The Hotel Urgeiriça is situated in Canas de Senhorim, near Nelas which lies to the south of Viseu. This is about 20 kms from Viseu and the Serra da Estrela mountain range and for a long time a privileged area for homes of Portuguese people with beauty gardens. It has typical Beira architecture of a granite façade and an interior copying an English style of decoration. There are 85 comfortable bedrooms and suites, supported by a good restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool.