6 castle hotels
Castle Hotels in Portugal
Real castles and palaces in Portugal where you can book a room for the night.
portugal · Centro, Oeste
Óbidos Castle
A perfectly preserved medieval walled town given by kings to their queens
portugal · Alentejo Litoral
Alcácer do Sal Castle
A castle hill taken from the Moors by King Afonso II in 1217, where King Manuel I married a Spanish infanta in 1500 — guests now sleep in the 16th-century convent built within its walls, above an archaeological crypt
portugal · Baixo Alentejo
Alvito Castle
A fortified residence the barons of Alvito built for themselves in the late 15th century, its entrance gate dated to around 1494 — damaged in the 1755 earthquake, restored twice over, and now a pousada across the open wheat plains of the Alentejo
portugal · Alentejo
Estremoz Castle
A royal palace King Dinis built for Queen Isabel of Portugal beside the castle's Tower of the Three Kings — she died here in 1336, and the rooms where she lived now take overnight guests
portugal · Lisbon coast (Sintra-Cascais Natural Park)
Guincho Fortress
A 17th-century coastal fort built to defend the Lisbon coast, its entrance still flanked by cannons — not a medieval castle but a Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel on one of continental Europe's westernmost points, with a Michelin-starred restaurant inside the ramparts
portugal · Setúbal Peninsula
Palmela Castle
Headquarters of the Order of Santiago after the castle was taken from the Moors in the 12th century — the knights' convent inside the walls is now a pousada, with the keep and ramparts still standing apart as a separate monument