
Ideally located in Foz do Arelho, a base to explore the many highlights of this unique part of Portugal: Nazare with its beautiful bay and beach, Alcobaça and Batalha with their monasteries declared World Heritage by UNESCO, and the medieval walled city of Obidos with its narrow streets, castle and white washed houses. The hotel enjoys a superb view of the broad sand beach and the lagoon
Rising from the slopes of Monte do Facho between Lagoa de Óbidos and the sea, INATEL Foz do Arelho invites you to enjoy one of the most surprising landscapes in the West Region. In the past these buildings were the magnificent Francisco Almeida Grandella Palace, where Afonso Costa drew up the Law of Separation of Church and State during the 1st Republic. This region boasts a number of archaeology sites including prehistoric caves, Castros from the Copper Age, Roman settlements, Moorish castles, Roman aqueducts and bridges, Medieval churches and monasteries, 16th-century forts and 17th and 18th-century manor houses. The historical baths of Caldas da Rainha and the museum town of Óbidos are just a short hop away.
Facilities
- INATEL Foz do Arelho has 95 totally equipped rooms
- Gymnasium
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
- Game room
- Wi-Fi
- Private parking
Nearby places of interest
- Beaches
- Lagoa de Óbidos
- Óbidos
- Alcobaça
- Peniche
- Berlengas Islands
- Batalha
- Fátima
- Leiria
- Tomar
- S. Martinho do Porto
Activities
- Hiking
- ATB
- Nautical sports
- Fishing
- Horseback riding (rental)
- Sailing school
Handicrafts
- Tiles
- Decorative pottery and ceramics
- Basketry
- Glass and crystal
- Bobbin-lace
- Patchwork and linen bedspreads
- Miniature windmills