Pousada Marvão

Sleeping inside the wall

The Pousada Marvão occupies four traditional whitewashed houses on Rua 24 de Janeiro, inside the walled enclosure of the town. Sleeping here is the way to have Marvão to yourself when the day visitors leave: at night the town falls silent and many mornings dawn above a sea of mist. The castle is a few minutes' walk away, uphill.

Rooms and services

There are seven room types, from the Classic to the Suite Family, with published prices from €119 a night. Reception is open 24 hours, there is wifi and the pousada lends bicycles for trips into the countryside and has an electric-car charging point. Its restaurant, Ninho d'Águias, looks over the landscape through large windows and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00. If you are travelling with a dog, the group publishes pet offers but says the conditions vary by pousada: ask when you book.

Getting there and parking

From Valencia de Alcántara it is about 27 km, half an hour; from Badajoz, a little under an hour and a half. Guests park free in the public car park beside the wall and walk in. At the Chestnut Fair, in mid-November, tell them when you will arrive: on those days you park below and go up on a shuttle.