CASA DE SEZIM BECAME THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF THEPRESENT FAMILY IN 1376. THE ORIGINAL VELLUMDOCUMENTS STILL EXIST AND RECORD THAT MARIAMENDES SERRAZINHA GAVE CASA DE SEZIM TO AFONSOMARTINS A DESCENDANT OF D. JO O DE FREITAS ACOMPANION OF D. AFONSO HENRIQUES, THE FIRST KINGOF PORTUGAL. THE DOCUMENT STATES THAT CASA DESEZIM WAS GIVEN TO AFONSO MARTINS IN RECOGNITIONOF AS BOAS GRA AS QUE DELE RECEBEU E ESPERARECEBER E POR CREN A QUE LHE FEZ, THE GOOD WORKSRECEIVED FROM HIM AND HOPE TO RECEIVE AND FOR HISTRUSTING BELIEF.THE BEAUTY OF CASA DE SEZIM IS NOT ONLY IN ITSHARMONIOUS LINES OR THE IMPRESSIVE FA ADE OF ITSMAJESTIC ENTRANCE, AS WITHIN ITS WALLS HANG EARLYXIX CENTURY PANORAMIC WALLPAPERS, SCENES FROMBOTH OF THE NEW AND OLD WORLD, OF SUFFICIENTRARITY TO HAVE BECOME A MOTIVE OF INTERNATIONALCURIOSITY IN RECENT YEARS.CASA DE SEZIM SITS IN THE HEART OF THE MINHO, THEGARDEN OF PORTUGAL, NEAR GUIMAR ES, PORTUGALSFIRST CAPITAL. THE MINHO IS A REGION OF GREATNATURAL AND ARTISTIC BEAUTY AS WELL AS BEING ONEOF BOTH HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC INTEREST.GUIMAR ES IS LINKED TO OPORTO AND THE DR.FRANCISCO S CARNEIRO AIRPORT BY MOTORWAY. IT ISWITHIN EASY REACH OF THE CITY OF BRAGA THEBRACHARA AUGUSTA OF THE ROMANS THE NATIONALPARK OF PENEDA GEREZ, AND THE SEASIDE RESORTSOF VILA DO CONDE AND P VOA DE VARZIM, THE LATERSERVED BY A MODERN LINKS GOLF COURSE.CASA DE SEZIM IS OPENED ALL THE YEAR ROUND TOTOURISTS AND OFFERS A CHOICE OF EIGHT SPACIOUSAND CONFORTABLE BEDROOMS, TWO EN SUITE ANDPERMITS THE USE OF TWO LOUNGES, ONE EXCLUSIVELYFOR TOURISTS AND THE OTHER USED FOR CONFERENCES,MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS.OUR VISITORS CAN MAKE USE OF THE SWIMMING POOL,AS WELL AS ENJOYING WALKS THROUGH THE SURROUNDINGHILLS IN THE SUMMER, OR SIMPLY RELAX AND ENJOY AGLASS OF OUR NOTED ESTATE BOTTLED WINE, BUT THATIS ANOTHER STORY... THERE ARE HUNTING TRIPSDURING THE WINTER SEASON TO THE MOUNTAINS NEARBY.DINING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA YOU WILL FINDRESTAURANT
Rates:
219.5753 - 231.1319
Number Of Rooms: 9
Number Of Floors: 2
Check In Time: 1500
Check Out Time: 1200
Casa de Sezim
Santo Amaro Apart 410
Guimaraes, Portugal 4800
Driving Directions:
GETTING FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL TAKE A3TO BRAGA. THEN A7 TO GUIMARAES.