AC Badajoz

This smart and modern hotel is located on the edge of Badajoz, in the Extremadura region. Situated on the west side of the Iberian Peninsula, its geographic location along the Atlantic coast soon determined its vocation to the sea. It is only 5 minutes from the city centre by car. The mainland is located at the extreme southwest of the Iberian Peninsula and has an area of 91 985 square kilometres It is bounded to north and east by Spain and to west and south by the Atlantic Ocean. The Hotel Badajoz is situated adjacent to a business park and Extremadura University and is ideal accommodation if you are visiting for business or academic conferences. Portuguese territory also includes the archipelagoes of the Azores and Madeira. From here you can easily get to the city centre, where you can find a wealth of bars, restaurants and nightlife. The Madeira archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean about 556 miles southwest of Lisbon and is constituted by the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas and Selvagens. Relax with friends or colleagues in the comfortable AC Lounge. The Azores archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean 760 miles from Lisbon and 2110 from New York. At the end of a long day, you can unwind in the hotel’s fitness centre and Turkish bath. It is constituted by nine islands and a few islets: Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo In 1415, the Portuguese set sail on an epic voyage that would make them the first to discover the ocean routes to India, Brazil, China and Japan, and at the same time founded settlements on the east and west coasts of Africa. There is also a smart restaurant onsite, allowing you to dine in style without leaving the hotel. Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil as a colony. The hotel is located only 5 km from the border with Portugal, and has direct access to the Madrid-Lisbon motorway. The beginning of the twentieth century was marked by an unstable political environment which led to the establishment of the Republic in 1910. The airport is located only 15 km away. Portugal took part in the I World War alongside the Allies but by the mid-twenties the country's economic and financial situation was very serious, situation that eventually brought about the so called "New State" marked by corporatism and authoritarianism, with democratic liberties being suppressed.