The castle tower is one of the elements that stands out as you approach the project built by Isolino Marçal, an emigrant to the United States, and which will reinforce the hotel capacity of the municipality of Chaves this summer O. At the top of the 30-hectare property, where the Pedra Pura Resort is being created, the mini-castle, highlighted by the tower, which houses three suites, has already become a source of curiosity. The village of Castelo, close to the project, and the history of the place, where there was a castro, served as inspiration for the construction, which in addition to being an attraction is also the symbol of the Pedra Pura Resort project.
Pedra Pura Resort, in Chaves
“This project is an innovation, it has very different characteristics,†businessman Isolino Marçal told the Lusa agency, who divides his time between Portugal and the United States, where he maintains architecture and construction in Connecticut. Scheduled to open at the beginning of July, the new resort is already accepting reservations (from €280) for the 40 suites. They are all different, “each with its own identity†and integrated into the landscape offering panoramic views over the valley of the city of Chaves, from the balconies. Inside there are also elements that stand out, such as the washbasins carved into schist stones or the showers among the granite rocks that were kept in the accommodation. There are also doors made from old beams or those from churches or the São Francisco Fort, as well as reused old wooden cabinets. Also the roots of olive trees and pine trees, some uprooted to plant vineyards and orchards, or chestnut trees from Padrela, Valpços, where the businessman was born, were transformed into pieces of furniture such as tables, counters or benches.
Pedra Pura Resort, in Chaves
At Pedra Pura Resort, tradition is combined with modernity and sustainability, focusing on the concept farm to table and the objective is for customers to “feel at home†, announces the owner. Described as “a self-sustaining oasis†, the Pedra Pura Resort (Rua do Miradouro 33, Castelo village, Chaves. Tel. 934903330) extends over a 30-hectare property and includes several buildings, where there is a reception, accommodation spaces, a restaurant, events room, wine cellar, wine cellar, bakery, pastry shop and even a cheese factory. The offer also includes an outdoor swimming pool, an organic vegetable garden, vineyard, olive grove and orchards.
Pedra Pura Resort, in Chaves
In statements to Lusa, the owner did not specify the value of the investment, only mentioning that “a few million†were invested in the project, which has the support of Turismo de Portugal and the Chamber of Chaves. The resort’s target audience is American tourists, but also Canadians and Nordics, and is aimed at a middle-upper class. When asked why he decided to invest in this territory, he replied: “I really like our region, there are added values here, beautiful things that still need to be explored. We have to show what we have in the area to the world, I think we haven’t been discovered yet.”
Pedra Pura Resort, in Chaves
