Traditional Stone Cottage in the Foothills of the Serra da Lousa
Wonderful Walks with Stunning Scenery,with nearby wild bathing.
Sleeps 4 (1 Bedrooms)
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Tastefully renovated stone cottage nestled high up in the Ceira valley in the tiny hamlet of Salgado, surrounded by dramatic mountainous countryside. A perfect and quiet rural retreat: clean air and healthy living at its best! 15km from the market towns of Gois and Arganil and just over an hour's drive from the historic city of Coimbra. Quality home cooked meals available on request. Ideally suited for walkers, ramblers and wildlife enthusiasts, or anyone who simply wants to get away from it all.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 1 March 2011 - 31 December 2011 | £200 | 7 |
Changeover day
Flexible changeover day.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | 1 bedroom with double bed plus 2 single beds, which converts in to a sofa. DVD and VCR Player. |
| Bathrooms: | En-suite bathroom with shower and wc. |
| Kitchen: | A well-equipped kitchen/dining room with gas cooker and hob. Fridge/freezer microwave, dining table and 4 chairs, wood burning stove and sofa. |
| Living Rooms: | The bedroom converts into a living room. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Quality home cooked meals available on request. Laundry service provided for small charge. Towels and linen changed on request/weekly. Cleaning on changeover day. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer iron/ironing board central heating room fans barbecue |
| Suitability: | pets accepted |
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Notes on accommodation
Exposed rock-face wall in kitchen/dining room, with glass-fronted wood burning stove.
Traditional slate staircase leading to bedroom with en-suite bathroom.
Outside
Barbecue provided. South-east facing patio with table and chairs. Use of nearby young orchard with fruit trees. Covered sitting area with wonderful view near a stream.
Coast/Beach
An hour and a half to the Atlantic coast. Figueira da Foz is a popular resort, with wide sandy beaches, good surfing and restaurants ranging from beach side seafood shacks to quality Portuguese fayre. In the summer, the local river (15 minutes by car) has a bathing spot by a waterfall with picnic area and barbecue. Gois (30 minutes) has white sandy beaches with cafes, bars, public barbecue areas and a shady tree-lined park.
Special interest holidays
Cookery courses or daily lessons can be given by arrangement. For further information or specific requests, please ask the owner, a professional cook in the City of London for 25 years.
Travel
Car hire is strongly recommended, either from Porto or Lisbon airport, or Coimbra (the nearest city, just over an hour's drive away).
Fast trains between Porto and Coimbra take approximately an hour and fifteen minutes, and about 2 hours between Lisbon and Coimbra.
Distances
15 km to nearest towns.
Coimbra: just over one & half hour's drive.
Porto airport: two and a half hours' drive.
Lisbon airport: three hours' drive.
Bucaco National Forest is also about an hour away.
Lousa is an hour away (a nice scenic drive but with windy roads).
Further details
Local activities include river bathing, canoeing, hiking trails, fishing, horse riding. In the near by town of Gois there is a holistic centre where you can book many different alternative therapies, Shiatsu massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Breuss massage, to name a few.
Coimbra is the home to one of the world's oldest universities, sitting on the hill top. Well worth a visit is the Biblioteca Joanina, the early 18th century library with its gilt wood rooms lined with 300,000 books. Bucaco National Forest is an hour away, with its exotic trees creating shady walks where there are hermits' grottoes to be found. The amazing Palace Hotel is in the centre where you can have a good meal overlooking the gardens and forest. There are more interesting and beautiful places to visit, details of which can be found in the cottage. I recommend that you bring an up-to-date guide book. Lousa is a good place to shop locally: Where there are three supermarkets.
Just outside Lousa there are the ruins of a castle, where there are many interesting walks around the hills. Also there is a natural swimming pool near the O Burgo restaurant where you can have a well-cooked meal of local produce. Coimbra, of course, is the best place to shop with its three large shopping centres. Gois (30 mins), has a 24-hour health centre, chemist, post office, bank, butcher and two mini supermarkets. Arganil (50 mins) is larger with an Intermarche and Lidl, etc. Colmeal (7 mins) has two bars, one with a shop where you can buy almost everything for your everyday needs. Cabreira, in the other direction (10-15 mins on your way to Gois), has the nearest restaurant. For guests who may be interested in buying property out here I can put you in touch with Portuguese translators, solicitors etc.
Booking notes
A small deposit is required. To make a booking, or if you would like more information, please contact the owner preferably by telephone.
For booking and further information
Property Ref P3027
Catherine McDonnell
Tel: (Portugal) + 351 235 761 004
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