While crossing the bridge over the Lima river, you are able to identify the silhouette of the hotel, but you will not believe that you are really going to spend a few days there. On the hill of Santa Luzia, just behind the magnificent Sanctuary of Santa Luzia – it is possible to make out the outlines of an eclectic styled building, with an air of “fin de siecle”,
On arrival you will be taken  to your room and be impressed by the magnificent view which combines the smooth mouth of the Lima river with the roughness of the Atlantic Ocean.Open your lungs to pure and salty air, which helps you to recharge batteries at every inspiration.Go down the staircase of the gardens and visit the amazing Sanctuary of Santa Luzia, the same architect of the hotel, which irresistibly mixes neo-romantic elements, neo-Gothic and Byzantine to create a single building, from where you have one of the best views of the world, according to National Geographic.You can enjoy to rest at the magnificent pool overlooking the Serra D’Arga and the ruins of Citânia.This amazing set shows the dwellings of previous holders of one of the most famous views in Portugal: the old city contains remains from the time of the Iron Age to the Romanization and shows how the site you chose to rest at was privileged over the centuries.Interestingly, the organic way these ruins are kept clean will raise your interest: a small flock folder herbs that surround the old town and complement perfectly the sound of the wind of the mountains and the ocean waves in the background.If the bucolic and pastoral experience does not suit you, civilization awaits you inside in the magnificent lounge bar, with its sofas resembling the traditional Viana embroidery. The magnificent terraces in the shade of towering granite columns; or in the elegant restaurant of the Pousada, where the tones harmonize to offer you a classic and very refined atmosphere.

If indeed it is said that those who like Viana, come and that those who love it will stay!