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Townhouse |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Olhao in Algarve

From £290 per week |  From £49 per night

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, air conditioning, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, no pets allowed

About the home

This quaint townhouse is located just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the centre of Olhao. It overlooks a cobbled area of trees including palms and has an area with benches for the locals to relax and talk about their day. Walk through a few back streets and then you come to the waterfront and marina where you will find the daily fish / meat / veg markets, shops, cafes, and restaurants. English newspapers, magazines, postcards and stamps can be purchased here. Stroll through the beautiful gardens' along the waterfront and you will come across a play area for children, a bird sanctuary and a pond packed with turtles. Further on you can access the beaches by the ferry. The boat is very frequent and cheap and takes you to the 3 small islands of Armona,Culatra,and Farol where you can enjoy a day on the clean sands and lounge in the cafes and restaurants. If you walk through to the other end of the town you will find more shops,including a supermarket, post office, banks,taxis,train station/bus station and more picturesque gardens. The church is well worth a visit. There are 5 large supermarkets just 10 minutes walk from the house but plenty of smaller shops close by.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
-Kitchen/diner with sitting area TV and a good size fridge freezer.
-Bedrooms 1 and 2 have double beds.
-Bedroom 3 has bunk beds for small children
-Main Bathroom has bath with shower.
-Shower roon with large shower cubicle,WC & wash Basin
-2 Air conditioning units in main hall.
-Mosquito nets on window
-Beach towels are not provided.
-Cot / highchair Available at €15 each per week

Further details outdoors:
There is a large private sunny roof terrace covering the whole of the house. The decking accommodates sun loungers/chairs and a coffee table overlooking a one way street. A large bench with sun umbrella, BBQ, loungers, chairs and tables are all available for your use. The area is romantically lit in the evenings whilst enjoying a meal or glass of wine.
-There is ample parking by the house.
-The roof terrace is accessible via two sets of steps and may not be suitable for guests with walking difficulties.

Further details

-Tea/coffee/milk/sugar and water is provided.
-I have a wonderful English speaking Taxi driver that I can arrange to pick you up and take you back to the airport. Cost approx € 20 per car each way.
-I will be at the house to hand over the keys and to answer any last minute questions that you may have.
-Although this accommodation sleeps 4 people, bunk beds are available for small children.

Conditions

-A non-refundable 25% deposit is payable to reserve a booking
-Payment can be made by sterling bank transfer
-Full payment will be required if reservation is less than 6 weeks before your holiday starts.
-Payment details will be supplied on confirmation of booking.
-Balance to be paid 1 month before arrival.
-A returnable breakage bond of £50 sterling is required with the balance and will be returned/transferred to you within 10 days of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
-All bills are included in the rental price for short term lets.
-An additional €30 will be charged if arriving at the property after 20.00hrs.

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Roof top decking with lots of room to eat and sunbathe

 

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Bright well equipped Kitchen

 

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Bathroom with full size bath

 

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Double Bedroom

The Algarve / East Algarve region

The Algarve is the most sunniest place in Europe with 3000 hrs of sun each year. There are miles of unspoilt golden sandy beaches. Flight time to Faro direct from UK is approx 2.15 hrs and Olhao is 15 mins drive from the airport. The Portuguese are warm and very helpful people and many can speak English. Faro, the capital of the Algarve is a great place to visit for its history, particularly attractive is the old part of the city still surrounded by the Roman walls. It is the home to the city's archaeological museum. The "Golden" church contains the Macabre Spectacle of a chapel lined with the bones of 1,200 monks! Walk through the quaint streets and in shops,traditional and old or simply while away the day relaxing in the cafes/bars. Down at the harbour there is always the hustle and bustle of the boats and the occasional fisherman.
Pronounced 'ol-ee-ow', Olhão is a busy modern town with a gem of a waterfront. Its fishing port is the most important in the eastern Algarve and its fish market is the biggest. Olhao recently opened a brand new shopping complex within 10 mins walk from the house (Ria shopping) including 80 shops, a large supermarket,restaurants/bars and cinema. It also has a new Auditorium. There are water parks to the west, zoo marine where you can swim with the dolphins and go carting all within 40 mins drive. There are 17 championship golf courses in the area. The nearest course is in neighboring Moncarapacho. 10 minutes drive away.

