York House, Lisbon

** - WHAT APPEARS TO BE DISCRETE AND ELEGANT FACADE OF A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY GRAND HOUSE, SURPRISES THE GUEST WITH THE MATISSE BLUE OF THE WALLS WHICH GREET YOU ON ENETRING AND THE STONE STAIRCASE WHICH TAKES YOU UP TO A TERRACE SURROUNDED BY EXUBERANT GREENERY. - THE PEACE IS ABSOLUTE, IDEAL FOR READING A GOOD BOOK, HAVING A POT OF TEA OR A GLASS OF WINE, RELAXING AND DREAMING IN BEAUTIFUL TEAK CHAIRS AND BREATHING THE AROMAS OF A DIFFERENT lISBON. - AT NIGHT THE ATMOSPHERE INTENSIFIES WITH THE LIGHT OF CANDLES, A UNIQUE DINNER ON THE TERRACE, PORTUGUESE CUISINE COOKED BY THE CHEF. - THE INTERIOR OF THE OLD CARMELITE CONVENT SURPRISES THE GUEST ONCE MORE THE ACCESS TO THE ROOMS CREATES NEW EXPECTATIONS, THE ILLUMINATION IS PERFECT AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE ROOMS IN METAL GIVES A NEW LOOK TO THE SPACE. - THE ROOMS ARE DECORATED IN PURE, CONTEMPORANY LINES, TIMELESS, RECREATING THE ELEMENTS OF SEVENTEEH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE. - AN HOUSE WHICH RESPECTS ITS ORIGIN BUT FULFILLING A MORE MODERN ROLE WITH CHARACTER AND A ROMANTIC ATMOSPHERE.