Located 54KM South
East of the city of
Porto in Portugal lies
Vale do Rio Rural
Hotel, which was
the first eco hotel in
Portugal.
It is an innovative tourism
project, environmentally
friendly, which maximises the
power of renewable energy to
support its guests’ stay. The
energy literally comes from
Nature, once all the electricity
used is produced in their own
mini-hydric station, built in the
end of 1800s, and from other
renewable sources. The hotel
was built in 2011, with a strong
focus on sustainability of its
daily operations.
Located in the heart of the
green city of Oliveira de
Azeméis, it was created as a
truly ecologic hotel. Besides
hydric sourced energy, the
hotel also uses other renewable
sources of energy such as
wind energy, solar energy,
photovoltaic energy, biomass
and biodiesel energy, all of them
working together to provide
energy for its 30 rooms – 21
double and 9 single, including
an adapted suite for disabled
guests.
The environmentally friendly
hotel is blessed by nature, in a
unique setting. Located on the
waterfront of the river Caima,
in Palmaz, Vale do Rio Hotel
is a unique property, pleasant
and quiet, comfortable and
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