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The Monte da Franqueira thickly wooded with pine eucalyptus and cork oak lies some five kilometres south-west of the notably beautiful town of Barcelos. The Monte commands a panorama of the Atlantic beyond the flatter country stretching westward on either side of the River Cavado to its mouth at Esposende; and of the valley of this river framed by receding mountains running eastward to Gerez almost on the border with Spain. Its views thus cover the full width of Portugal at this latitude.From a point about one kilometre outside Barcelos on the road to the coastal town of Povoa de Varzim (Estrada Nacional 205) a secondary road now runs to a cul-de-sac view-point on top of the Monte at a height of 298 metres. Here on the rock stands a little eighteenth- -century church with a Romanesque apse which was originally a chapel. Its altar is formed of half the jasper dining table of the Moorish chieftain Salat ben Salat brought back as loot from the Portuguese capture of Ceuta on the 21st. August 1415 by Dom Afonso 8th. Count of Barcelos and 1st. Duke of Bragança.On a secondary wooded summit some two hundred feet lower to the north west lie the extensive ruins of the Castelo de Faria which until 1373 dominated the valley of the Cavado and was an occasional Royal residence. The ruins stand on land which is now State property and which adjoins the Quinta da Franqueira to the south west. They date from the 10th. centurybut the site was previously occupied by a Roman Castrum and before that by a very large prehistoric settlement or Citania. A small area of this on State property was excavated some forty years ago revealing the clearly defined foundations of the bronze-age buildings including circular houses.The castle is believed to have been developed as a fortress by Frankish military engineers from Burgundy.It has been suggested not only that Franqueira derives its name from them but that the arms of the Faria family which include five fleurs-de-lys are a heraldic link with the Royal arms of France dating from this time.In 1373 near Carapeços north of Barcelos a Castilian invading army led by Pedro Rodrgues Sarmento Adiantado de Galicia met and defeated a smaller Portuguese force under Dom Henrique Manoel Count of Seia and an uncle of the King. In this action Nuno Gonçalvez the Alcai de-Mor of the Castelo de Faria (Governor) was taken prisoner by the Spaniards. He had sortied to support the Count of Seia leaving his castle lightly garrisoned under the command of his young son Gonçalo Nunes. Having captured him the Spaniards produced the Alcaide in chains under the walls of his great castle anticipating that Gonçalo Nunes would surrender after a parley in order to save his father's life. But the old Alcaide shouted to his son on the walls a ringing and historic call to patriotism and duty forbidding him to surrender a castle he held for the King. He was lanced under his son's eyes and a great Spanish assault mounted against the walls. But the boy and his heroic little garrison held it off; and the Spaniards when they could no longer live off the surrounding country were obliged to raise the siege and retire. Goncolo Nunes returned the castle he had so gloriously defended to the King and became a pr:est. The incident is rightly famous in Portuguese history. The castle seems never to have been repaired from the damage it suffered in the siege and the assault.In the year 1429 Vicente and Caterina Afonso a well-to-do couple from Oporto chose religious poverty and isolation and found them by a spring which bubbled out of the mountain (and still does) in a natural amphitheatre lying below the ruins of the Castelo de Faria.This spring they dedicated to St. John the Baptist; and beside it they built themselves huts thus founding a cenoby which was the embryo of the subsequent monastery. Their little religious community grew and its huts round the Fonte de São João increased in numbers as its water gained a widening reputation for healing.In the year 1505 the Franciscan Order took over the cenoby. The monks continued to live in the huts round the spring and though these became ruinous the fame of the healing properties of the spring's water brought them a rising income from pilgrims who visited the Fonte da Vida as it had become known.So in 1563 D. Henrique de Sousa then Abbot of the parent monastery at Rendufe ordered the construction of the present building some hundred metres to the north of the Fonte da Vida. The ruined Castelo de Faria some four hundred metres to the south-west was too obvious and convenient a stone quarry to be overlooked... And thus it came about that the Convento do Born Jesus do Monte da Franqueira was built between 1563 and 1570 with the historic stones of the Castelo de Faria. The Monastery was enlarged in 1678 and again in 1708.Eventually it formed a great rectangular two-storeyed granite building with seven-arched internal cloister ambulatories on four sides of a square patio in the centre of which was a circular stone fountain. Its chapel which is the size of a church lies north and south along its eastern wall. Here were re-buried the bodies of the founders Vicente the Poor and Caterina his wife; and a fine Fonte was erected as a memorial to them above the sprng where they had settled in 1429. This Fonte was restored from total dereliction in 1970.

