Pousada History:
Scarcely hundreds of metres away, is the Monte de Sta. Luzia (the Sta. Luzia hill) which looks over the town and the mouth of the river as far as the Atlantic.
It was here, in 1903, that Domingos José de Morais, a Portuguese man who made his fortune in Brazil, ordered the construction of a hotel which he then gave to the town.
Inaugurated in 1918, this Hotel is ideally situated and has been part of the network Pousadas de Portugal since 1979, formerly called Hotel Santa Luzia, this unit was restructured to create a more welcoming and comfortable ambiance and then reopened as Pousada do Monte Santa Luzia, with forty seven rooms, a suite, Swimming-pool, tennis court, garden and playground for children. View Photos of Hotel de Santa Luzia
Interesting Places:
Viana do Castelo Cathedral (15th Century)
Old Hospital (16th Century)
Misericórdia House (16th Century)
República Square (Town Hall and fountain - 16th Century)
Municipal Museum
Sta. Luzia Roman ruins
Vila Praia de Âncora
Ponte de Lima
Vila Nova de Cerveira
Valença
Fairs and Markets:
Our Lady of Agonia (Viana do Castelo)
S. Bartolomeu Pilgrimage (Pt. da Barca)
Our Lady of Peneda (Arcos de Valdevez)
Holy Week (Braga)