THE INSPIRATION The requalification project of this farm started from a strong desire to create a unique space where people could be received from the various corners of the world, in a magical and at the same time familiar environment. A place where all the ingredients that compose it were chosen thinking about originality, comfort. A place where you simply feel like being and living every moment surrounded by nature, the sounds of the countryside, the smells, the endless views and the textures that mark that place. THE PROJECT Hotel construction area with 1178 m2 16 rooms Frame in the Municipal Master Plan: § North in Urban Soil - Urbanized Soil - ARCL II - Residential Areas in Colmatation - Single Family Housing § the South part in Rural Soil - Agricultural Space - Potential Areas, is still classified in the Conditioning Plant as Soil inserted in the National Agricultural Reserve (RAN) and in Very Low Fire Hazard Class. SEIXO HOTEL & EXPERIENCES The Pebble was designed and decorated by the ARTSPAZIOS group, being of its authorship, in addition to the decoration, many objects or design elements present in each space. The construction was developed always considering an intervention in harmony with the surrounding Nature. Materials such as regional stone - granite, the old tinned finish on the walls, the waxed concrete floor, the pebble in the exterior areas, glass and wood predominate. The materials and decoration personalize and make this hotel unique and innovative. There are various inspirations and Mediterranean environments, mountain houses, romantic spaces, others rustic, others still sophisticated. The existing trees, the wooden sticks and pergolas placed in the form of screens and the lavender fields result in a perfect mix between the interior and exterior spaces, breathing Nature inside or outside doors. This hotel is an ecological space using principles of sustainable tourism whose focus is based on energy efficiency, renewable energies and use of natural resources. THE DIVISION OF THE HOTEL SPACE 8 rooms in the motherhouse 4 rooftop rooms 4 garden rooms 1 reception & local shop 3 living rooms 1 bar bookstore/library 1 greenhouse 1 spa and indoor pool 3 outdoor lounges 1 outdoor pool 6 fire spaces 3 garden places (plantations/local cultivation) THE CURRENT FARM: Located in Seixo da Beira, Oliveira do Hospital municipality is located at the foot of the Serra da Estrela, in Beirãs lands, implanted in granite lands, surrounded by pine trees, undergrowth and fields of cultivation, where you can enjoy the views over the Mondego River, with the eastern horizon of the Serra da Estrela and west of the Caramulo mountain range. § Rural farm implanted in a land with 4.600m2. § House in granite with 743m2 of total construction area, divided into 3 floors, with 16 divisions, a stable and a wine press. Located 15 kms from Serra da Estrela, 4 kms from Termas das Caldas da Felgueira, 4 kms from Praia Fluvial, area included in the Mondego route and 25 kms from the A25 (Aveiro - Vilar-Formoso axis). § Habitable and in good condition. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN THE TOURISM SECTOR: Oliveira do Hospital, a municipality with high tourist potential throughout the year § Nature Tourism § Snow Holidays § Beira's gastronomy and gastronomic fairs (has the largest Serra da Estrela cheese fair) § Popular festivals § Archaeological heritage (Roman villages, ruins since the megalithic period, chapels and churches) § National monuments § Sanctuaries § Museums (includes olive oil museum) § Schist Villages (nativity scene villages) § Rivers and Beaches Fluvial (has the least polluted river beach in Europe) § Hiking trails § Thermal baths EXCELLENT TO INVEST IN TOURISM: In a low-density area, it is an ideal tourism project to be financed by the existing line of support to the Qualification of the Tourism Offer of Portugal or by the new financing lines under the Portugal 20:30 program.