古寺新生，12 世纪修道院变身为奢华酒店

The Pousada Mosteiro Guimarães is a Small Luxury Hotel located in the city of Guimarães, in an ancient 12th-century Augustinian Monastery with fantastic views of the city.

In 1154 (12th century), D. Afonso Henriques' wife, D. Mafalda, turned the monastery over to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. This donation was made in honour of Saint Marinha, patron saint of mothers in labour. It is believed that the donation was made as a gesture of appreciation from the queen for having survived two complicated childbirths.

As the patron saint of the coast, D. Jaime, Duke of Bragança, declared the order extinct. In 1537, King D. João III established a school, so that his son D. Duarte (Archbishop Braga) could study here.