10 resorts to warm up the winter

The Pedras Salgadas & spa nature park, is a 4-star tourist set, situated in the interior North of Portugal to 580 meters of altitude, in the middle of Parque de Pedras Salgadas, belonging to the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar, between Vila Real and keys. Pedras Salgadas Park offers 20 hectares, with five miles of paths that lead to the discovery of its intricacies. Here all the energy emanating through nature remains intact. Pedras Salgadas was in fact on the way royalty holiday. Today this delightful spa town has become a destination "fashion". The power of water and the natural beauty of the Park contribute to attract tourists, who arrive from all over the world.

The five-star hotel L'and Vineyards Resort is housed in a homestead with 66 hectares and consists of 22 suites, ten of which allow the unique experience of sleeping under the stars ", by opening the roof of the room, in addition to integrate, in the private courtyard, a plunge pool heated. All suites have a private terrace with a fireplace, lake views and direct access to the pool. The luxury is in every detail, but the style is sober. Include areas such as L ' AND SPA, L'and restaurant Taste (led by Chief Michael Laffan), Adega L'and (where is the wine L'and Vineyards), the Wine Club and the exclusive food store L'and Made.

The Penha Longa Hotel Spa Golf Resort has a magnificent & serra de Sintra as inspiration. Absorbs the mysticism of these stops and turns them into spaces of great luxury and refinement. Are 200 hectares of Quinta da Penha Longa at your disposal, sprinkled with Lakes, gardens, small fragrant gardens, fountains and chapels. Be amazed by the beauty of the place and let yourself be enchanted by the details that make this a reference unit in Portugal. The excellent 194 rooms and suites, very spacious and with private balconies, invite you to breathe the fresh air of the Sierra. Between the modernity of the new equipment and the classicism and the comfort, here you will find not only two golf courses such as the fantastic Six Senses SPA, with oriental-inspired therapies. In restaurants, especially the Midori, Japanese-inspired, and for the Arola, under the guidance of renowned Catalan chef Sergi Arola, where highlights a stylish wine cellar sent do deliberately. The outdoor pool bar is ideal for light meals in summer. The friendliness of staff complete this scenario of comfort and refinement.

The opening, with the arrival of the year of 2011, the new casino was upping the ante with regard to provision of leisure by the Tróia Design Hotel, a unit that was, literally, a new light in this area. At night, few think the colors that roam the undulating balconies of this five-star unit and that let you see the hotel in the distance. Located right in front of the new marina, also is easy to see, by location and by its size (there are 14 floors), that this is a hotel that offers a privileged view over the sea, the river and the serra da Arrábida. The hotel invests in design and comfort, two characteristics well patents throughout the space, especially in rooms with modern décor and amazing architecture, with the glass to play an interesting task of vaulting. The spa has an indoor pool and offers more than 70 different treatments. The unit still has the support of two restaurants, especially the exquisite B&G, and three bars. The casino, with 4000 m2, marks the nightlife, with concerts and shows of international nature; in the playing area, the offer is $ 226 and 16 slot machines game tables.

Where formerly operated the olive growers cooperative, is now the Alentejo Màrmoris & Hotel Spa. The hotel, decorated by architect Miguel Câncio Martins, stands out for its grandeur. As the name suggests, is the marble that prevails, given that this hotel belongs to a family that is dedicated to this business for generations. The restaurant focuses on regional flavours, Narcissus at the touch of the chef Pedro Mendes. In the cellar, plus there are digestive cigars. The Stone spa are various treatments, hot and cold baths and hammam.

With 11 acres of gardens by the sea, the Vilalara Thalassa Resort is an exclusive space dedicated to well-being. The gardens and a direct access to a beach of golden sand confer a unique landscape in this five-star resort. The 111 Junior Suites and Suites that make up the resort are spacious and are decorated in neutral tones, including a private terrace overlooking the gardens, swimming pools or the sea. The resort also offers six outdoor pools, freshwater and sea, four tennis courts and two restaurants. Integrates one of the five best Thalassotherapy and SPA Centres in the world and represents all that is best in terms of use of the Atlantic marine climate and its derivatives with therapeutic purposes, putting at the disposal of its customers equipment and modern treatments.