-THE MONASTERY OF SANTA MARIA DO BOURO- NOWADAYS A BEAUTIFUL
POUSADA RESTORED BY THE ARCHITECT EDUARDO SOUTO MOURA- WAS
FOUNDED SOMETIME IN THE XII CENTURY. IT WAS LATER USED BY
THE CISTERCIAN ORDER- AN OFFSHOOT OF THE BENEDICTINE MONKS.
DESPITE THE UPHEAVAL AND THE ABANDON CAUSED BY THE
DESTITUTION OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN 1834 THE MONASTERY
BOASTS SEVERAL PERIOD ITEMS OF DECORATION AND FURNISHING.
MODERN ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS STEEL GIRDERS AND
LARGE GLASS WINDOWS WITH SLENDER METAL FRAMES SUPPORT THE
HISTORICAL CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY. TODAY THE 32 ROOMS ARE
REMINISCENT OF A MODERN TAKE ON CLOISTERED LIFE IN
CONTEMPLATIVE COMFORT. THIS POUSADAS EXCELLENT LOCATION
BETWEEN THE PENEDA GERES NATIONAL PARK AND THE CITY OF BRAGA
OFFERS GUESTS THE POSSIBILITY OF SAMPLING INNUMERABLE
PLEASURES- CONTACT WITH NATURE/ WATER SPORTS/ TRIPS TO
BRAGA/ OR VISITS TO THE SANCTUARIES OF BOM JESUS AND
SAMEIRO. LAST BUT NOT LEAST INDULGE IN THE EXTRAORDINARILY
RICH LOCAL CUISINE.
TWIN DELUXE- A2T
MAX OCCUPANCY- 3.
OUR TWIN DELUXE ROOM HAS 46SQM LARGE AND HAS TWO BEDS
TOGETHER. HAS AN ORANGE TREE COURTYARD VIEW- THIS IS A VERY
QUIET AND COMFORTABLE ROOM WITH A MODERN DESIGN- HOWEVER YOU
WILL FIND AND FEEL AN AUSTERE ATMOSPHERE- TYPICAL FOR A
MONASTERY FROM THE XII CENTURY.
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TWIN STANDARD- C2T
MAX OCCUPANCY- 3.
OUR TWIN ROOMS ARE 22SQM LARGE. SOME OF THEM HAVE THE
COUNTRY VIEW- THE OTHERS HAVE THE ORANGE TREES COURTYARD
VIEW. THEY ARE QUIET- COMFORTABLE WITH A MODERN DESIGN-
HOWEVER YOU WILL FIND AND FEEL AN AUSTERE ATMOSPHERE-
TYPICAL FOR A MONASTERY FROM THE XII CENTURY.
