Convento do Espinheiro is a stunning historic hotel which was originally a 15th and 16th century convent. It is a luxury hotel and spa providing original features and traditional charm for your destination wedding. Set within 8 hectares of beautiful gardens as well as beautiful indoor rooms, this venue offers unique locations for your ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception.
The hotel is located just 2km from the city of Évora, surrounded by beautiful gardens and with an interior which has been restored and luxuriously decorated, maintaining its traditional character, perfectly combining the old and the new. Chef Jorge Peças uses simple and indigenous products, to create meals where the pleasure of eating is like a cultural act. The hotel has an impressive 90 rooms and 5 suites, some modern and some conventional. It has all the facilities you and your guests might need such as both an indoor and outdoor pool, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and sauna, gym, tennis and paddle court, electric car charging points and it is a pet friendly hotel. For a religious wedding, the Santa Maria do Espinheiro Church is ideal, with its valuable golden engravings and ancient hand-painted Portuguese tiles which have been carefully restored. Or for a civil ceremony you could choose the Orange Garden, a serene and private location. You and your guests can celebrate the night away in the garden event spaces or indoors in the D.Vasco Room which can accommodate up to 250 guests. Restaurante Divinus will take care of your wedding menu to ensure a culinary masterpiece is enjoyed. Convento do Espinheiro has at your disposal all the necessary services to ensure that your wedding runs as smoothly as possible.