Property Location
With a stay at Hospedaria Convento De Tibaes in Braga, you'll be minutes from Tibaes Monastery and close to Braga Cathedral. This guesthouse is within close proximity of Estadio Municipal de Braga and Archbishop's Palace.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as tour/ticket assistance.

Dining
Satisfy your appetite at the guesthouse's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.

Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include currency exchange, a 24-hour front desk, and an elevator (lift). Event facilities at this guesthouse consist of small meeting rooms and a meeting/conference room. Parking is conveniently located nearby.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

• No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

The preferred airport for Hospedaria Convento De Tibaes is Porto (OPO-Dr. Francisco de Sa Carneiro) - 38.8 km / 24.1 mi.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

Inside of the historic Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães there's a unique place to stay in Braga here you can get a different experience in the company of a Religious Community of the Missionary Workers.Only 9 guest rooms simply furnished with private bathroom bathrobe for using during the stay LCD with satellite channels direct dial telephone and air conditioning. At Restaurant L'Eau Vive open every day for lunch and dinner except Monday you can taste the best French cuisine with a Portuguese touch by the hands of the Religious Community of the Missionary Workers. From the Hospedaria you can get free access to the Monastery during its operation period or a free guided tour (subject to availability and prior request) after your journey you can sit in the bar next to the tv or to the fireplace and take a drink. A small meeting room Sala São Martinho can be rented for you social or professional events. From approximately 6 km to the historical city center of Braga where you can visit the Santa Barbara Garden the historical coffee shops of Arcada and Brasileira the Cathedral and its Museum. And if you to climb the hill by car you can also visit the Religious triangle of Braga where you find the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus Sameiro and Santa Marta. About the Monastery the Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães is the former Motherhouse of the Benedictine Congregation Portuguese is classified as a Public Interest since 1944 and has been since 1994 protected by a Special Protection Zone. The cruise of the backyard is a National Monument since 1910. Founded in the late eleventh century when Portuguese county began to assert himself and the monks of Cluny introduced the monastic rule of St. Benedict hoisted himself with the real support and the granting of charters Couto one of the richest and powerful monasteries in northern Portugal. The demographic and economic crisis from mid-fourteenth century settled in Portugal has reflected hard on quotidian monastic who lived a long period of decadence and spiritual stuff. With the sixteenth century and in pursuit of the resolutions of the Council of Trent the Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães receive new monastic reform participating in founding the Congregation of the Black Monks of St. Benedict of the Kingdoms of Portugal and became the Mother House of all the Benedictine monasteries. Beautiful monumental space it is assumed during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries an important commercial producer and disseminator of culture and aesthetics becoming one of the largest and most important Benedictine monastic sets and a place of Portuguese thought and art.

Property Location
With a stay at Quinta do Sourinho in Barcelos, you'll be within the vicinity of Tibaes Monastery and Braga Cathedral. This guesthouse is within the vicinity of Palacio dos Biscainhos and Medina Museum.

Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms.

Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden.

Dining
A complimentary breakfast is included.

Business, Other Amenities
Free parking is available onsite.

Tibaes Monastery - 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
Sao Frutuoso Chapel - 8 km / 4.9 mi
D. Diogo de Sousa Museum - 8 km / 5 mi
Palacio dos Biscainhos - 8 km / 5 mi
Braga Cathedral - 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
Medina Museum - 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
Pius XII Museum - 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
Archbishop's Palace - 8.3 km / 5.1 mi
Santa Barbara Garden - 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
Theatro Circo - 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
Estadio Municipal de Braga - 8.9 km / 5.5 mi
Templo do Bom Jesus da Cruz - 8.9 km / 5.5 mi
Museu Arqueologico - 9.1 km / 5.6 mi
Minho University - 11 km / 6.8 mi
Bom Jesus do Monte - 12.2 km / 7.6 mi