Trancoso holiday chalet rental with beach/lake nearby, balcony/terrace, internet access, rural retreat

Print this pageEmail to friend

Villa 1 (chalet)

Home description

The villa has a clean, white interior and exterior. The main living space including kitchen and bathroom is on the ground floor while a double bedroom on the upper floor with veranda and view to the garden can accommodate 2 persons. Surrounded by a private garden and the Brazilian rainforest with a rustic outdoor shower and hammocks and only a 20 minute walk from stunning beaches, this is your perfect tropical retreat.

CHARMING 2 BEDROOM VILLA WITH SPACIOUS GARDEN	BROMELIAS
COSY LIVING, LIGHTING BY MARCEL WANDERS ( MOOOI DESIGN STUDIO)	KITCHEN CHARMING 1 BEDROOM VILLA WITH BIG WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE LAWN

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/97194

The North East Brazil / Bahia region

Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, was the first major port and the capital of colonial Brazil for almost two centuries. The city lies between green tropical hills and broad beaches along the bay of Todos os Santos. It was built on two levels with administration buildings and residences constructed on the hills; forts, docks, and warehouses on the beaches. To this day the city is still divided into upper and lower cities.

From 1500 to 1815 Salvador was the nation's busiest port. A significant portion of the sugar from the northeast and gold and diamonds from the mines in the southeast passed through Salvador. It was a golden age for the town; magnificent homes and churches resplendent in gold decoration were built. Many of the city's baroque churches, private homes, squares, and even the hand-chipped paving bricks have been preserved as part of Brazil's historic patrimony.

In Salvador, more than anywhere else in the country, the African influence in the makeup of Brazilian culture is readily visible, from the spicy dishes still called by their African names (caruru, vatapa, acaraji), to the ceremonies of candombli which honour both African deities and Catholic holidays, to the capoeira schools where a unique African form of ritualistic fighting is taught. Its population is around 2,250,000 inhabitants.

Trancoso area

It’s worth arriving in Trancoso, a chic little town on the north-east Brazilian coast about 300 miles south of Salvador, at night-time. A preservation order means the Quadrado, the broad village green that makes up the town’s historic centre, has almost no outdoor electric light. Instead, after sunset, the boutique bars, shops and restaurants that now occupy most of the one-storey artisans’ houses on either side of the grass put out gently flickering coloured candles on their tables and window sills, giving the place a wonderfully fairy-tale feel.

Above you a carpet of stars shines down and, perched on top of the cliffs near to where the Portuguese first landed in Brazil 500 years ago, a simple, slightly dilapidated church basks, with just the slightest ecclesiastical aloofness, in its (permitted) electric floodlighting. Starting at the bottom of the cliff, the sand stretches for hundreds of kilometres in either direction and, however busy the town seems to be, you can pretty soon find a quiet spot to yourself.

Trancoso is a small historic, Indian village with a serene atmosphere, nice restaurants, shops and lounge bars. It is mentioned as a transcendent place and compared with Ibiza, Goa and Bali. The houses on the Quadrado have, as much as possible, been kept in their original form. With so much outdoor beauty, it's not surprising that in Trancoso you spend very little time indoors ... even when you are indoors.

(Softly, softly under a Brazilian sky. By David Baker. Published: November 25 2005, Financial Times.)

COSTA DO DESCOBRIMENTO

Trancoso is located on a foothill from where it is possible to see beautiful beaches, cliffs, rivers and coconut groves. The temperatures are very pleasant, thanks to a cool ocean breeze most of the year. Besides the natural beauties, the town has also a great cultural and historical legacy to offer to tourists. Trancoso is also the place for trance and chill-out music and is seen as a transcendent place as Ibiza, Goa and Bali. The town used to be a small village founded by the Jesuits, who imposed their habits on the local people. Thanks to this domination, the city has a very specific architecture with a church surrounded by houses built very close to each other, forming a big square called ‘Quadrado’, which is one of the most valuable historical sites on the Discovery Coast.

Around Trancoso you can find several protected parks and vegetation. You will find deserted beaches and can reach Caraiva by car or bus trough APA (Área de Proteção Ambiental) Caraiva-Trancoso. National Parc Monte Pascoal can by reached by car within 4 hours (see owners website MAPS).

Porto Seguro is the main city of the area. Here you can find important institutions like the Townhall, Airport and Hospitals, beside a lot of hotels, restaurants, bars and shops.
Just above Porto Seguro you can find Cabralia, the location where Brazil was founded by Cabral.

Arraial d'Ajuda, between Porto Seguro and Trancoso, is a busier and more touristic village with bars, restaurants and discothecs.

