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Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car not necessary Nearest amenities: 0 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
‘Nina’ is a very spacious, light and well appointed 3 bedroom apartment in Sao Martinho Do Porto. Nina benefits from a lovely swimming pool and a balcony and it is located in an ideal location within stunning Sao Martinho Do Porto just 5 mins walk to the beach.
As you’d expect the apartment comes with TV, DVD player, CD Player and Radio. It has a dining area for 6 and the lounge sofas can fit 6 people. All linen is provided including towels.
The nearest restaurants are 5 mins walk away. There are many fantastic Portuguese seafood restaurants and a few Italian restaurants to pick from – most with a wonderful view of the bay.
The apartment has 3 bedrooms (2 king size beds & 2 single beds) and it also has 2 bathrooms. Perfect for families wishing to make the most of the pool & beach in the day and restaurants & bars in the evening.
Apartment Complex & Pool
Lounge
Kitchen
Master Bedroom
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The Costa de Prata/Silver Coast region
The best way to spend your days in Sao Martinho are to enjoy eating out with the incredibly cheap shellfish and drink the famous green wine -vinho verde whilst enjoying the sun or sunset over the bay. But if you want to venture out elsewhere here are our recommendations...
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. 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.
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
Lisbon We recommend a day visit to Lisbon. It's only an hour away by regular coach service. Lisbon enjoys the best winter climate of any European city so it stays busy throughout the year. You can walk across the centre in half an hour and it's very beautiful with no skyscrapers. The hills of the Alfama and Bairro Alto are mazes of lanes and alleys - try the pastries at the Art-Nouveau cafés. Taxis are plentiful and cheap, but the old trams with wooden benches are great fun, offer better views, and are even cheaper.
Nothing is more Portuguese than port, and the Port Wine Institute (Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara 45) has every imaginable variety - ruby, white, tawny or vintage. It also offers wine by the glass.
Sao Martinho do Porto / Leiria area
Your locality...
Watersports Many watersports are available on the beach.
Supermarket There are a couple of small supermarkets in Sao Martinho itself. Larger hypermarkets are close by. A daily market opearted in the centre of Sao Martinho daily so you can pop out for fresh warm bread, cakes, meat, fish & veg.
Restaurants & Tourist Information There are lots of lovely restaurants which feature Portuguese food (with English translation on request) and there are Italian restaurants too. Portugal is the cheapest Westen European country so many holiday makers choose to eat out most nights.
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!
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: 90 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
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