Private Holiday Villa in Franqueira, Nr. Silves, Central Algarve

Villa in Silves, Central Algarve, Portugal

Luxury Villa with Private Pool & Panoramic Mountain Views
Air-Conditioning, Peaceful Location, 20 Mins to Beach, Nearby Golf
Sleeps 6 (3 Bedrooms)

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Not just a beautiful holiday villa but our boat is available for day trips along the Algarve coast or join us in our 4x4 jeep for a safari day trip to the Monchique mountains. This luxury villa is located in the countryside with breathtaking panoramic views. This location is for those wanting to relax in tranquility in this typically little Portuguese village with views to the coast and the Monchique mountains and nearby orange groves, olive trees and vineyards. Relax around the large 10x5x4mtr heated pool, the BBQ provides alfresco dining under the beautiful gazebo in the hot balmy evenings in the fully light garden of palm trees. Twenty minutes to the coast with numerous golf courses nearby. This villa is conveniently located for all your holiday fun for all ages.
Visit our link at the foot of this page and visit our website, it’s packed with photos and details of the villa and surrounding area for you to get the most enjoyment out of your holiday.



Cruise along the Algarve coast
Cruise along the Algarve coast
Pool & Gazebo
Pool & Gazebo

 

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Prices Currency Conversion
Rental periods Per week
27 February - 2 April 2010 £650
3 - 30 April 2010 £695
1 May - 21 May 2010 £795
23 May - 4 June 2010 £950
5 - 18 June 2010 £1250
19 June - 16 July 2010 £1150
17 July - 6 August 2010 £1250
7 - 20 August 2010 £1395
21 August - 3 September 2010 £1250
4 - 24 September 2010 £950
25 September - 29 October 2010 £695

 

Notes on prices
Prices shown are for the property per week in UK Pounds. If you've ever dreamed about having a private pool or enjoying more spacious accommodation at a great rate, then booking a property direct from the owner can give you all these benefits and more! The average price for a hotel room in Central Algarve for 2 adults in July 2010 is £1085. This beautiful air-conditioned villa with heated pool for six people is just £1250 in July and August.

Changeover day
Saturday arrivals after 2pm and departure before 10am.
Saturday changeovers only during June, July & August, outside these dates we are flexible with the minimum rental period being one week.

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Bedrooms: Bedroom 1 with double bed, large wardrobe,bedside tables, chest of drawers and safe.
Bedroom 2 with twin beds, wardrobe and chest of drawers.
Bedroom 3 with twin beds and chest of drawers.
Air-conditioning in all rooms.
Bathrooms: Bathroom 1 with bath/shower over, wc, bidet, basin in marble surround, large wall mirror.
Bathroom 2 with bath/shower over, wc and basin, wall cabinet.
Kitchen: Large fully fitted kitchen: hob, extractor, eye level fan assisted oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, toaster, kettle, table and chairs, very well appointed kitchen.
Living Rooms: A comfortable large air-conditioned 20' x 20' lounge with cinema surround sound and a large LCD flat screen with satellite TV, DVD player, fireplace with three double French doors to terraces.The rooms are provided with air-conditioning & mosquito blinds.
Other: This villa is on one level and therefore access is good for wheelchairs to the garden and swimming pool area.
We provide free wireless internet connection for collecting your emails and downloads. Main line telephone service.
Cleaning/towels/
linen/maid service:
Bathroom and Beach towels and linen are supplied. Towels are changed twice a week and bedding once a week. Main cleaning day is Saturday. On a 2 week stay the villa is cleaned on the middle weekend. Baby sitting service available by your English maid.

 

Notes on accommodation
You will find a folder in the villa with lots of recommended restaurants and places of interesting for adults and children, with lots of useful telephone numbers, telling you all you need to know about the villa and places to go. Baby sitting service available by your English speaking and reliable maid.

Amenities/Facilities provided
  • hob/stove,
  • oven,
  • fridge/freezer,
  • fridge,
  • microwave,
  • dishwasher,
  • washing machine,
  • tumble dryer,
  • iron/ironing board,
  • satellite tv,
  • tv,
  • telephone,
  • internet access,
  • central heating,
  • air conditioning,
  • cot,
  • high chair,
  • barbecue,
  • private pool (for sole use of guests),
  • pool heating

 

Accessibility
Our villa is on one level with only one small step into the villa and therefore provides good access for wheelchair users.

Outside
This luxury villa lies high on top of a ridge in private and secluded gardens. The property is situated behind electric gates with ample parking, the front garden is laid with plants, rocks and gravel with outside porch draped with voilet & scarlet Bougainvillea's. Dine under the pergola and enjoy the view in the peaceful & tranquil surroundings with the rugged mountains as far as the eye can see.
Swim in the private heated 10m x 5m pool under the palm trees, Feast from the BBQ under the pergola on the terrace around a large pine table. Simply step out of the kitchen and breakfast outside on the terrace in complete privacy.
The terrace is very well equipped with cushioned sun loungers, parasols, pergolas and an exercise bike and boules for your sole use.

Coast/Beach
The choice of Senhora de Rocha beach lies between Carvoeiro and Armacao, all beautiful beaches of fine sand, all approximately 20 minutes away by car. Carvoeiro, Praia de Rocha & Armacao are all fishing villages with beach restaurants offering the freshest of fish brought in from the fishing boats each day. Some of the best cliff top walks and beautiful scenery can be found here in the Algarve.