Caraíva, just under Trancoso, is a village located inside of a Pataxó indigenous reservation between the river and the sea. Some people think it is an island, but they make a mistake, because it is a peninsula. If you stay in Trancoso, you have to visit Caraíva. On your way you will pass the famous praia do Espelho and Curuipe.

For diving, there are several rifs. The Recife de fora en Recife da Coroa Alta are close to Porto Seguro. Are you more into travelling you can go to Recifes Itacolomis at Curumbau or Recife dos Patachos at Cumuruxatiba (see owner's website: MAPS - HOW TO GET TO MONTE PASCOAL, CUMURUXATIBA AND CORUMBAU).

How to get there

Trancoso is located in north-eastern Brazil in the state Bahia, 40 km under Porto Seguro, and can be reached by Porto Seguro International Airport. Porto Seguro International Airport is the closest airport at 40 km distance. It takes approximately 45 minutes by car, 1 hour by bus to travel to Trancoso.

It is possible to book a flight direct to Porto Seguro from Milan, Lisbon and Paris, although most connections pass through Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo or Belo Horizonte.

There are flights from Amsterdam with KLM via Sao Paulo, Lufthansa from Frankfurt or Munich via Sao Paulo and TAP via Lisbon and Salvador. TAM has flights from London to Porto Seguro via Sao Paulo and Salvador, and from Frankfurt (via Paris) to Sao Paulo.( See owners website)

You can rent a car at the airport or in the centre of Porto Seguro at HERTZ or LOCALIZA. From Porto Seguro you can take a taxi to the ferry (Balsa) across Rio Buranhem to the other side and take a taxi or bus (ÁGUIA AZUL) to Trancoso in about 60 minutes.

If you ask us in advance, we can arrange a taxi for you. A taxi directly from the airport to Trancoso costs around 150 Reais (€ 55). A taxi to the ferry (Balsa) in Porto Seguro around 20 Reais (€ 8). In both cases you will have to pass Rio Buranhém by ferry for about 6 Reais (€ 2) to take a bus (ônibus) (viação Águia Azul - see timetable) or a van to Trancoso for 5 Reais (€ 2).

Casa da Vanessa is situated at Estrada dos Macacos, a rural road, near the beginning of Rua Principal, where many vans and busses pass. At Rua Principal are several bus stops. If your are by bus, get off just after Posto da Saude (First Aid) at the beginning of Rua Principal. Take Estrada dos Macacos on your left after 50m. After 100m you will find the chalets on your left hand side.

Activities near Trancoso

Facilities

Further details indoors:
LIVING
A white lounge seating made from 'Cipo' for 4 with a 2-side view to the garden. When the 4 doors are open it's almost like a garden room. SKY-satellite TV, CD/Radio-set, possibility to borrow a Bose Sound Dock for iPod. Lightning by Marcel Wanders (Design-office MOOOI). Doorstops 'James the Doorman' by black+blum

KITCHEN
Pleasant kitchen with table for 4 persons view to the garden with 2 doors to the garden and windows at opponent sides for a nice breeze. Fully furnished with Toaster, Kettle, Cooker, Fridge and Freezer. Alessi® Espresso Coffee Maker by Richard Sapper. From this space you enter the bathroom and living on the ground floor and the second 2-person bedroom on the upper floor.

BATHROOM GROUND FLOOR
White bathroom, made from ‘cimento queimado’. Mirror 'wall to wall' , shower, toilet/bidet in one.

2-PERSONS BEDROOM UPPER FLOOR
Spacious 2 persons bedroom with 1 double boxspring (2.00 x 2.00m) with 100% cotton quadranglar mosquito-net. Possibility to borrow a Bose Sound Dock for iPod. Lightning by Luceplan® 'Costanza' by Paulo Rizatto 1986. Caracteristic Tatajuba wooden floor. 2 doors to the veranda and windows at every side. 'Cipo' side benches and tables. View to the kitchen. Fan.

Further details outdoors:
The garden is around 1600m², has grass, trees, sun and shadow. It has kept partly the authentic vegetation, but also contains fruits as papaya, banana, acerola, pineapple, guava and flowering plants such as bromelia, alpinia and several species of heliconia.

There is an outside shower, a 6-persons table, several hammocks and sophisticated outside lightning, partly made locally, partly provided by 'Doisemme' - professional lightning solutions.

Further details

* Linen and towels provided.
* WiFi internet, 220 Volt.
* Cleaning twice a week.
* No furniture for small children available.

