| The Pestana Palace Hotel Lisbon | |
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| Former names | Palácio Vale Flor |
| Hotel chain | Pestana Group |
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| Type | Luxury hotel |
| Address | Rua Jau 54 |
| Town or city | Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal |
| Groundbreaking | 1880 |
| Construction started | 1904 |
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Pestana Palace is aluxury hotel inLisbon,Portugal, in theAlcântara district. Housed in the historicPalácio Vale Flor, Pestana Palace is theflagship luxury hotel of thePestana Group, one of Portugal's premier hotel groups. It is a member ofThe Leading Hotels of the World.
The hotel hosted the2023 Bilderberg Conference between May 18–21.[1][2]
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Ground was broken on thePalácio Vale Flor at the end of the 19th century, when José Luís Constantino Dias, 1st Marquis of Vale Flor. The Marquis of Vale Flor had made a fortune in coffee plantations onPortuguese colonies ofSão Tomé and Príncipe, islands in theGulf of Guinea inAfrica, and had acquired lands inAlcântara, with the intention to build a Lisbon residence.
The palace was acquired in 1992 by thePestana Group, with the intention of transforming the formerly private aristocratic residence into the group's flagship luxury hotel. The group's initial plan's were stalled until 1995, when they were approved by the PortugueseDirection-General for Cultural Heritage. The ensuing project, refurbishing the palace and expanding its annexes, was executed by architect Manuel Tainha and was completed in 1997.
It was classified as aNational Monument in 1997.[3]
The initial design of the palace was done by Italian architect Nicola Bigaglia, who led works on the project until 1908, when prominent Portuguese architect José Ferreira da Costa took over the project until its completion in 1910. Numerous details throughout the palace are attributed to famed architectMiguel Ventura Terra.
After the palace's construction, an extensive interior decoration campaign was executed between 1910 and 1915, under the auspices of designers Constantino Fernandes, Carlos Reis e Eugénio Cotrim.[4]
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