Arganil holiday cottage accommodation, Salgado with walking, beach/lake nearby, rural retreat

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Home description

Tastefully renovated stone cottage nestled high up in the Ceira valley in the tiny hamlet of Salgado, surrounded by dramatic mountainous countryside. A perfect and quiet rural retreat: clean air and healthy living at its best!

15km from the market towns of Gois and Arganil and just over an hour's drive from the historic city of Coimbra.

Quality home cooked meals available on request. Ideally suited for walkers, ramblers and wildlife enthusiasts, or anyone who simply wants to get away from it all.

You can enjoy a dip in the river nearby. The property is quite remote and therefore it is ideal for an away-from-it-all holiday.

The view from the orchard.	Side of cottage.
Bedroom corner.	The slate stair case leading to the bedroom.

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The Costa de Prata/Silver Coast region

Coimbra is the home to one of the world's oldest universities, sitting on the hill top. Well worth a visit is the Biblioteca Joanina, the early 18th century library with its gilt wood rooms lined with 300,000 books.

Bucaco National Forest is an hour away, with its exotic trees creating shady walks where there are hermits' grottoes to be found.

The amazing Palace Hotel is in the centre where you can have a good meal overlooking the gardens and forest.

There are more interesting and beautiful places to visit, details of which can be found in the cottage. I recommend that you bring an up-to-date guide book. Lousa is a good place to shop locally: Where there are three supermarkets.

Arganil / Salgado area

Just outside Lousa there are the ruins of a castle, where there are many interesting walks around the hills. Also there is a natural swimming pool near the O Burgo restaurant where you can have a well-cooked meal of local produce. Coimbra, of course, is the best place to shop with its three large shopping centres.

Gois (30 mins), has a 24-hour health centre, chemist, post office, bank, butcher and two mini supermarkets. Arganil (50 mins) is larger with an Intermarche and Lidl, etc. Colmeal (7 mins) has two bars, one with a shop where you can buy almost everything for your everyday needs. Cabreira, in the other direction (10-15 mins on your way to Gois), has the nearest restaurant. For guests who may be interested in buying property out here I can put you in touch with Portuguese translators, solicitors etc.

Local activities include river bathing, canoeing, hiking trails, fishing, horse riding. In the near by town of Gois there is a holistic centre where you can book many different alternative therapies, Shiatsu massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Breuss massage, to name a few.

How to get there

Car hire is strongly recommended, either from Porto or Lisbon airport, or Coimbra (the nearest city, just over an hour's drive away).

Fast trains between Porto and Coimbra take approximately an hour and fifteen minutes, and about 2 hours between Lisbon and Coimbra.

Activities near Arganil

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The studio is arranged on 2 floors.

1 bedroom with double bed plus single beds, which converts in to a sofa. The bedroom converts into a living room.
En-suite bathroom with shower and wc. We provide a radio/CD player.

A well-equipped kitchen/dining room with gas cooker and hob. Fridge/freezer microwave, dining table and 4 chairs, wood burning stove and sofa.

Exposed rock-face wall in kitchen/dining room, with glass-fronted wood burning stove.
Traditional slate staircase leading to bedroom with en-suite bathroom.

Quality home cooked meals available on request. Laundry service provided for small charge. Towels and linen changed on request/weekly. Cleaning on changeover day.

Further details outdoors:
Barbecue provided. South-east facing patio with table and chairs. Use of nearby young orchard with fruit trees. Covered sitting area with wonderful view near a stream.
The property is located in a very small hamlet and the outside area is not gated: it is open and ideal to start a hike from the property.

Further details

Cookery courses or daily lessons can be given by arrangement.

For further information or specific requests, please ask the owner, a professional cook in the City of London for 25 years.

Conditions

The property is not suitable for people with walking difficulties.

Shorter breaks may be available, please enquire for more details.
For more information, please contact the owner by phone.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
June - April	1 Jun 09	1 May 10	200£ 200	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

A small deposit is required. To make a booking, or if you would like more information, please contact the owner preferably by telephone.

Prices are for the property per week (the price per night is for an additional night or nights) in UK Pounds. A deposit of £30 is required to hold the booking which is non-refundable.

The balance to be paid in Euros on arrival at the exchange rate of that day. Firewood available for a small charge. Discounts for long lets. Contact via email for further information.

Shorter breaks may be available, please enquire for more details.

Availability

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Name:	Catherine McDonnell
Tel:	+351 235 761004
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