Best Farm Stays and Vineyard Hotels in Alentejo & Central Portugal

Very near Coimbra, the 5-star Quinta das Lagrimas is part agriturismo, part Royal Palace, and part luxury spa hotel. It had been a quiet sanctuary for Kings and Emperors for centuries before recently opening its doors to paying guests. It is also the place where one of Portugal’s most infamous love stories took place: the story of Pedro & Inês. This was the XIVth-century love affair between Prince Pedro and Inês de Castro which lurched, as they all do, from deep romance to deep tragedy when Inês was murdered on the orders of King Alfonso, Pedro’s father. This famous story inspired… > See All the Details & Book