Holiday Traditional House in Rociao, Nr. Miranda do Corvo, Silver Coast
Peaceful Private Setting with Beautiful Views and Swimming Pool
Newly Upgraded Local House with Comfortable, Well Equipped Accommodation
Sleeps 2 (1 En-Suite Bedroom)
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’O Retiro Pequeno’, our little retreat is quiet, private but not isolated and is situated five minutes drive from Miranda do Corvo. It offers outstandingly comfortable and well equipped accommodation for couples seeking a holiday of peace, natural beauty and privacy. The house will appeal to those who like to walk, swim (in a private secluded pool), ride, enjoy mountain scenery but most of all wish to have a break 'away from it all' in total comfort. Just as suitable for the winter with central heating and wood burning stove and good supply of olive wood.
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| Rental periods | |
| January - March | £300 |
| April - May | £420 |
| June - 21 September | £530 |
| 22 September - end October | £420 |
| November - December | £300 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK Pounds. For long lets during the winter period a lower price is negotiable
Changeover day
Occupancy starts at 4pm on day of arrival and the house should be vacated by 10am on departure day (this may be negotiable). Bookings can be made from any day for any number of weeks. Discounts may be negotiable for long bookings.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom with comfortable kingsize bed. View of olive trees from the window. Hairdryer and fan. Mosquito netting on window for summer. |
| Bathrooms: | En-suite bathroom with bath/shower over, wc, bidet. Ground floor bathroom with shower and wc. |
| Kitchen: | Fully equipped with cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave, electric orange squeezer. Large kitchen table seats eight. The kitchen leads to brightlobby with wicker chairs to enjoy the views, this has double doors opening onto the balcony with dining table. |
| Utility Room: | Washing machine, drying machine, iron (in wardrobe in bedroom)and ironing board (in kitchen by fridge). Whirligig for courtyard. |
| Living Rooms: | Comfortable settee, coffee tables, cane chairs, woodburning stove for winter with supply of wood. Video/DVD player (no TV channels), good supply of videos provided as well as DVDs, lots of holiday reading (200+books) and games. Radio/CD/tape player. |
| Other: | Upstairs outside terrace with dining table, with sensational views of sunsets, and the mountains etc. When not lying by the pool this is the most used area by us all year around with the inside sitting on terrace for winter with comfortable cane chairs. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Towels and bed linen and swimming towels (for pool only) provided. Change of sheets and towels for second week. |
Notes on accommodation
Central heating will be provided 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours at lunchtime, and 2 in the evening during the winter. Electric supplementary heating can be made available.
No smoking requested. Furnishing and fittings are to a very high standard with the house being completely restored and newly equipped only 4 years ago.
- hob/stove,
- oven,
- fridge/freezer,
- microwave,
- washing machine,
- iron/ironing board,
- central heating,
- room fans,
- barbecue,
- private pool (for sole use of guests)
Accessibility
The kitchen, bedroom and terrace are all upstairs with the sitting room and utility area downstairs. There are also stairs to the pool area.
Outside
A Moorish style covered furnished terrace in the courtyard provides outside sitting and eating area out of the sun during hot periods. Barbecue includes wood burning oven for wood roasting meat and making bread and pizzas. There is a pool house with shower and toilet and sink area for clearing up after barbecues. A fridge is also provided to keep your drinks chilled. Also sunloungers and umbrella for the pool. Small tables and chairs are also provided in the large courtyard which has vines and palms. The pool (for which you have exclusive use), is surrounded by flower beds full of herbs and flowers. It is 9.5m long and is not heated. It will be cleaned once a week. There are sizeable grounds with olive trees and fruit trees including oranges (and lemons) which are prolific in season and make good juice for breakfast. There also figs, and other fruit trees which are beginning to produce since we planted them. There is a parking space by the side of the house.
Coast/Beach
Atlantic beaches with miles of white sand and good seafood lunches are within 1 hours drive. Plenty of choice in the guide books but Figera do Foz is probably nearest. Aveiro which is Portugal's Venice is a bit further North and worth a visit. There is also a good choice of lake and river swimming near by with much local investment being put in in the last two years to the development of river beaches and picnic areas. These are in the local information book provided.
Special interest holidays
Surrounded by beautiful countryside with lots of off road trails into the hills and magnificant views. Specialist maps are provided for walkers of local terrain. There are also well established riding stables in the local town. Information about river swimming in some beautiful settings is also provided. A local guide book is constantly being updated as we find new and interesting places to visit. A restaurant guide is also being gradually added to.
Mountain bikes can be hired from Coimbra, details in the information book provided, to take advantage of the many mountain trails locally starting from our back door.
Travel
Fly to either Lisbon or Oporto (Oporto is nearer) with a drive on the country’s A1 motorway to Condeixa and thence to Miranda do Corvo. The journey from Lisbon takes about 2 hours with Oporto being about 1.5 hours. There is also a good, clean and efficient, low cost train service, from both to Coimbra, (cost about 20 euros), however a hire car will be required. More information available when booking.
Distances
The house is 5 minutes drive to the busy well appointed town of Miranda do Corvo. It has a number of Supermarkets, a Post Office, Banks, a Cinema, Dry Cleaners, 12 restaurants and a Market on a Wednesday. There is also a Train Station with trains that go direct to Coimbra.
Coimbra is half an hour away and is Portugal's oldest city it is known as the City of Knowledge. It has good shopping in the "Baixa" a maze of lanes with little shops, then lunch by the river to recover.
Further details
Other trips to consider include Conimbriga a very well preserved Roman City only 20 minutes drive away, here you can spend a couple of hours wandering around the huge site and follow it with lunch at their restaurant; Tomar where the Knights Templar built an amazing Castle/monastery on the hill top, again a spectacular place to spend a couple of hours wandering around and imagining the Knights Templar going to the chapel there on their horses! They have a delightly simple restaurant overlook orange groves; Bucaco Palace an exquisite example of Mauliene Arquitecture set in the ancient Forest, which has excellent walks, a military museum and the place where Wellington spent the night after the famous battle there, and also very good restaurant; Visit the Port houses at Porto; Or just enjoy the hill walking, bird watching (Eagles and Buzzards included) and local nature. Information about river swimming in some beautiful local settings we have found, is provided. A local guide book is constantly being updated as we find new and interesting places to visit. Miranda itself has a newly developed river beach and interval training circuit which is soon to open. Next to this is a well established riding stables. There is also a large very unpopulated indoor swimming pool in the town which is ideal during colder weather and costs 1 euro to get in. If you like four wheel drive, off roading this is the place with the hills opened up by forestry and access roads to the windmills providing great starting points for walks with fabulous views. A restaurant guide is also being gradually added to the information available at the house with our reviews and sample prices.
Booking notes
Full payment is required 8 weeks in advance or on booking for later bookings. A deposit of £100 is required on booking. For booking forms.
Pat and Frank, a local English couple are there to welcome visitors on arrival and take care of any problems that may arise during your stay. A welcome pack of wine, tea, coffee, fruit, milk, bread, eggs, butter etc. is provided on arrival to get you going.
Guest comments
"A great place to come to unwind and enjoy some peace and quiet".
"Pool is gorgeous, we love the quiet life".
"Wow what a fantastic place. We have had 18 years of self-catering holidays, at home and abroad but none have compared to the comfort and facilities offered by your villa. Thank you for letting us use your home."
For booking and further information
Maggie Somekh
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