Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or fewer) Hen or stag parties Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car not necessary Lift access to property Nearest amenities: 0 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
The sheltered bay of Sao Martinho Do Porto is unique along the Silver Coast and it is a very pretty Portuguese town with calm waters and fantastic restaurants.
The town celebrates many festivals throughout the year and everyone - Gran, babies and all the local shops/restaurants get involved! Don't be surprised to see people wearing strange clothing to celebrate different events sat at the many outdoor cafes.
This is a great apartment because it is so well located in the heart of the bay. It has a private balcony with views across the bay and it also has a lovely pool. However you may find it hard choosing between staying by the pool or walking 20 metres or so to the beach itself.
There are lots of lovely restaurants along cobbled streets to choose from for lunch or dinner and you don't need to go anywhere else if you don't want to.
Vieew of apartment block from beach
Apartment Complex from Beach
Pools
Lounge
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The Costa de Prata/Silver Coast region
Sao Martinho and the surroundings all along the silver coast is beautiful and retains a timeless feel. With forested river valleys, granite massifs, wild-flower meadows, cobbled whitewashed villages and impressive Baroque palaces. Here are just a few of our suggested trips...
13th century walled medieval town of Obidos - 15 mins drive. Obidos Lagoon - 15 mins drive. Foz do Arelho beach (surfing) - 15 mins drive. Caldas Da Rainha (spa town) - 15 mins drive. Alcabaca Cathedral City- 20 mins drive.
Arblaster & Clarke (01730 263111, www.winetours.co.uk) Good-value port harvest tour, Douro vineyard walks and Azores gourmet week.
25 - 27 September 2009 - Witness, and even take part in the Port harvest offering the unique opportunity to experience treading the grapes!
6 - 12 September 2009 Douro Vineyard Walk - The walking is way off the beaten track and you’ll experience genuine rural Portugal seeing truly spectacular countryside.
There are other Wine tours running in May & June 2009 www.winetours.co.uk
Sao Martinho do Porto / Leiria area
Golf Praia D'El Rey - (famous golf course) 25 mins. Rated as the 13th best course in Continental Europe by Golf World magazine - lovely sea views.
Watersports Many watersports are available on the beach.
Supermarket There are 3 or 4 small supermarkets in Sao Martinho itself. Larger hypermarkets are close by.
Restaurants & Tourist Information There are lots of lovely restaurants which feature Portuguese food (with English translation on request) and there are Italian restaurants too.
Recommendations ACASA – Excellent service & fresh fish you can choose. CARVALHO – In Main st – Old Town centre. Level with the back of HOTEL ATLANTICA. Very good value. O'FAROL - located on the beach itself with the best views and good value. There is also a very good Swiss restaurant, a great Italian and a lovely bar to note- Pato No Prato.
Also try Hotel Capitao – afternoon tea on the veranda is accessed at the side/rear of the building and is wonderful!
There is a market daily- mornings only.
How to get there
Lisbon Airport is recommended as it is an easy drive along the A8 taking between 50 mins to 1 hour depending on traffic.
If you don't want to hire a car then you can take a taxi from Lisbon airport to Lisbon bus station (15 Euros) and there is a direct regular coach service from there taking just over an hour (7 Euros each way).
Alternatively you can fly to Oporto (2.5 hour drive) or Faro (3.5 hour drive).
Bmibaby (www.bmibaby.com) Flies to Lisbon from Manchester; to Faro from Cardiff, Birmingham and East Midlands.
British Airways (www.ba.com) Flies from Heathrow to Lisbon and Gatwick to Faro.
EasyJet (www.easyjet.com) Flies to Lisbon from Bristol, Liverpool, Gatwick and Luton; to Faro from Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Newcastle.
Flybe (www.flybe.com) Flies to Faro from Exeter and Southampton.
Flyglobespan (www.flyglobespan.com) Flies to Faro from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) Flies to Oporto from Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Stansted; to Faro from Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool and Glasgow.
TAP Air Portugal (www.tap-airportugal.co.uk) Daily from Gatwick and Heathrow to Oporto & Lisbon.
Thomson Airways (www.thomson.co.uk) Flies to Faro from 17 UK airports including Belfast; most frequently from Luton, Doncaster-Sheffield, Manchester and Bournemouth.
Thomas Cook Airlines (www.flythomascook.com) Flies from 11 regional airports to Faro, including Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff.
By train
The excellent website, www.seat61.com, gives a choice of routes from the UK to Portugal. For Lisbon, you can take the 10.23am Eurostar from London to Paris and the 15.50 TGV service to Irún on the Spanish border, which connects with the 22.00 overnight Sud Express to Lisbon, which arrives at 11.03am the following day. Cheapest return fare is £209. Book through Spanish Rail (020 7725 7063, www.spanish-rail.co.uk ) or Rail Europe (0844 848 4070, www.raileurope.co.uk).
Car hire Car rental companies include Avis (www.avis.co.uk); Budget (www.budget.co.uk); Europcar (www.europcar.co.uk); Hertz (www.hertz.co.uk). Brokers include Holiday Autos (www.holidayautos.co.uk) and Holiday Cars Direct (www.holidaycarsdirect.com). Rail travel For timetable information visit the Comboios de Portugal website – www.cp.pt – which has an English-language option.
The Portuguese Tourism Office (0845 355 1212, www.visitportugal.com) Telephone to order brochures and ask questions.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Lisbon: 100 km
Railway:
Sao Martinho Do Porto
Activities near Sao Martinho do Porto
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation A winter sun break Good nightlife City breaks Cycling holidays
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Sleeps maximum of 5
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Childrens pool
Access:
Lift access to property
Further details indoors: The property can sleep up to 5 and plenty of linen/bedding is provided. The property is on the 7th floor and there is a lift.
Conditions
There is an additional 55 Euro final cleaning charge applied.
Although Euros are the preferred payment option you can choose to pay in GBP Sterling. A 20% booking deposit is required immediately to reserve your holiday and the rest is payable 5 weeks before the holiday.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros €
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Oct 2008-April 2009
18 Nov 08
1 May 09
300£270
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May 2009
1 May 09
1 Jun 09
450£405
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June 2009
1 Jun 09
1 Jul 09
500£450
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July 2009
1 Jul 09
1 Aug 09
600£541
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August 2009
1 Aug 09
1 Sep 09
650£586
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Sept 2009
1 Sep 09
30 Sep 09
500£450
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Oct 2009 - April 2010
3 Nov 09
1 May 10
300£270
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May 2010
1 May 10
1 Jun 10
450£405
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June 2010
1 Jun 10
1 Jul 10
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July 2010
1 Jul 10
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August 2010
1 Aug 10
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750£676
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September 2010
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500£450
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October 2010 - April 2011
1 Oct 10
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300£270
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