Golf
Golfers are spoilt for choice. This is Europe's foremost golfing destination. At the last count there were 21 golf complexes along the Algarve. The nearest ones being here in Silves, plus Vale do Pinta & Gramacho, Pestana at Carvoeiro (international course) and Vale de Milho's 9 hole course. Golf of Morgado a championship golf course, lies on the lower slopes of the Monchique Mountains.

Special interest holidays
Within easy reach there is, Tennis, Gym, Beauty/massage, lots of good restaurants, Clay pigeon shooting club, Horseriding, Zoo Marine, Slide & Splash . Drive for 30 minutes and you could be in the Monchique mountains or visiting the Spa there, on the west coast surfing beach or on the most westerly tip of Europe, Cape St Vincent. There are safari trips, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the surrounding area whilst the possibility of being driven to the Monchique mountains or Alte for lunch. The Monchique mountains is the highest point of the Algarve, you will pass through little villages seeing the shepherds in the fields with their sheep & goats, you will get the real feel of the Portuguese way of living and you may sample the local specialities such as goats cheese and olives picked by the farmers.

Travel
Faro airport is 30 miles away, or 45 minutes by car along the motorway. The EN 125 motorway is approximately 5 miles away between Lisbon and Faro and gives quick access to the rest of the coastline.
We would recommend that you hire a car to get the best from your holiday.

Distances
6km to Silves, 20minutes to Carvoeiro, Armacao or Praia do Rocha beaches, 3/4 hour to Faro Airport. 5kms to A22 motorway between Faro & Lisbon. 5 minutes to local mini supermarkets and many local Portuguese restaurants. 3 kms to the beautiful Barragem/lakes.

Further details
Silves, with its Medieval castle has restaurants, bars, shops, banks and open fruit market in the heart of this citrus growing town, buy wonderful fresh oranges from the roadside traders direct from the trees. Olive picking is in October.
Fabrica do Ingles once processing cork, you can buy cork handbags, waistcoats and accessories to name a few, or stroll around the area now converted from the cork factory into a very attractive complex of restaurants, bars and where local visitors gather in the cobbled square for morning coffee.
The Algarve has some beautiful lakes, formed by damming the once mighty rivers. The nearest is the Barragem do Arade just 3 miles away, well worth a visit to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.
The fashionable Algarve Shopping Mall can be found in Gale (15 minutes away by car) and is open till 11.00pm.

Booking notes
A 30% deposit is required when booking, the balance is required eight weeks prior to your stay. You will also be asked for a £250 damage deposit which is refundable 2/3 weeks after the holiday should there not be any damages.

Guest comments
The villa was beyond our expectations and had everything we had wished for. The directions were clear we found it with no problem, the villa spotlessly clean and very well equipped. The weather was fantastic. The pool and garden was breathtakingly beautiful and we loved to sit out in the evening in the lit garden under the palm trees and had lots of bbq's and enjoyed having many midnight swims. Must book to come back soon and would have no hesitation in recommending it to all my friends. We had a lovely holiday thank you and came home feeling very relaxed. We will certainly use the villa again. JEB Bucks.
We were so pleased to have found your beautiful villa, and happy to find that it was not overlooked with the private use of the pool, thank you for everything you both had done to make our holiday so perfect. We were pleased to have come with our friends as being six of us and dividing the cost made it a very reasonably priced holiday and so much cheaper than a room in a hotel.

Owner profile


Jean & John welcome you to their villa.

About the owner
Hi, we are Jean & John Davis, we bought this villa, new, in 2002, I guess we were smitten with the cute little Portuguese village. We often see the shepherd walking his sheep down the lane to graze, or the locals that live off the land and pick their olives in October. They grow their own oranges, pluck their chickens and bake their own bread, some still trot around on their donkeys, no jumping in the car to the local supermarket for a bottle of wine for them! (Yes, they grow the grapes too!) The Algarvians are friendly and have a relaxed attitude to visitors. Fishermen paint their boats in colours as bright as the spring flowers on the cliffs. Two donkey carts cause a ‘traffic jam’. At this pace of life even the most stressed businessman soon unwinds. Please view our website below.

Why the owner chose a home in this location
BOAT TRIPS. One of the most perfect ways of enjoying the Algarve on those hot summer days is to take to the coastline and enjoy the offshore breeze. Step onboard our 29ft, twin engine Sea Ray Sun Dancer and be taken on a cruise along the Algarve coastline. We drop anchor where you can enjoy lunch and wine on board and should you wish, you can swim from our boat’s diving platform or simply relax on the sunbathing deck. The boat is equipped with a large canopy & seating around a table for six and has a multi pack music system, galley, electric toilet, diving platform and ladder with shower & sunbathing deck. Our boat has a crew of two and sails out of Portimao west towards Alvor and Lagos or east to Carvoeiro and Albufeira. More photos & info on our website, click at the bottom of the page.

Unique benefits of the property
SAFARI TRIPS. If it’s a Safari trip of the Algarve you’d like, you can enjoy a privately run trip in comfort in our 3 litre, long wheel base, seven seater Mitsubishi Jeep and enjoy the day. We will collect you and take you inland, where you will spend the day being driven in comfort and enjoy seeing some of the most beautiful scenery and places of traditional interest. A few of the places we visit are the Monchique Mountains, the Monchique Spa, The Barragem (man made dam), Portimao and Alte. Whether it's wine tasting at Sir Cliff Richards vineyard, a tour of the cork factory and museum. You will get the real feel of the Portuguese way of living and you may sample the local specialities. You’ll enjoy a stop for lunch and be sure to have an interesting day. More photos on our website below.

 

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Jean
Tel: (P'tugal) + 351 916 771 496
Tel: (P'tugal) + 351 912 286 793


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