Pestana Cidadela Cascais
Centro Historico, Cascais
Vibe
Working artist studios, courtyard galleries, and preserved fortress walls create a lively creative compound right above the Cascais marina.
“Art-infused fortress keep”
Fifteenth-century coastal fortress and royal summer retreat restored with preserved stone ramparts and medieval cisterns.
Gonçalo Byrne conversion marrying ancient ramparts with Cor-Ten steel, custom artist suites, and courtyard gallery spaces.
Six working resident artist studios, temporary galleries, and an on-site charity bookstore embedded inside the citadel.
Inside the historic Citadel fortress overlooking Cascais Marina, five minutes from the town centre.
Rooms
Sleek minimalist interiors contrast with ancient stone walls, while signature author rooms feature custom pieces created by resident artists.
Wellness
A heated indoor pool gazes across the marina from historic rampart walls, alongside a garden pool, sauna, and steam bath.
Backstory
Architect Gonçalo Byrne transformed the 15th-century fortress and former royal retreat into a hotel wrapped in weathered Cor-Ten steel.
Eat & drink
Order petiscos and Portuguese wine at Taberna da Praça, or sip cocktails beneath hundreds of ceramic swallows at The Chapter.
The neighborhood
Perched inside the citadel walls, you are steps from the yacht marina and five minutes on foot from central Cascais.
The app
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