Casually Luxurious at Le Maison Albar Porto, Portugal

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X8_Ep37 “Casually Luxurious at Le Maison Albar Porto, Portugal”

00:41: Welcome back to X8; thanks so much for joining us and for subscribing!

01:05: What is a movie that inspired you to travel? (Tell us in the comments!)

01:52: Welcome Manuel Santos, GM of Le Monumental Palace, Porto

02:20: What is is about Porto that makes people drive there from Lisbon, etc?

05:00: It seems central to pretty-much everything in walking distance; is it?

06:00: Authentically Portugal

07:00: A note on design; circa 1920. Ref: The hotel’s restaurante and secret bar

08:00: The feeling here is timeless and does not change, even throughout any renovations

08:45: On keeping things true and authentic, if not collectable.

09:43: If Le Maison Albar is our home base, where should we explore during a few days’ time? Ref: Gustave Eiffel bridge: Maria Pia Bridge, (his last work, prior to his tower. Also Dom Luís I Bridge

12:44: Ref: The most beautiful bookshop in the world Livraria Lello, circa 1840 Ref: As featured in Harry Potter  

13:32: So many special, secret places! Thank you Manuel!!

How can people find out more about your property?

Web: https://www.maison-albar-hotels-le-monumental-palace.com/en/

Socials: @lemonumentalpalace on INSTA and Facebook

13:40: Thank you for joining us! We’ll be back the week after next with another new episode, till then~ Stay safe & keep traveling!!

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