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Its modernist structure was complemented by
façades, interior walls and floors clad with a
colourful array of more than 40,000 square metres
of the most beautiful and rarest marble. The
renowned French interior designer, Henri Samuel
was responsible for the decoration of the hotel’s
greatest areas. The main concept was to associate
art deco tendencies with a Louis XVI style. It
was enhanced by the enriching selection of noble
materials used and the employment of traditional
Portuguese craftsmanship.
Featuring an eclectic mix of sculptures, paintings
and tapestries, the hotel is quite representative
of national values and the independence of the
Portuguese spirit; it almost seems to be an authentic
contemporary art museum. The decoration of the
rooms, originally entrusted to a series of decorators
and designers, favours the largest diversity of tastes
as possible. Last year, the signature restaurant of
the hotel, Varanda introduce two new degustation
menus and a reinforced dream team that sees
Restaurant Director João Figueiredo and Sommelier
Gabriela Marques. These new additions came to
further improve the Michelin-starred experience
at Ritz Lisbon. The menus are prepared by the
impressive Executive Chef Pascal Meynard and
Pastry Chef Fabian Nguyen.
The new menu celebrates the flavours of Varanda,
including roasted crayfish with artichoke cream
and green asparagus, or the sea bass with Ritz salt,
myrtle citronné and clams from Ria Formosa. If
one’s looking for the perfect complement, then the
4-course Discovery Menu is the right fit as it allows
guests to be intrigued by the richness of Portugal’s
Atlantic waters and rural produce.
Website: www.fourseasons.com/lisbon/
Address: R. Rodrigo da Fonseca 88, 1099-039 Lisbon