The Pousada de Alcacer do Sal – Do Afonso II is located in a castle which is over one thousand years old overlooking the vast green valley of the River Sado where cork, rice and pine-nuts are produced. The Pousada is not far from Lisbon and has attractions which go back to the Neolithic period with a variety of important cultural remains from the times of Phoenician, Arab and Roman rule.
The Pousada de Alcacer do Sal – Do Afonso II is in a prime location to visit a number of interesting places which include the twelfth century Santa Maria do Castelo Church, Archaeological Museum (housed in the Espírito Santo Church), Santo António eighteenth century Church and its Chapel of 11, 000 Virgins, the Pinheiro Estate and Pego do Altar and Vale do Gaio Dams.
The Pousada has 33 guest rooms and two suites which come well equipped with air conditioning, cable television, a mini bar, ensuite bathroom with a hairdryer and bathrobes, internet access, direct dial telephone and in room safe.
Sports and leisure activities on offer include a swimming pool, country walks and family games. Nearby you will find a wide range of water sports, diving, cruises, canoeing, fishing, cycling, paintball, hot air ballooning, golf, shooting, archery and horse riding.
The Pousada Hotel Do Afonso II has an excellent restaurant serving local specialities like Sado´s fish soup, tomato rice with fried eel, lamb stew with a pennyroyal cream and local egg pudding.
