{"id":1279,"date":"2026-01-15T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/review-the-palacete-severo-porto-portugal\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:26:15","slug":"review-the-palacete-severo-porto-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/review-the-palacete-severo-porto-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Palacete Severo, Porto, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>The Palacete Severo has thrice been inspired by love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209203 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-exterior-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ricardo Severo, Portuguese polymath \u2013 architect, engineer, political Republican and writer \u2014 designed the Palacete Severo in 1902, as a home for his Brazilian wife Francisca. In the library\u2019s wood panels their initials are intertwined.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209205 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-library-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Returning to Portugal from political exile in Brazil, the design of the Little Palace also paid homage to Severo\u2019s love of his homeland\u2019s architecture: azulejo tiles, carved wooden staircases, a loggia, black and white mosaic floors and ceiling frescoes. The Palacette Severo was a paean to Severo\u2019s love of Portugal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209202 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-entrance-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209204 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-glass-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now restored, renovated and revived, as a 20 room boutique 5* hotel, after decades of neglect, the Palacette Severo is loved once more. For new owner, G\u00e9raldine Banier, the Palacette is a satellite to her Parisian Gallery. Throughout the Palacette and the gardens, art is everywhere, featured in every room. Most of it for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Above the tourist bustle of riverside Ribeiro, the Palacette Severo is a secluded sanctuary, exuding discrete luxury, at the heart of Porto\u2019s creative neighbourhood of Cedofeita. It is an oasis of stillness.\u00a0\u00a0Yet within walking distance of most of Porto\u2019s charms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-welcome\">The welcome<\/h2>\n<p>As our taxi stops on the Rua de Ricardo Severo, a porter appears to take our cases along a walkway through ancient camellia trees, past roses still flowering in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209209 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-welcome-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In our room, we are welcomed with a colourful selection of strawberries and petit fours, plus a brochure for the Palacete\u2019s current art exhibition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-room\">The room<\/h2>\n<p>There is a sense of Severo\u2019s optimism for Porto, as it entered the 20th century, in the high-ceilinged, oak floored rooms. A sturdy wicker headboard tops a wide bed dressed with high-thread count linens, creating a subtle feeling of understated grandeur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209211 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palactete-bedroom-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Off from the bedroom, a small vestibule serves as a study, with desk, for planning Porto explorations. Severo, who focused on details, would have approved of the contemporary touches of air-conditioning, coffeemaker and television with a host of international channels.\u00a0 A further nine bedrooms are available in the extension.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bathroom\">The bathroom<\/h2>\n<p>The marble-clad bathroom, with cosy underfloor heating, has a large shower cubicle amidst the mirrors and gleaming brass fittings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209198 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bathroom-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209208 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-toiletries-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reviving and refreshing toiletries, from the Portuguese brand 8950, bring aromas of fig, almond and fennel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aluxu-in-content\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"aluxu-507682783\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column200850_2575e4-46\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col perfmatters-lazy-css-bg\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-everything-you-need-to-plan-your-trip-in-2025\">Everything you need to plan your trip in 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-facilities\">The facilities<\/h2>\n<p>Aspiring young chef, Tiago Bonito, creates menus for both the fine-dining Eon restaurant and the more casual Bistro creatively housed in an internal courtyard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209199 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-bistro-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Locals call in for lunch at the intimate Bistro, seating just 20, where a serpent-like S on an internal water feature represents Severo\u2019s design legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209201 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-duck-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alongside the Bistro\u2019s full menu, a menu of the day offers two or three courses. Soups are beyond superlatives, especially fish which decadently edges towards a lobster bisque. Whilst the fish of the day is accompanied by saut\u00e9ed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and a white-wine butter sauce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suckling lamb shoulder (for two) with oven baked sausages and saut\u00e9ed greens is one possibly Bonito\u2019s signature dish. Waiters are always on hand with appropriate wine suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>More on Eon\u2019s tasting menus later. They definitely belong in \u201cbest bit\u201d territory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209207 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-spa-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thelma runs the small spa in the new build, using her experience to soothe and relax clients, blending local balms and lotions with Olivier Claire products. Couples frequently book a treatment room designed for two.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbouring the spa are a small gym, a Himalayan Salt room and a steam room. Outside is a heated saltwater pool with sumptuous sun loungers.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-location\">The location<\/h2>\n<p>A ten minutes\u2019 walk takes you to Boavista\u2019s Pra\u00e7a Mouzinho de Albuquerque which is as much a park as it is a roundabout. From there you can take a City Sightseeing hop-on, hop off bus to explore all of Porto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209212 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-bus-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Red Line heads out to surfers riding towering Atlantic rollers by the white sand beaches of Foz before following the Douro towards Riberia\u2019s sloping and winding cobbled streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209213 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-tiles-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There you can switch to the Blue Line, crossing the river to explore Gaia on the south side of the Douro, taking in a tasting at one of the port houses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"801\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209224 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-920x801.