Palace Hotel do Bussaco
Luso,
Mealhada
$$$$ (100 to 150 euros)
Built in neo-Manueline style, in 1907, as a royal Summer residence, antiques and fine paintings decorate all the rooms. The hotel is surrounded by 80 hectares (250 acres) of woodland originally planted by Carmelite monks with trees brought from the New World by Portuguese sailors.