Palácio de Xabregas is one of those places where you marry surrounded by serious history. Built between the late 17th and early 18th centuries, next to the Tagus, it was home to Queen Leonor and the setting for meetings that shaped Portugal — including those that led to the Restoration of Independence in 1640.
It survived the 1755 earthquake and kept its splendour: halls lined with historic tiles and murals that tell stories of times gone by. Today, it’s the stage for unique events, in partnership with Casa do Marquês, where tradition and elegance go hand in hand.
For couples who want a palace wedding in the heart of Lisbon, with centuries of history in the walls, this is the spot. If you ask us, it’s one of the palaces with the most historical weight in the city.
The palace has no rooms on-site. Mary Me coordinates room blocks at the Lisbon hotels, a few minutes away, and handles the family-by-family allocation and transfers, so the wedding morning runs without surprises.
Palácio de Xabregas rises next to the Tagus, in an eastern part of Lisbon that was, for centuries, a noble and religious retreat. Built between the late 17th and early 18th centuries, it was home to Queen Leonor and the stage for decisive gatherings — among them, those that prepared the Restoration of Independence in 1640.
The 1755 earthquake, which levelled so much of Lisbon, spared it, and the palace reached our day with its tiled halls and murals intact. It’s a living document of Portuguese history, today restored to host weddings and events.
If you ask us, there are palaces you visit and palaces where history is made. Xabregas is, without doubt, the second kind.
We’re in Xabregas, in the eastern part of Lisbon, next to the Tagus — a few minutes from the historic centre and about fifteen minutes from the airport. It’s one of the oldest and most authentic areas of the city, with the rare advantage of a historic palace right by the river.
The advantage for a destination wedding is absolute centrality: the airport, the hotels, the restaurants, and the monuments of Lisbon are all at hand, and the guests stay in the heart of the city.
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.
Palácio de Xabregas is a palace wedding with historical weight. The civil or symbolic ceremony takes place in the tile-lined halls or outdoors; the cocktail spreads through the noble spaces; dinner settles beneath the historic ceilings, among murals and tiles, and the party runs into the night.
Operated in partnership with Casa do Marquês, the palace offers the infrastructure and kitchen of a serious event venue, with the advantage of halls that few Lisbon spaces can match in character. It runs on a full-buyout basis, which gives total freedom to design the day.
It’s a venue that favours historic grandeur and character over neutrality — ideal for couples who want tiles, murals, and centuries of history. And this is exactly where our experience comes in. The couple’s session winds through the azulejo halls, the historic murals, and the riverside setting by the Tagus. Pop the question. We handle the rest.
A historic palace in the heart of Lisbon is exactly the kind of space where our coordination bridges the Casa do Marquês operation and international guests discovering the city for the first time.
A multicultural wedding sits well in these tiled halls, too. The azulejo rooms make an unexpected, beautiful setting for a Hindu ceremony or a symbolic one from another tradition; the kitchen adapts to a halal, Chinese-banquet, or Jain vegetarian menu, and we bring the pandits and officiants used to Lisbon.
We handle the design of the day in coordination with the palace team, the management of the room blocks at the Lisbon hotels — since the palace has no rooms — and the transfers from the airport, fifteen 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.
Built between the late 17th and early 18th centuries, next to the Tagus, it was home to Queen Leonor and the stage for meetings tied to the 1640 Restoration. It survived the 1755 earthquake, keeping its tiled halls and historic murals.
It’s a setting for medium-to-large weddings, spread across the noble halls. The exact capacity for your format is confirmed with the palace’s operation.
Yes — it runs on a full-buyout basis, so the halls and the palace’s spaces are yours on the day. Mary Me coordinates the terms with Casa do Marquês.
No — the palace has no rooms. Mary Me coordinates the room blocks at the Lisbon hotels, a few minutes away, and handles the transfers.
In Xabregas, in the eastern part of Lisbon, next to the Tagus, about fifteen minutes from the airport. Transfers handled by Mary Me.
As a mostly indoor space, it works all year round. Spring and autumn are ideal for pairing the halls with outdoor moments. We recommend booking in advance.
It’s a 17th-18th-century palace by the Tagus, with tiled halls and murals, home to Queen Leonor and a stage of the 1640 Restoration — a wedding with centuries of history in the walls. Historical weight like few Lisbon venues.
