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Solar das Bouças

Solar das Bouças is a solar, a manor house in the concelho of Amares, district of Braga. The centre of Amares is 4 km away. From Porto it is about 55 min by car. What follows is read from the data, not from a visit: distances by road, the Google listing and the reviews.

Rating
4.7 ★
Google reviews
120
Type
Solar / Palace
Concelho
Amares
From Porto Airport
73 km · 57 min
From central Porto
66 km · 55 min
Phone
938 049 802

What it is

Google lists Solar das Bouças as a wine producer and a hotel. The reviews read describe events: 4 weddings out of 53. It is also a place to stay: 10 of the reviews read mention rooms or suites.

Wine is part of the business: Google lists it as a producer and 20 reviews talk about the wines or the cellar.

Where it is

R. do Crasto 1415, 4720-614 Prozelo.

From central Porto it is 66 km, about 55 min by car. From Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport it is 73 km, about 57 min. The centre of Amares is 4 km away. Without a car it is not practical.

Porto Airport Porto Solar das Bouças Amares 73 km · 57 min 66 km · 55 min © OpenStreetMap · OSRM
Location and driving distances, calculated on 7 September 2026. Boundaries: OpenStreetMap.

What is nearby

  • Braga12 km
  • Ponte de Lima31 km
  • Barcelos33 km
  • Vila Nova de Famalicão35 km
  • Guimarães36 km
  • Gerês (Peneda-Gerês National Park)47 km

By road, Braga is 16 min away and Ponte de Lima 32 min. This is Vinho Verde country: light whites, often with a slight fizz.

Food and service

8 of the 53 reviews read talk about the food, averaging 4.8 stars. The staff comes up in 17 reviews, averaging 4.6 stars. The event organisation comes up in 4 reviews, averaging 5.0 stars.

Grounds, gardens and halls

The grounds are the most repeated theme: 23 of the 53 reviews, averaging 4.8 stars. What the reviews name: the pool (11), the vineyards (7), the view (6), the garden (3) and the river (3). There are 7 reviews about the halls and interior, averaging 4.3 stars.

Rooms and stays

Accommodation is a theme in 12, averaging 4.2 stars. Breakfast is named in 3 of them. 11 reviews talk about the pool, averaging 4.9 stars. Outdoor pools in the north of Portugal run from June to September.

Cleanliness comes up in 3 reviews, averaging 3.3 stars. At that average it is a complaint to check.

Access and parking

For guests with reduced mobility, Google marks 2 accessibility features: wheelchair parking and wheelchair entrance.

What the Google listing shows

Features marked on the Google listing, read on 7 September 2026. Nothing here was checked on site.

  • Wheelchair parking
  • Wheelchair entrance
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC payments

Who it suits

Suits

  • out-of-town guests who want to sleep on site
  • couples who want a wine tasting in the programme
  • outdoor photography: 9 reviews mention the view, the lake or the river
  • guests with reduced mobility: adapted access on the Google listing

Worth knowing

  • 3 reviews mention cleanliness, averaging 3.3 stars

Frequently asked questions

How many guests fit at Solar das Bouças?

None of the 53 reviews read gives a number, and the Google listing has no capacity field. Ask the venue for seated capacity indoors and outdoors separately.

What do the 1 and 2 star reviews of Solar das Bouças say?

On Google, 5 of 120 ratings (4%) give 1 or 2 stars. In the reviews read, 5 are in that band and their themes are accommodation (2).

Are the reviews of Solar das Bouças recent?

Of the 53 reviews read with a date, 12 are from the last 12 months and 14 from the last two years. The venue is active.

How do you get to Solar das Bouças by train?

Public transport was not checked for this page. By road, Campanhã station in Porto is 66 km away, about 55 min. The centre of Amares is 4 km from the venue. Plan a taxi or a shuttle for the last stretch.

Does the makeup artist travel to Amares?

Yes. Larissa Wendler works from a studio in Porto and travels to the venue. It is 55 min by road to Solar das Bouças.

The numbers on this page were read on Google on 7 September 2026: 120 reviews, 53 of them with text and read one by one. Distances are by road. Nothing was checked on site; confirm dates, prices and capacity with the venue.

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Getting married in Amares?

Larissa Wendler is a makeup artist based in Porto and travels to the venue. Tell her the date and where, and she will say whether she is free.

Ask about your date →