We had a fantastic stay at the Lawson house and found it to be a good home base for days of hiking on old Roman roads, visiting a mindblowing quantity...
Read More...Diane & Don
Costa Rica
Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 10/Mar/2023
We are sarah and Vladimir and our two daughters Rosamond and Amelia, we are experienced exchangers having exchanged in Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, London, Yorkshire, Holland and Belgium, we love this way of travelling and discovering areas we wouldn't normally have stayed in.
Additional languages spoken
Bulgarian, Iberian Portuguese
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Tennis,
Fishing,
Watersports,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Music Lovers
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Diane & Don
Costa Rica
Gretchen
Costa Rica
We had a fantastic stay at the Lawson house and found it to be a good home base for days of hiking on old Roman roads, visiting a mindblowing quantity...
Read More...We had a fantastic stay at the Lawson house and found it to be a good home base for days of hiking on old Roman roads, visiting a mindblowing quantity of castles and forts and learning about the rural lifestyle of this area of Portugal. It was our first house trade and we are really glad it was this one!
Read Less...Nils Morten
Norway
We loved getting in touch with all the animals, feeling time slowing down. Nice and authentic area and house.
Read Less...Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Hospitality Exchange Offered
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Two bedroom self contained cottage in it's own land with swimming pool and bbq area
With a private double bed yurt in the cottage grounds for sleeping under starlit skies
Type
House - single floor/ Second home
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
In nature surrounded by the Sao mamede natural park see our website for reviews and more information casadossonhos.co.uk. Welcome to Casa dos Sonhos, our holiday cottage in the heart of the Sao Mamede Natural Park, our cottage is a peaceful rural retreat in the midst of spectacular countryside. We provide rustic holiday accommodation in a distinctive part of Portugal's Alentejo. Hide away and detach from the busy world and listen to the sounds of nature, birdsong and distant goat bells. This is a truly unspoilt natural environment and an ideal holiday destination. To get away from it all, come here.The Alto Alentejo is an exceptional part of unspoilt Portugal its full of character, barely touched by tourism and steeped in history. From the many roman and megalithic sites, to the cobbled lanes that wind through cork oak woods and over panoramic rocky ridges giving views that stretch for miles.In Spring the wildflowers carpet the hillsides and olive groves and the land surrounding the cottage, and eagles, vultures and storks flying high overhead are a common sight. Visit nearby castle villages including Marvao or walk or cycle to Alegrete with its castle walls and viewing platforms, or simply relax by your own private swimming pool, cook a BBQ and sleep it off on a sunbed or hammock.
Getting around
Village deliveries to the cottage gates and shops 10 minutes drive away. he Parque Natural da Serra de Sao Mamede in which the cottage sits is a protected nature reserve of some 31000 hectares in the north eastern tip of Alentejo on the border of Portugal and Spain. Much overlooked but easy to reach from the new Lisbon to Madrid highway.
The 44km long park was created in 1989 with the aim of protecting wildlife and unusual plants and preserving local traditional life.
The park contrasts with the rolling plains of grain and oak that typify the Alentejo because it comprises a higher area provided by granite, quartzite and schist more characteristic of the Iberian plateau that covers the northern parts of Spain. Within this protected region the mountain range known as the Serra de Sao Mamede at 1025 metres overlooks the vast plains of the Alentejo and into Extremadura in Spain.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
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Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Great restaurants a short drive away and castle villages to explore surround the cottage
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We ask that you treat our home with respect as we will yours
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 10/Mar/2023
We are sarah and Vladimir and our two daughters Rosamond and Amelia, we are experienced exchangers having exchanged in Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, London, Yorkshire, Holland and Belgium, we love this way of travelling and discovering areas we wouldn't normally have stayed in.
Additional languages spoken
Bulgarian, Iberian Portuguese
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Tennis,
Fishing,
Watersports,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
Banking / Finance,
Construction
Profession
Work for ourselves
Our personal links
Diane & Don
Costa Rica
Gretchen
Costa Rica
We had a fantastic stay at the Lawson house and found it to be a good home base for days of hiking on old Roman roads, visiting a mindblowing quantity...
Read More...We had a fantastic stay at the Lawson house and found it to be a good home base for days of hiking on old Roman roads, visiting a mindblowing quantity of castles and forts and learning about the rural lifestyle of this area of Portugal. It was our first house trade and we are really glad it was this one!
Read Less...Nils Morten
Norway
We loved getting in touch with all the animals, feeling time slowing down. Nice and authentic area and house.
Read Less...A house with history and charm.
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