The Palácio dos Marquisis is an architectural jewel located in the historic center of the walls of Elvas, a classified UNESCO World Heritage site. Built in the 18th century, this palace is a symbol of status, designed to house the high aristocracy with the utmost rigor, privacy, and distinction.
This property is a haven of unique exclusivity in the heart of Elvas. A true well-kept treasure that merges the grandeur of intra-muros civil architecture with the unique splendor of the Portuguese Baroque.
Given its monumental size of 3,402 m² and 75 rooms, the palace primarily presents an extraordinary opportunity for the hospitality sector, being the ideal building for conversion into a distinct boutique hotel or luxury suite project. For this purpose, the property already has an approved project.
This factor constitutes a substantial competitive and bureaucratic advantage, allowing for the immediate start of restoration and space reconversion works without the usual delays in a UNESCO historic center. The current project aims to rigorously preserve all the 18th-century structural and decorative heritage, while simultaneously introducing modern habitability infrastructures.
In parallel, and thanks to its intrinsic nobility, the building remains perfectly suited to serve as an exceptional family residence.
With origins dating back to the 16th century, the building is developed in three blocks, with remodeling from the 18th century that establishes its uniformity and grandeur. The palace was built between 1750 and 1752 by D. João de Aguilar Mexia, utilizing part of the pre-existing mansion that belonged to Francisco de Magalhães da Gama Lobo.
All the marble decoration is the work of sculptor José Francisco de Abreu, hired by the owner for this purpose in 1751.
Erected in the city's most noble square, gracefully shading the ancient Cathedral of Elvas, today the Mother Church, the Palácio dos Marqueses is a well-kept secret within the iconic bastioned walls. In a densely built historic center classified by UNESCO, owning a palatial property with a total area of 3,402 m² is a rare privilege that materializes into a true island of tranquility in the heart of Portugal's history.
With its 3,402 m² of covered area, the interior dazzles with the originality of its design. The imposing architectural elements of the palace serve as an exquisite frame for its vast halls, decorated with unique and extremely rare tile panels.
The interior layout of the Palace features an unusual architectural characteristic for its size: the absence of corridors. Circulation is done through wide passages (en enfilade) that connect the rooms directly to one another, creating a fluid layout. Further enhancing the property's secular structure, the house features a cistern of imposing dimensions, a remarkable historical testament to the architecture and engineering of the time. The exterior is complemented by three private gardens, offering outdoor leisure spaces within the urban perimeter.
This building was constructed to be an exclusive refuge for the high nobility, the former Lords of the Border, which still guarantees it a sense of absolute peace, protection, and privacy in the heart of this historic city today.
The maximum exponent of Portuguese art covers almost all the palace walls. Corridors, halls, and the staircase are filled with unique 18th-century tile panels, transforming the house into an authentic living museum of national tile art, making it one of the most fascinating buildings and an exemplar of noble civil architecture in the Alto Alentejo.
The city houses the largest set of bastioned fortifications in the world, the walls of Elvas, which, together with the city's historic center, are a World Heritage site, a title awarded by UNESCO on June 30, 2012.

HouseElvas (Portugal)
Price :
$3,014,100
($886 / m²)
Surface3,402 m²bedrooms15 bathrooms4 land1,134 m²

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