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Portugal, Évora: Vitória Stone Hotel

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Interior Design by Nini Andrade Silva

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Improvised Brunch


in the Vitória Stone Hotel roof terrace with Alentejo biscuits and cheese. Delighted, I discovered the panoramic view (just for me) of this Évora neighborhood without tourists (except for hotel guests) and close to the old city (ten minutes walk).

Blue sky and white clouds: high brightness this morning. After months of greyish skies, the shock (lol)! I have the feeling to “see” in new colors! The seats are distributed on different levels. Attracted by sight, I move at the top level and stay near the small infinity pool (photos below).

Leaving, I go in front of the original sauna with walls lined with cork. Cork represents the Alentejo. Besides, I should write a sauna guide, since my meeting with world champion saunas in the South Tyrol!

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The Room

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Small But Comfortable

I’ve always found the decorations of the famous interior designer, Nini Andrade Silva, even more glamorous at evening with the different lighting effects and mirrors.

My room reminds me of a David Lynch movies … in part because of the thick curtain covering the entire width of the wall and dressing.

The space is optimized especially in the minimalist white bathroom that stretches the length, wuith an XXL mirror. I like the shower with its simple details. Bedding is also impeccable. In the morning, you can benefit of the small balcony (hidden behind the curtain).

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The Hotel

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J’aime

the intimate arrangement of the common areas. It allows to meet with other clients. We chat sat in the comfy amchairs while looking at the giant photos of megaliths surrounding Évora. Photo above : lounge in the hotel lobby and bar (left photo below).

The restaurant looks nice too (unfortunately I dined in the old city), with a long table that undulates along the bay window (right below). The toilets are pretty unusual with a huge stone bin for handwashing, mirrors and shadows game. Great!

This small hotel is really glam and charming with a smiling efficient service. I felt great!

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Many thanks to Visit Alentejo and Visit Portugal to this beautiful invitation. Also thanks to the Vitória Stone Hotel and especially the reception team. As always, these are my opinions.

Vitória Stone Hotel à Évora

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Un hôtel décoré par Nini Andrade Silva

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Brunch improvisé sur la terrasse

du toit du Vitória Stone Hotel, avec des gâteaux secs et fromage d’Alentejo. Je découvre, ravie, la vue panoramique (rien que pour moi) d’un quartier d’Évora sans touristes (à l’exception des clients de l’hôtel), à dix minutes à pieds de l’intérieur des fortifications.

Ciel bleu, nuages blancs : la luminosité est particulièrement forte ce matin. Après des mois de grisaille, le choc (lol)! J’ai l’impression de “voir” à nouveau les couleurs! Les banquettes sont réparties sur différents niveaux. Tout en haut, se trouve la petite piscine à débordement, où je m’installe happée par la vue (photos ci-dessous).

En partant, je passe devant le sauna tapissé de liège, original. Le liège est un peu – beaucoup – ce qui représente l’Alentejo. D’ailleurs je devrais écrire un guide des saunas, depuis ma rencontre avec le champion du monde des saunas au Sud Tyrol! 

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La Chambre

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Petite mais très confortable

A mon sens, les décorations (- scénographies) de Nini Andrade Silva (que j’ai eu le plaisir d’interviewer l’an dernier), sont encore plus glamour le soir, avec ses jeux d’éclairage et mirroirs.

Ma chambre m’a fait penser à un film de David Lynch… en partie, à cause du rideau couvrant toute la largeur du mur et des rangements.

L’espace est optimisé : salle de bain blanche, minimaliste qui s’étire sur la longueur, le mirroir XXL. J’aime la douche avec ses détails simplissimes. La literie est aussi impeccable. Le matin, j’ai pu profité du petit balcon.

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L’hôtel

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J’aime

l’agencement intimiste des espaces communs qui se prête aux rencontres avec les autres clients. On discute dans d’originaux fauteuils, en admirant les photos géantes des mégalithes des environs d’Évora. Salons dans l’entrée de l’hôtel (photo ci-dessus) et bar (photo de gauche ci-dessous).

Le restaurant semble aussi très agréable (malheureusement j’ai dîné dehors), avec sa longue table qui ondule le long de la baie vitrée (photo de droite ci-dessous). Les toilettes sont insolites, comprenant une sorte de lavoir central géant en pierre, des jeux de mirroirs et de lumières basses.

Un petit hôtel très glam et charmant, où je me suis sentie super bien et qui m’a réconciliée avec les boutiques hôtels! En plus le service est top.

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Un grand merci à Visit Alentejo et à Visit Portugal pour cette superbe invitation. Merci aussi au Vitória Stone Hotel et tout spécialement à l’équipe de la réception. Comme toujours, ce sont mes opinions.

Weekend in Évora – Day 1

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Cycling Tour of Évora

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Departure From The Ecorkhotel

The night was too short. I always need to redo my suitcase X times until no time … As a result, now my dream team is already on bikes, while I have a green tea break in the patio of the Ecorkhotel  (photo below).

In front of the hotel, our two guides including Teresa Vilas Boas, the owner of Touraventur, explain us our bike tour of Évora (photos below). We start by crossing countryside, because the Ecorkhotel is located on the outskirts of the city and historic center classified World Heritage by Unesco.

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The Capela dos Ossos

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We stop at the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones), built in the 16th century by a Franciscan monk. Upon the entry, it says: “Nós ossos que aqui estamos pelos vossos esperamos” (“We bones that here are, for yours await”, traduction Wikipedia). 

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The Beautiful University of Évora

We take up our bikes and the street steeply climbs and then goes down! This is the first time I use a bike with gears (I think so, LOL)! What a surprise when visiting the Évora University, built by the Jesuits in 1559 and closed in 1759 by the Marquis of Pombal!

The walls of classrooms and corridors are covered with Azulejos (photos below). The kind of university where I would have liked studying!

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Wine Tasting and Shopping

To be honest, I’m not fond of the wine tasting, except when I visit a “terroir” (vineyards) or have a wine tasting course like in the Ecole des vins de Bordeaux (the School of Bordeaux wines, in Bordeaux, France). But I really enjoy the decor of the Ervideira wine cellar in a small shopping street in the historic center (left below).

Just opposite, I discovered a restaurant very popular with the local youth … and just about everyone: the Páteo. Before the last bike climb in narrow streets leading to the famous Roman Temple from the second century, I spot these beautiful colorful dishes. And to buy homemade jams : Loja Mó sells products made by people with a handicap.

Pictured below: near the Roman Temple, the Convent of Lóios which is now a pousada. Around 3 p.m., we have lunch. By late afternoon, I finally bring my luggage in the Vitória Stone Hotel, a new design hotel. Well, I feel fantastic, just a few leg cramps (LOL)! To be continued…

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Many thanks to Visit Alentejo and Visit Portugal for this amazing invitation. Also thanks to the great team of Turaventur to turn this bike tour in real pleasure! As always these are my opinions.