"In the residential Alfama neighborhood, around the corner from the Santa Engracia church and the Feira da Ladra flea market, João Rodrigues rescued a 300-year-old building from despair and turned it into a haven of calm. Using limestone, pinewood, and handmade tiles, Santa Clara 1728 is more home than hotel, and is part of Rodrigues’ “Silent Living” concept, which has to do with living simply, and is a theme that runs throughout his other properties in Comporta and Porto."