Residencial Dom Carlos
Caldas da Rainha is one of Portugal's most beautiful regions offering visitors numerous points of interest in its surrounding areas. Bathroom, direct telephone, TV satellite and safe are in every room. We are open all year round, 24 hours a day
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Caldas da Rainha is a city (Portuguese: cidade) in Portugal. The name mean "Queen's Hot Springs" or "Queen's Spa". The city of Caldas da Rainha is the seat of the larger municipality (Portuguese: município or concelho) of the same name. Caldas da Rainha is the capital of the Comunidade Urbana do Oeste (West Urban Community; part of the nation's latest local government plan). The city is best known for its hot springs and pottery.
Caldas da Rainha is well known for its glazed ceramic pottery (louça das Caldas). At the end of the 19th century, the ceramic industry set up place here, making the city Portugal's ceramic and pottery capital. Ancient references to pottery manufacturing can be found in the area, with soils rich in clay. A nearby village's name, Bombarral, can be translated as "good-clay pit", revealing that the pottery tradition has been settled here since ancient times. The typical Caldas pottery has evolved since its great boom in early 20th century, but the main types are still the same.
