Garden of Eden:
This northern most province is considered the Portuguese garden of Eden, and provides wonderful opportunities for walking and exploring the ancient churches, tracks, villages and Celtic settlements. The Portuguese hospitality is second to none, and the summer months bring local fiestas and folklore, street dancing and singing, sardines 'A Brasa,' Serra cheese, pungent milho bread and lively 'vinho verde' wine. Simplicity of life amid beautiful surroundings. Local water sports and sandy beaches within 30 minutes drive.
Other properties available - some with pools. Bed and breakfast available. Contact us for further details or e-mail us for our website address for other properties.
Flights:
FLIGHTS ARE NOT PLENTIFUL TO OUR REGION !! Book your flights & accommodation NOW!!
We are situated equidistant to Oporto airport in Portugal, or Santiago de Compostella airport in Spain.
The A3 motorway in Portugal offers a fast, quiet and easily driven road direct to our accommodations.
OPORTO airport in Portugal on the A3 motorway is 80 minutes drive.
RYAN Airways offer very reasonable prices from Stansted, Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham and Dublin.
T.A.P / AIR PORTUGAL fly from Heathrow.
CLICKAIR fly from Gatwick to VIGO airport in Spain at just 30minutes drive from us.
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA airport in Spain is 80 minutes drive on the new motorway. IBERIAN AIR from Heathrow, or RYAN from Liverpool and Stansted.
FLYING FROM IRELAND ? Ryan fly from Dublin to Porto, & Aer Lingus fly from Dublin to Santiago de Compostella.
We will send you our suggested road routes with your booking receipt.
Local Bar & Beach:
At just 15 minutes walk through the pine there is a river beach ( Praia Fluvial )& during summer there is a 'café / bar ' serving ice~cream ,coffee , beer , light snacks etc. Here , many of the local children gather to compete with their diving skills , volley ball nets are adjacent to the beautiful weir , granite picnic table and bbq areas are set amidst the shady trees.
