Mangualde holiday farmhouse accommodation, Gandufe with walking, log fire, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Casa das Palmeiras (farmhouse)

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This farmhouse - Casa das Palmeiras, situated near Viseu, Coimbra, Aveiro and Guarda gives you the possibility to visit old monuments and beautiful forests where you can take outside walks and also enjoy the typical gastronomy of this region.

The wide open space around the house allows you to stay at ease with no disturbance and and photograph the beautiful flora and fauna that take place in Spring and Summer.

Sheperd with flock	Your next vacations!
Bedroom with view	Common room with TV for adults and children

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The Northern Mountains region

Located in the heart of Portugal, Gandufe is near the most important cities of the region: 20 km to the Northwest is Viseu, known for its vineyards and good wine and typical gastronomy made with quality ingredients using traditional recipes.

Coimbra is 80 km to the Southwest. There you'll find the oldest university of Europe. 100 km to the West lies Aveiro- beautiful beaches and channels that remind you of Venice. 20 km to the South there's Seia, a city in the mountains where you'll find genuine craftsmen selling sheepskin apparel and shoes or the famous "Queijo da Serra"- a world renown cheese made from sheep milk known for its extraordinary taste. You have to taste it!!! It's like heaven!

In the Winter snow covers the hills around showing us a wonderful landscape where you can practice winter sports and in the Summer the temperature rises to 30ºC inviting you for a swim in the river near the Spa of Alcafache.

Mangualde / Gandufe area

Gandufe is a small village that goes back to the XII century. "Gundulfus" or "Gundulfo", a goth lord, built a castle with military and housing functions, its ruins can still be visited today. The Goth name "Gundulfus"became the village name, "Gandufe".

Ancient history are all around: the remains of the tower of Gundulfus; a megalithic monument from the 3rd and 2nd millenniums b.c. (National Monument) with a polygonal chamber made up of nine upright stones and capstone with all its pagan magic; medieval graves, roman bridges and a fountain where once upon a time a man in love declared his passion to his beloved bride (Ricardina) leading to a known novel by Portuguese author Camilo Castelo Branco - O Retrato de Ricardina (The Portrait of Ricardina).

Throughout the region you will find valuable heritage, traces from other eras, from prehistoric times to the roman and pre-roman occupation and medieval times. There are also religious buildings dating back over a number of eras, manor houses and grounds, rural houses and hidden villages...

Nearby you have the Dão River's hot-spring resorts (Termas de Alcafache) and bathing area - and on the Mondego River you'll find the Termas das Caldas da Felgueira. Its waters serve as treatment for rheumatic problems, muscle and skeletal disorders, lung, ear, nose and throat disorders. Beauty treatments are also available (wine therapy).

Every Tuesday you can visit the typical market in the centre of Viseu, where farmers sell their biological produce.
Summer is a particularly festive season, as regional festivals take place all around; every week in August one of the surrounding villages has a tribute party to their religious saint.

In September it's time for the famous Wine and Vine Festival in Nelas, where the wine producers show their harvests to the public. Since wine is the regional products of excellence, why not take the wine route or visit the Lafões wine producers, enjoying the view of the vast vineyards surrounded by stonewalls or paths that mark the fields in village of Santar.

How to get there

By car from Europe - Enter Portugal at Vilar Formoso coming from Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) and take the A25 direction Viseu. Take the exit for Mangualde and then take the direction Coimbra. After 6 km exit for Gandufe at your left.

By plane - The nearest airport is in Oporto. Then you can take the train to Moimenta do Dão or rent a ar and take the A1, direction Lisbon. Take the direction A25 to Viseu and then exit for Mangualde taking the direction to Coimbra. After 6km, exit for Gandufe at your left. If you come from Lisbon you take the A1 direction Oporto; exit for Viseu and the take the direction to Mangualde (IC12) exiting for Gandufe on your right.

Activities near Mangualde

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
Football court, walking tracks, bicycles available for tours, rustic furniture in stone for picnic, common living room with TV, DVD player, sofa lounge, corner with activities for children.

Conditions

If you are interested to rent our house, you will have to make a transfer to my account of half of the rental cost, to to guarantee the reservation.
Refundable breakages deposit of 50 € is required on arrival, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
24 December to 4 January	24 Dec 08	5 Jan 09	300£ 273	6055	6055	2 Nights
5 January to 30 June	5 Jan 09	1 Jun 09	200£ 182	4036	4036	2 Nights
1 July to 31 August	1 Jun 09	1 Sep 09	250£ 227	5045	5045	2 Nights
1 Sept to 23 Dec	1 Sep 09	24 Dec 09	200£ 182	4036	4036	2 Nights
24 Dec to 3 January	24 Dec 09	4 Jan 10	300£ 273	6055	6055	2 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

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

Guestbook for Casa das Palmeiras

22/09/2008 - "Trés belle location ,environnement agréable Propriétaire accueillant et sympathique" - Mme Graziella V.
31/07/2008 - "Le logement etait tres bien nous avons passes de bonnes vacances" - Mme Jocelyne B.
27/05/2008 - "Très propre, super tranquille, maison située dans un très grand terrain rempli d'oiseaux, de fleurs, d'arbres. Ambiance très relaxante. Tout est décoré a la IKEA." - Mle Pascale M.

Availability

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