
Douro Scala is a hotel destination wedding venue in Cidadelhe, Portugal, hosting 100 at dinner. Best months: May, June, July, September.
Douro Scala
Douro Scala is a historic hotel in Cidadelhe, Portugal, with 59 rooms, an on-site chapel, gardens, a vineyard and mountain views.
Douro Scala
- Guests
- 100 at dinner
- Rooms
- 59 rooms
- Cost
- From €90
- Ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Season
- Best weather May–JulAisle estimate
- Getting there
- OPOAisle estimate
About the venue
Douro Scala is a historic hotel in Cidadelhe, Portugal, with 59 rooms, an on-site chapel, gardens, a vineyard and mountain views.
Ceremonies and receptions can be held indoors or outdoors, with seated dining for up to 100 guests in the meeting and banquet space.
Catering is handled in house from EUR 90 per head, including vegetarian and vegan options, and the venue is accessible.
Accommodation ranges from twin and double rooms with garden or mountain views to rooms in the historical building, a suite with mountain view and a family room sleeping four, plus a pool, bar and on-site parking.
- Chapel on site, with both indoor and outdoor reception options
- Seated dining for up to 100 guests in the meeting and banquet space
- 59 rooms, including a family room for four and a suite with mountain view
- In-house catering from EUR 90 per head, with vegetarian and vegan options
Short answers
- When is the best time for a wedding at Douro Scala?
- Best weather: May – July.
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- How do guests get to Douro Scala?
- Fly into OPO, about 1 h 15 by car.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Capacity
- Seated dinner
- 100 guests
- Smallest party taken
- 2 guests
Staying over
- Rooms
- 59 rooms
- Room types
- 8 listed
House rules
- Pets
- No
The ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Yes
The place
- Swimming pool
- Yes
- Vineyard
- Yes
- Gardens
- Yes
- Mountain view
- Yes
- Historic building
- Yes
Money
- Price
- From €90 per head
- Included
- Catering
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Banquet room
- Reception indoors
- Yes
- Reception outdoors
- Yes
Food and drink
- In-house catering
- Yes
- Outside caterers allowed
- No
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian and vegan
- Bar on site
- Yes
Best weather to marry
- January: out of season
- February: out of season
- March: good
- April: good
- May: best
- June: best
- July: best
- August: good
- September: best
- October: good
- November: out of season
- December: out of season
Getting there
- OPO, 75 min by carAisle estimate
- Yes
- Yes
Reviews of Douro Scala
“We visted in a group for 1 night on Wed. 7 Oct. 2026. We had room no. 16 in the new extension.”
4.4out of 5, from 1,742 Google reviews
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