After nearly 30 years of abandonment, we are thrilled to announce that the funding for restoration of entire "Casa Morgado do Esporão" and its conversion into a guest house was approved under the Alentejo 2020 funding scheme. The current prediction is for the work of restoration to be completed by the end of summer 2017. If all goes as planned, the house should be fully opened for business in September 2017. Meanwhile we are testing our business model with small scale operations that focus on advanced training and cultural activities, while offering charming accommodation for a limited number of guests.

Technical Description (in Portuguese here)

Designation of project: Reabilitação da Casa Morgado do Esporão (Residência das Artes, Ciências e Humanidades Morgado do Esporão)

Code of project: ALT20-01-0651-FEDER-018662

Main goal: Strengthening the competitiveness of small and median enterprises

Region of intervention: Alentejo

Beneficiary: Science Retreats, Alojamentos, LDA

Date of approval: 08/08/2016

Data of start: 01/06/2016

Date of conclusion: 30/06/2017

Eligible cost: €667.992,00

Funding from the EU: €500.941,50

Objectives, activities and expected results: Restoration and adaptation of a historical building in Évora to create accommodation for tourists and other creative minds that wish to come to Évora to develop work in any field of arts, sciences and humanities.