Quinta do Arco is very spacious and well equipped. The centre of the house is a large, open-plan kitchen, dining and lounge area which opens out onto the rear terraces and garden. Partly double height, it is very airy and cool in the summer. Above the kitchen is a comfortable, mezzanine TV lounge with staellite TV and DVD player. The kitchen has an oven, hob, microwave and all the crockery and cutlery you will need. There is a small laundry room to the side with a washing machine.
The main bedroom opens off the lounge/dining area, up a few steps and through double arabic doors. It is bright, spacious and comfortable, with a huge bed, reading chair and writing desk. French windows open out onto its own balcony with stepped access to the rear terrace. There is an en-suite bathroom with bath and shower.
The other three bedrooms are accessed via a corridor with its own comfy seating area. The double room and twin room share a bathroom opposite.
The double room has a chaise-longe and window to the rear terrace and garden. The twin room has a charming writing desk and window also facing the garden. At the end of the corridor, you enter the second en-suite double bedroom, which has french windows out onto the rear terrace and stepped access to the pool.
Outside, there is a private pool of 8 x 5 m with sun terraces all round and views over the surrounding countryside.
Outside the lounge/dining area is a shaded, covered terrace with dining table and corner seating area, both facing the ornamental fountain and overlooking the pool terrace. There is a well equipped, built-in barbeque.
At the front of the house, there is shaded parking space. The house is surrounded by mature and attractive gardens and then by the carob, olive and almond orchards typical of the area.