pousadas

No beach construction, no condos or large hotels (only inns called pousadas), no sunscreen in certain tidal pools, no swimming with dolphins, no fishing in depths of less than 164 feet, no free lunch (daily environmental tax: about $25!)

NYT > Home Page By ANDREAS KOKKINO 2011

No beach construction, no condos or large hotels (only inns called pousadas), no sunscreen in certain tidal pools, no swimming with dolphins, no fishing in depths of less than 164 feet, no free lunch (daily environmental tax: about $25!)

NYT > Home Page By ANDREAS KOKKINO 2011

The best pousadas provide creature comforts and personal service while having virtually zero environmental impact.

Have It Your Way Scott Mitchem 2012

This isn't a national park in the American tradition: Camping is forbidden, some of the restaurants could compete on the mainland and a collection of small pousadas—Brazilian inns—ensure that guests are never roughing it.

Have It Your Way Scott Mitchem 2012

Restaurants in the pousadas make a point of serving quality regional cuisine.

Portugal's Alluring Hideaways 2010

The pousadas were taken over by a private group in 2003 which has expanded the chain to more than 40 hotels around the country.

Portugal's Alluring Hideaways 2010

No big hotels, just pousadas in shape of converted village houses with tiled or thatched roofs.

Angella Nazarian: Confessions Of A Travelista: The "It" Beach Destination 2010

No big hotels, just pousadas in shape of converted village houses with tiled or thatched roofs.

Angella Nazarian: Confessions Of A Travelista: The "It" Beach Destination 2010

No big hotels, just pousadas in shape of converted village houses with tiled or thatched roofs.

Confessions Of A Travelista: The "It" Beach Destination 2010

Visitors can spend the night in regal 900-year-old pousadas or tour a restored 10th-century castle.

NYT > Global Home By CHARLY WILDER 2011