Make a holiday rental home or villa in Minho & Costa Verde, Portugal your home away from home

The province of Minho in Portugal is a region of low granite mountain ranges, sheer valleys and gurgling mountain streams. Small, secluded villages nestle in amongst the woods, where the interventions of modern life seem as alien now as they would have been when the village was first built. You are unlikely to find anywhere as relaxing as a self catering holiday home in Minho, Portugal, and if you want to ignore the clock for a while, there is nowhere better.

Things to do in Minho & Costa Verde, Portugal

Staying in Minho accommodation means you cannot help but get involved with local life. Many local villages host weekly markets, which bustle with life and provide the best places to find the local delicacies that will fill the shelves of your self catering Minho holiday home. However, if you would prefer to leave the cooking to those with the local knowledge, there are some wonderfully traditional cafes and family restaurants hiding in the larger villages, where you will not only receive a warm welcome, but also the finest local food available.

Walking and hiking holidays are absolutely sensational from Minho accommodation. The ancient paths and lanes that divide up the land are free of other traffic, with all that remains of past users are the thick grooves of ox-drawn carts in the stone. You can walk for many hours without seeing another soul, except maybe a herd of wild horses or garranos. Throughout the province, small forgotten churches, medieval bridges and even castles adorn the otherwise natural landscape, making walking in Minho and even more unrivalled pleasure. Mountain biking is also a great pleasure, although you need to be fit, and your bike needs to be in good working order!

Places to visit on holiday in Minho and Costa Verde, Portugal

The Costa Verde, or Green Coast, is Minho’s Atlantic coastline. It is one of the most historically interesting regions of Portugal, birthplace of Portugal’s first king. All along the Costa Verde are beautiful mansions, historic villas and vast churches, decorated to the highest levels.

Cheap Flights to Minho and Costa Verde, Portugal

RyanAir provide a great range of direct flights from the UK to Porto Airport (OPO), which lies within a scenic two hour drive of a holiday rental in Minho. A hire car is an essential piece of equipment when staying in a self catering Minho property, and are readily available from the airport.