The Olhao area

Olhao also has many shops, restaurants and an entire summer festival devoted to sea food. Ameijoas - the king of clams - is both grown and eaten in abundance and is a 'must-try' entreé, as are conquilas. Olhão is very Portuguese, very Algarvian and very un-touristic. The pedestrian shopping area winds in cobbled streets through the moorish-looking old town to the waterfront with its markets (fruit, veg, meat, deli as well as fish), its cafe's, parks and sparkling views out over the Ria Formosa lagoons. From the pier, you can take boats to the island villages and beaches of Armona, Culatra and Farol - all great day trips. The official visitor centre for the Ria Formosa nature reserve is just outside Olhão. Its worth a visit to see: the restored tidal mill (of which there were once many in the Ria Formosa), the bird life, and the chance to spot the very rare symbol of the park, the Purple Galinule.
The Sea Food festival takes place in August and half of the water front gardens are closed off and turned into a massive gastronomic and entertainment delight. The sea food is plentiful and excellent, the entertainment is top class and the organisation great. Its a hugely popular event and deservedly so. Don´t miss it if you are here at the time.

Olhão highlights:

Sea food, sampled in any of the restaurants or bought to cook at home.
A coffee, a beer, a glass of wine in one of the market cafes looking over the lagoon.
Sea food festival in August - brilliant !
Boat trip to Farol , Culatra or Armona.

FARO

Faro, the capital of the Algarve is a great place to visit for its history, particularly attractive is the old part of the city still surrounded by the Roman walls. It is the home to the city's archaeological museum. The "Golden" church contains the Macabre Spectacle of a chapel lined with the bones of 1,200 monks! Walk through the quaint streets and in shops,traditional and old or simply while away the day relaxing in the cafes/bars. Down at the harbour there is always the hustle and bustle of the boats and the occasional fisherman.

How to get there

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-Faro airport is 8km from the house.
-An organised friendly taxi can be arranged and Francisco will be waiting in the airport for you. It will only take approx 20 minutes to get to the house and the cost is approx 25 euros per car each way.
-Car hire is not needed as you are minutes walk from all amenities and all forms of transport.

Latitude: 37 1'36.52"N
Longitude: 7 50'45.79"W

Activities near Olhao

Guestbook for Beautifully restored townhouse

We found the house just perfect for us, location was great for getting to the marina, bars & restaurants and it had everything we needed, the BBQ on the roof terrace was particularly nice. Above all though we'd like to thank you for being so accommodating, accessible but not intrusive, and generally pleasant to deal with. Communication before and during the holiday was great, and we really appreciated the babysitting, totally over & above the call of duty so big thanks for that.
Craig & Karen

Your place was of a high standard and the best equipped we have stayed in and we have recently stayed in France, Greece, Croatia and Czech Republic.
We will recommend you.
Andy & Tracy Clark

Just a short note to thank you for the house it was perfect for our needs and we had a very happy holiday. The kitchen was well equipped and we ate equally well when staying in or going out. The patio and BBQ were a real pleasure and felt very private.
Dealing with you via e-mail was easy and friendly. It was great to meet you in person. Francisco gave us a pleasant journey to the airport and the journey home went without a hitch.

Really great holiday thank you.

Chris, Yvonne, Rachel and Jon

Thank you for such a lovely week in your house, a perfect place for a week away in the sun with everything in it we could possibly need.

Ruth Blow

We had a lovely time staying in this townhouse in July 2010....it was spotlessly clean with everything we needed plus a few extras...the house is set in the old town and very peaceful, but only a few minutes walk into the main town and the marina which is set beside gardens and is absolutely beautiful...could not believe how cheap the food and drink was too! Its is very untouristic and the locals are friendly.

Simone Brown, Edinburgh

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
January - February 2012	4 Jan 12	1 Mar 12	290£ 290	4949	4949	5 Nights
March 2011	1 Mar 12	1 Apr 12	310£ 310	5050	5050	5 Nights
April 2012	1 Apr 12	1 May 12	330£ 330	5252	5252	5 Nights
May 2012	1 May 12	1 Jun 12	350£ 350	5656	5656	5 Nights
June 2012	1 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	410£ 410	0-	0-	1 Week
July - September 2012	1 Jul 12	11 Sep 12	490£ 490	0-	0-	1 Week
September 2012	11 Sep 12	1 Oct 12	410£ 410	6464	6464	5 Nights
October 2012	1 Oct 12	1 Nov 12	350£ 350	5656	5656	5 Nights

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

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

25% non-refundable deposit is payable to reserve a booking.

Payment can be made by sterling bank transfer to my UK bank.

All bills are included in the rental price for short term lets.

Balance to be paid one month before arrival to include a returnable breakage/damage fee of £50.00 pounds. This will be transferred within 7days after exit from property (subject to satisfactory property check).

There will be an additional charge of €30 euros (payable on arrival at the apartment) if arriving at the property after the hours of 20.00hrs.

Payment can also be made in Euros. Please ask.

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Jane . Landline +351 967 305343 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in Portugal and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This townhouse has so far received 0 reviews.

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