Casa do Alentejo
Casa do Alentejo—also known as the Palácio Alverca, Palácio São Luís, and the Palácio Pais do Amaral—is a Lisbon palace classified as a Monumento de Interesse Público by IGESPAR. Its construction dates to the late seventeenth century, and it belonged to the Paes de Amaral family, with the “São Luís” name linked to the nearby church bearing that invocation. This building’s story turns sharply in 1919, when it became the Magestic Club, one of Lisbon’s early casinos. That change came with major interior alterations and a revivalist style, under the direction of architect António Rodrigues da Silva Júnior, with artists and craftsmen including Benvindo Ceia, Domingos Costa, José Ferreira Bazalisa, and Jorge Colaço. After the casino era, the Grémio Alentejano installed itself here in 1932, and later—by 1981—the Casa do Alentejo acquired the property. …
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