Location: Evora region in Portugal
Nearest Airport:
Lisbon at 100
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Nearest Train:
Vendas Novas at 15
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Nearest Motorway:
Vendas Novas at 15
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Car: necessary
The local village can be seen from the house and is called Lavre, a charming typical Alentejo village with narrow cobbled streets and tiny whitewashed houses. Modern features are 2 good restaurants (one cheap and one not so), a small supermarket and best of all, a bakery serving freshly baked bread all week long. There are also 2 tennis courts available to rent nearby. A local lake is home to the Ciborro water-ski school.
A wildlife park nearby has a small but fun selection of non-dangerous species, including zebras, and children’s play areas – good family fun
Stork city – a famous local viewing spot where a colony of up to 30 huge black storks nest all year round
20 mins by car - Montemor-o-Novo – A small town with supermarkets, restaurants, and a hill-top castle
30 mins by car
Estremoz – Another hill-top castle ruin
Vineyards – a number of vineyards where wine tasting and wine-buying can be done.
45 mins by car -
Evora – a World Heritage town, fabulous Roman features