The cottage is detached, set against terraces offering many places to relax. The pool has a granite terrace with views towards the river Olo and its crystal clear water and hills covered with trees. With the farm bounded by 2 rivers we can arrange white water rafting and canoeing as well as fishing and hill walking. We have a jeep suitable for safari through the mountains and eucalyptus plantations. In amarante apart from a market, many cafe/bars and restaurants there is an 18 hole golf course, aqua park and sports centre for many activities as well as tennis. With the a4 mtorway 6km away both the coast and inland cities like Vila Real, Braga, Guimaraes, Porto and the Douro Valley are all less than 1 hours drive.
We stayed here for 10 days with our teenage children and had planned to chill one day and sight see the next. That didn't quite work to plan as once we had spent a day by the pool lounging on the quality sun loungers we were hooked! We did go to Porto on the local bus which only took an hour and is well worth a visit, in fact we will come back for a weekend to explore it more. The cottages are in beautiful location and only around 3 miles to Amarante which has plenty of restaurants. By the way, this is by far the cheapest holiday we have ever had. We ate what and where we wanted and the most expensive meal including wine, desserts etc came to around ÂŁ40!!! The cottages are very well equipped with all you'll need and very clean. Harry and Tina are lovely people and are there for you if you need them but not at all intrusive. North Portugal is completely different to the Algarve and if it's fish and chips you're after then this area wouldn't be for you. Definitely recommend it. Thank you Harry and Tina .
Amarante is a very nice town and the area has lots on the doorstep, riverside walks, river, greenway, bike hire available in town and lots of day trips to adjacent areas. Accomodation good and lovely pool
La experiencia a sido muy buena, los anfitriones geniales mejor imposible, siempre ayudando en todo lo que podĂan , super amables y hospitalarios. El lugar precioso y super tranquilo y la piscina mejor imposible.
La verdad que si podemos repetiremos, sin lugar a duda lo recomiendo.
Dar las gracias a Harry y a su mujer por ser los mejores anfitriones, sois unos excelentes propietarios , seguid asĂ.
De parte de los cuatro muchas gracias por todo.
Un saludo.
Een schoon, ruim huisje met veel privacy in een natuurrijke omgeving. Daarnaast een mooi,klein zwembad. Een vriendelijke eigenaar en een fijn welkom met water en wijn. We voelden ons hier erg thuis.
In der Unterkunft kann man sehr gemĂŒtlich Urlaub machen. Chillen unter Weinlaub, erfrischender Pool, nette Vermieter, gute Lage um Nordportugal zu erkunden.
A picture postcard cottage set in beautiful surroundings.
Perfectly positioned to explore the local amenities and countryside, with plenty of restaurants and cafes a short drive away.A very good place to base an outdoors themed holiday or short break for an authentic feel of the real Portugal ! The hosts Tina and Harry are always very helpful with tips, help and local knowledge to make your stay an enjoyable experience. And if that isn't enough they can source you some really good red or white wines , what more could you want ?