Walking path to Sintra: From the house you can walk up to historic Sintra through a calm street. It takes about 20 minutes.
About the rooms and pool: There are 10 adult beds + 2 teenager bed + 2 baby beds.
The pool is electrically heated to 28 degrees from early April to the end of October, not the rest of the year.
The pool area can be closed for child protection.
A tennis table is always set up.
The Sintra sights: Quinta da Regaleira – “Enchanted mansion” with secret passageways, botanical garden and beautiful views.
Castelo dos Mouros – You can walk on the steep stony walls overlooking the stunning view.
Palácio da Pena – Enormous fully equipped saloons, bedrooms, kitchen just as it was hundreds of years ago.
Convento dos Capuchos – Sculpted in the rocks, midget sized living room, bedrooms, kitchen, chapel and a washroom with a river running underneath, a sinister place.
Palácio de Monserrate – Built by an English trader with a majestic botanical garden.
Palácio da Vila – Grandeur saloons with intricate wood work, marble and sculptures.
Weekend roadside fruit market near Almoçageme.
Cabo da Roca, Europe’s most Western point with 200m high cliffs.
The village of Almoçageme and Praia da Adraga where you will find the most incredible walking trails in the country with breathtaking scenery.
Azenhas do Mar, a village perched on a cliff.
Visit Penedo village and Peninha to see the views
Ski:
SURFING and public pools.
There are various surfing and body board schools oriented for teenagers and groups at Praia Grande.
Two giant sea water pools with slides open during the summer at Praia Grande and Praia da Maças.
Golf:
Within a 10-30 min drive you can find at least the following golf courses (distances and prices for 18 holes are approximate in 2008):
Pestana Beloura Golf - 7 km, €70, Penha Longa Atlantico - 8 km, €100, Penha Longa Mosteiro - 8 km, €45 for 9 holes, Golfe do Estoril - 12 km, €75, Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe - 15 km, €150, Quinta da Marinha Golf Resort- 15 km, €90, Belas Clube de Campo - 20 km, €80 , Lisbon Sports Club - 20 km, €45
Other Activities:
Mountain bike rentals, will deliver to the house. Bike rentals to use on a seaside path in Cascais.