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-920x801.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-460x401.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-920x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-920x801.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-460x401.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Porto-port-modified.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crossing back to the North Bank the Red Line stops near the Urban Market for an extensive selection of stalls trading everything Portuguese from cork handbags through vintage olive oil to salted cod. Then head for the magnificent Belle Epoque ambience of the Majestic Cafe for coffee. Here the disillusioned of Porto met to discuss revolution and where, allegedly, J.K. Rowling wrote parts of Harry Potter. From here you can access yet more churches and museums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-nice-touches\">Other nice touches<\/h2>\n<p>Pedro, an inventive mixologist, scours the Palacette\u2019s gardens for botanicals to give his cocktails a twist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209225 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-cocktails-1-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had too many poor mojitoes. Now I replace sugar syrup with Granny Smith Apple puree and use ginger ale instead of soda water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The staff\u2019s enthusiasm is infectious. Gabriel tells us about a Rabanada dessert treat \u2013 of stale bread fried with cinnamon, sugar and milk \u2013 that won\u2019t be on the menu until after we have left Porto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere there are stories to be told. After my massage, Thelma brews a cup of floral tea and tells of the Englishman who grows Atlantic-spray watered flowers on Portugal\u2019s north coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cost\">The cost<\/h2>\n<p>Bed and breakfast begins from 300 euros per night. The nine-course tasting menu is currently 100 euros.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-best-bit\">The best bit<\/h2>\n<p>More than a meal, more than dinner, the nine course tasting menu at Eon is an adventure. A culinary journey through memory, taste, time and Portugal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aspiring young chef, Tiago Bonito,\u00a0surely destined for Michelin recognition, seeks to rekindle the \u201cessencia da portugalidade\u201d. Eon\u2019s tasting menu is made up of moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209200 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-crab-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Bonito\u2019s words, a meal should \u201cdespertar sentimentoes\u201d, awaken feelings, evoking memory and place.\u00a0Moments from Bonito\u2019s childhood and travels are captured with creativity. A macaron of Portuguese cheese is topped with chestnut, the two hemispheres bound with chestnuts and Madeira wine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209197 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-920x767.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-920x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-920x767.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-460x383.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Palacete-barnacles-modified.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A tiny ceviche prawn skewer rests over a mini-mini tumbler of warm jus, \u201cBest downed in one,\u201d advices our waiter. Bonito, in Blumenthal style, pushes the parameters. Could barnacles \u2013 forever wave-battered, forever ocean-washed \u2013 be the new oysters?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spending time learning his craft along the Algarve, Bonito has a love of seafood. Crab, hake, tuna and those barnacles all precede Portuguese Steer.\u00a0\u00a0Supreme beef, patiently raised on a rugged pasture terroir is served with tender twice-cooked dolls-house-sized vegetables.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The finale, of childhood memories, is spectacular. A nebula of cotton candy almost floating on a bonsai tree above popcorn, caramel and popcorn ice-cream, accompanied by sugary churros.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-final-verdict\">The final verdict<\/h2>\n<p>When you\u2019re warmly welcomed back home by the friendly staff to this architect\u2019s dream house, luxuriously reimagined for the 21st century, the Palacette Severo feels more like a private family home than a hotel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: Our stay was sponsored by Palacete Severo. Our explorations of Porto were assisted by City Sight Seeing Porto and Visit Porto and North Travel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- [element-193316] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id193316_b432e7-a3 alignnone has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg author-block-lt wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column193316_c6286c-35\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col perfmatters-lazy-css-bg\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image193316_acb723-29\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-  perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/michael-edwards_avatar-150x150.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aluxurytravelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/michael-edwards_avatar-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image- \"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column193316_797cdd-a3\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col perfmatters-lazy-css-bg\">\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading193316_c0dc96-75 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading193316_c0dc96-75\">Michael Edwards<\/h3>\n<p>Michael Edwards is a travel writer from Oxfordshire, UK. Although Michael had his first travel pieces published nearly four decades ago, he is still finding new luxury destinations to visit and write on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [\/element-193316] --><!-- [element-193656] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id193656_0f9728-ea alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column193656_c6d578-96 inner-column-1\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col perfmatters-lazy-css-bg\">\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id193656_10939d-49 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column193656_ce670a-6f inner-column-1\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col perfmatters-lazy-css-bg\">\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading193656_e5d158-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading193656_e5d158-25\">Did you enjoy this article?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading193656_722575-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading193656_722575-1b\">Receive similar content direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<p>Please enable JavaScript in your browser to submit the form<\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [\/element-193656] --><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palacete Severo has thrice been inspired by love. Ricardo Severo, Portuguese polymath \u2013 architect, engineer, political Republican and writer \u2014 designed the Palacete Severo in 1902, as a home for his Brazilian wife Francisca. In the library\u2019s wood panels their initials are intertwined. 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