In Terceira Island, Azores, the doors of Palácio de Santa Catarina are about to open to the public, now invested with a new and equally inspiring mission. The building presents itself as an exclusive and impressive hotel unit, adorned with the historical elegance of a unique aesthetic design dating back to 1758. This majestic palace, a remarkable example of stonemasonry art, with a past dedicated to faith and spiritual comfort, offers distinctive accommodation in a place of unparalleled beauty, blessed by the view of the sea and the unrivaled Azorean landscape dominated by Monte Brasil, a small green promontory. In direct communication with the landscape, from which it once collected the very stones that allowed its construction, the building presents a dominant patriarchal architectural personality, serving as a guarantee of safety and warm hospitality.