Olissippo Lapa Palace is a 19th-century palace turned into one of Lisbon’s most prestigious five-star hotels, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Perched on a sub-tropical garden high in Lapa, it overlooks the Tagus — an aristocratic address, of old-world charm and impeccable service.
For weddings, it brings together the best of two worlds: the grandeur and history of a palace with the complete infrastructure of a luxury hotel — gardens, indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, two restaurants, and rooms for the group. To marry here is to marry in a palace without giving up any of the comfort.
For couples who want a palace wedding in Lisbon, with a garden, a river view, and five stars, this is the spot. If you ask us, it’s one of the most elegant addresses in the city.
It’s a five-star hotel with around a hundred rooms and suites, so the group stays in the palace itself. Mary Me coordinates the room block and the allocation between the wedding party, family, and VIPs, with transfers handled from the airport.
The building of Olissippo Lapa Palace began as a palace in the 19th century, in Lapa — the aristocratic neighbourhood where Lisbon’s nobility and diplomacy settled, overlooking the river. Its manorial architecture and terraced gardens tell the story of a Lisbon of salons and receptions.
Converted into a five-star hotel, it became one of the city’s reference luxury addresses, part of The Leading Hotels of the World. The rooms and suites, decorated in distinct styles — Art Deco, Colonial, Algarvian, Neo-Classic — preserve the aristocratic charm, while the spa and the pools bring contemporary comfort.
If you ask us, there are palaces that became museums and palaces that keep on hosting. Lapa Palace is clearly the second kind.
We’re in Lapa, next to Estrela, in one of the most noble and quiet neighbourhoods of Lisbon — a few minutes from the National Museum of Ancient Art and the Estrela Basilica, and about fifteen to thirty minutes from the airport. It’s elegant, residential Lisbon, with the palace perched over the Tagus.
The advantage for a destination wedding is the combination of luxury, garden, and centrality: guests stay in the palace itself, in the middle of Lisbon, with the city, the monuments, and the river at the door.
Anything the guests might want to do — explore Lisbon, Belém, a day in Sintra or Cascais — is at hand. Arriving is easy. Leaving — we can’t quite guarantee that part.
Olissippo Lapa Palace is a palace wedding with five stars. The civil or symbolic ceremony takes place in the sub-tropical garden, with a river view, or in the salons; the cocktail spreads across the terraced gardens and the poolside; dinner settles in the noble salons, with the hotel’s kitchen handling the table, and the party runs into the night.
As a five-star hotel, it offers lodging for the group, a spa, pools, and the complete infrastructure of a luxury venue — with the added grandeur of a historic palace and gardens overlooking the Tagus. It’s the choice for couples who want history, a garden, and comfort at the same address.
It’s a venue that favours grandeur, the garden, and luxury service over informality — ideal for couples who want a palace wedding without leaving the city. And this is exactly where our experience comes in. The couple’s session winds through the sub-tropical terraced garden, the Tagus view, and the 19th-century salons of a Leading Hotels of the World palace. Pop the question. We handle the rest.
A five-star palace-hotel is exactly the kind of space where our coordination adds value, especially in bridging the hotel team and international guests who want a multi-day wedding at a single address.
A palace-hotel like this also lends itself to a multi-day multicultural wedding under one roof. The sub-tropical garden, falling toward the river, is a striking frame for a Hindu ceremony with a mandap, and the kitchen will build a halal, Chinese-banquet, or Jain vegetarian menu with us, with pandits and officiants used to Lisbon brought in as needed.
We handle the design of the day in coordination with the hotel team, the management of the rooms and the room block for the group, and the transfers from the airport, a few minutes away. And there’s the practical side: the civil-ceremony paperwork in Portuguese, the sound permits, and a programme of Lisbon, Belém, Sintra, and Cascais for the guests. From the first call to the last dance.
Both: it’s a 19th-century palace turned into a five-star hotel, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. To marry here is to marry in a historic palace with all the infrastructure and service of a luxury hotel.
Yes — it’s a five-star hotel with around a hundred rooms and suites, so the group stays in the palace itself. Mary Me coordinates the allocation and the room block.
It’s a setting for medium-to-large weddings, spread across the salons, gardens, and pool area. The exact capacity for your format is confirmed with the hotel.
There is — the palace perches on a terraced sub-tropical garden, overlooking the Tagus, with indoor and outdoor pools. It’s one of the most beautiful settings for an outdoor ceremony in Lisbon.
In Lapa, next to Estrela, on Rua do Pau da Bandeira, in one of the most noble neighbourhoods of Lisbon, about fifteen to thirty minutes from the airport. Transfers handled by Mary Me.
From late spring to early autumn, to enjoy the garden and the river view outdoors; the salons also allow celebrations in the cooler seasons. We recommend booking in advance.
It’s a 19th-century palace turned five-star hotel, in Lapa, with a sub-tropical garden, a river view, a spa, and pools — a palace wedding with all the comfort, in the heart of Lisbon. Grandeur like few addresses in the city.
