE SIGNSTHAT INDICATE THE 800 METRE WAY TO THE POUSADA.