Conditions

RESERVATION & CANCELLATION POLICIES

1.Rates
1.1) The rates in folders and publicity are valid to the specified days and can be changed for high season reasons or any special event, as well for rates flotation reasons.
1.2) The Rates do not include Breakfast, nor tax and services

2. Payment
2.1) It is demanded 50% payment of the total reservation amount, with hired services, and depends on the case, with the reservation code, on the confirmation.
2.2) The difference must be paid 2 weeks in low season and 4 weeks in high season before check in.
2.3) All payments must be done by bank deposits, in count that will be given by the owner and the receipt must be sent to fax number (+31) (0)84 731 5593 or by email, to speed up the identification of the guest

3. Devolutions and cancellations
3.1) The cancellations requests, must be written and sent to fax number (+31) (0)84 731 5593 or by email
3.2) The cancellation charges will be charged in conformity as shown below

LOW SEASON (March 1st to June 30th and August 1st to November 30th)
- Until 2 weeks before check in : no cost
- Within 2 weeks before check in day : 50% Charge
- In case "no-show" : 100% Charge

HIGH SEASON (December 1th to fev 28st)
- Until 4 weeks before check in : No charge.
- Within 4 weeks before check in day : 50% charge.
- In case "no-show" : 100% Charge

JULY AND HOLIDAYS
- Same policy as written under High Season

SPECIAL PACKAGES ( New Year´s , Carnival, Easter Vacation)
- 30 days before check in: No charge.
- Between 30 Days before check in and check in day: 50% of reservation charge.

In all situations will charged 10% penalty and return of the communication and services charges, estimated in 10%. The user can be substituted by another guest, in the same conditions, and the same date.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
High Season	30 Jul 09	1 Aug 09	840£ 750	120107	120107	5 Nights
Low Season	1 Aug 09	1 Dec 09	595£ 531	8576	8576	5 Nights
High Season	1 Dec 09	26 Dec 09	840£ 750	120107	120107	5 Nights
High Season	5 Jan 10	12 Feb 10	840£ 750	120107	120107	5 Nights
High Season	21 Feb 10	1 Mar 10	840£ 750	120107	120107	5 Nights
Low Season	1 Mar 10	1 Jul 10	595£ 531	8576	8576	5 Nights
High Season	1 Jul 10	1 Aug 10	840£ 750	120107	120107	5 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.

* Packages for New Year's, Carnival and Easter vacation. Contact us for rates if not available.

* Prices can change due to flotation. Reservation and cancellation policies applied.

* Euros accepted, payments by bank account or PayPal, some services can be paid on location.

Guestbook for Villa 1

JOLIEN ( THE NETHERLANDS) // FEB 2007
Design en comfort aan de rand van het regenwoud! Super huis in prachtige tuin met om de hoek de levendigheid van de Braziliaanse straten. Eigenlijk hoef je niet weg maar je wilt ook alle restaurants proberen en alle stranden zien. Eigenlijk te weinig in de hangmat gelegen en naar de vlinders gekeken. Ik wil terug!

EWA AND ROB (THE NETHERLANDS) // NOV 2007
We hebben 2 heerlijke weken in maart '07 gehad. De beschrijving komt goed overeen met de werkelijkheid: prachtig, grote verzorgde groene tuin met eigen ananas, bananen en 'jacca's' om te proeven. Nieuwsgierige kolibries kwamen ons dagelijks in de hangmatten bekijken. Af en toe zelf apen in de tuin. De omgeving was overweldigend groen, uitnodigend om te ontdekken te voet of per fiets. Het huis is gezellig, van alle gemakken voorzien en wordt goed schoon gehouden. Leonardo (spreekt Nederlands) en Vanessa staan altijd voor je klaar om je vragen te beantwoorden en van leuke tips te voorzien. Het zijn warme, gastvrije buren/eigenaren. Het strand is prachtig goudgeel en is ca. 35 min lopen in Braziliaans tempo. Het water was wonderbaarlijk warm. Je kan uren lopen over het strand. Kortom: we hebben genoten!

Availability

See below for next 9 months' availability - to see the next 24 months click here

Send Enquiry

To contact this advertiser please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/97194

Contact details for the advertiser of home 97194
Name:	Leonardo Vlan de Castro & Arjan de Meij
Tel:	+31 20 7792269
Mobile:	+31 6 24601858
Be aware of time-zones Please mention Holiday Lettings when contacting this advertiser
Visit the advertiser's website
Languages:
Holidaymaker FAQs
Advertiser joined: Apr 2007

Other homes from this advertiser
Casa Da Vanessa in Trancoso, Brazil	Villa 2 in Trancoso, Brazil	Villa 3 in Trancoso, Brazil