News/

Fundão will transform an old manor house from the XVII century into a cherry related hotel

The Tudela Castilho’s manor house should begin its’ construction work in May. The hotel will be dedicated to the infamous cherries of Fundão and already has a name: Sakura Lifestyle Hotel.

Paulo Ribeiro, from the Prunus Avium SGPS group, the promoter of the investment, announced that an old manor house from the XVII century, located in the city center of Fundão, will be transformed into a four-star hotel that is dedicated to a cherry theme.

“É um hotel que está pensado para o turismo de natureza e experiências com estreita ligação à Serra da Gardunha e à Serra da Estrela, pelo que precisará de estar preparado para acolher famílias e não apenas quartos individuais”, explicou.

The businessman also said that the facade of this emblematic building will be maintained.

Quanto à temática, está relacionada com o facto de a actividade do grupo deste empresário estar ligado à produção da cereja. O facto de a cereja ser o fruto icónico do concelho também pesou na opção.

The name of the hotel is already settled: Solar da Praça Velha – Sakura Lifestyle Hotel, a name that creates a bridge between the location of the hotel and the Japanese word for cherry blossom (a word also often used as a reference to the much-anticipated cherry blossom events).

The hotel will create nine direct workstations, on this initial stage, they refer. The architecture project was signed by Plataforma, an atelier based in Covilhã.


the 24th of april, 2020
Fugas | Público