InterContinental Porto – Palácio das Cardosas

Porto, Portugal. Located on the Praça da Liberdade, at the foot of the Avenida dos Aliados, a short walk from São Bento station.

InterContinental Porto – Palácio das CardosasPorto, Portugal

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Address: InterContinental Porto – Palácio das Cardosas
Praça da Liberdade, 25
4000-322 Porto
Portugal
Telephone: +351 22 003 5600
Official website: www.ihg.com
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113 rooms and suites, including two-storey suites, behind a palace façade of the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Astória restaurant under a glass roof with terrace, and the wood-panelled Cardosas Bar with live fado on Thursdays.
Wellness centre with gym and spa treatments, and three meeting rooms.
Located on the Praça da Liberdade, at the foot of the Avenida dos Aliados, a short walk from São Bento station.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

6 Nov. 1491
The first stone of the church is laid and the Lóios convent, of the canons of St John the Evangelist, is founded under Bishop João de Azevedo.
6 Nov. 1593
Church and convent being rebuilt and enlarged, the first stone of the new chancel by architect Manuel Garcez is laid.
1794 – 1798
With the city walls demolished, the friars obtain leave to build a new façade on today’s Praça da Liberdade, but never finish it.
1810 – 1822
Portuguese troops occupy the building and set up a military hospital.
1832
During the Siege of Porto, the building houses the mint.
1834
After the dissolution of religious orders, the merchant Jesus Cardoso dos Santos buys it at auction; his widow and daughters give the palace its name.
Late 19th century
Fearing a tower would collapse, the church and remaining convent are demolished; only the main façade survives.
January 2006
The Millennium BCP group acquires the building through a real-estate fund.
7 July 2011
The InterContinental Porto opens in the palace.