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Luxury Alentejo Country Cottages in Southern Portugal

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Seven ladies from Hampshire 2009 wrote:

Jackie Coventry
Impossible to articulate how very special this place is, yes its beautiful, tranquil, a perfect antidote to our busy crazy lives - our hosts made it feel like
 a home and hotel all
in one.
Tara Gristwood
A place to rest & play, the cottages are amazing and the grounds are a good place to take a stroll.
I always feel happy & content here
Jill Penfold
Have loved my stay,
the accommodation, the farm, the town, thanks for being so kind  patient making our weekend so good
Jackie Keep
What a fantastic place, better than I could ever imagine. This place is
a true Oasis. Chilling with old friends & making new ones. The "Vineyard is a must!"
Deddie Ram
Fantastic October break, pool refreshing totally chilled, will be back!
Racheal Helyar
Its been nice to relax
& take things easy. Have enjoyed the
peace & quiet, thanks for making the
stay special.
Tracey West
I
've had the most fantastic time. I would love to bring my family here next year. Do not want to go home,
thanks for a wonderful weekend.


Benoit & Louise
Canada 2009
One of the best images of Portugal! Beautiful, quiet, clean and great hospitality! Our choice was better than we thought. The animals were a gift for our children & the babies pigs completed their souvenirs. We would recommend anyone to come here.


Maria & John
Hampshire 2009
2nd visit, Could not  fault a thing three yrs ago and nothing has changed in that
respect. Emma particularly like walking amongst the chickens and geese. Everything was fab, loved the Dolphins at Zoomarine. It goes without saying we will be back, booked again for 2009


Ronald & Marie Carien
Netherlands
2009
"Monte da Quinta, located in the beautiful Alentejo region, offers the ideal combination
of ingredients for a perfect holiday"

We loved our cottage Casa Oliveira with the spacious shady terrace, the large rooms with separate bathrooms (incl the perfect shower), the swimming pool including the small
pool where our three-year old girl wanted to play all day and the wonderful view over the Alentejo hills! Also the presence of the working farm was
really nice: it meant feeding the ducks, pigs and chickens every morning and seeing
the sheep passing by every day accompanied by a real shepherd. Not something we see every day in the city...Besides the animals of the farm,
we also enjoyed the company of  owls, swallows, storks and other beautiful birds.

This, combined with
the relaxed and
friendly presence of
the owners Michaela and Nigel, the weather conditions, the Portuguese lifestyle (food, wine) and the beautiful surroundings of the Alentejo, are for us the ingredients for
a perfect holiday.

And, needless to say, we hope to return soon!

 

Picture Gallery
 
 
Casa Laranjeira dining room and bedroom
 
Casa Laranjeira fireplace and twin bedroom
Casa Laranjeira master bedroom
 
Casa Laranjeira hammock and terrace
 
Casa Oliveira dining room and lounge
 
Casa Oliveira covered terrace
Fresh towels and flowers
The view from reception in Autumn
 
Terracotta pot and stable block with bell tower
4.5 hectares of private land to explore and a never ending landscape beyond
 
Hand picked olives and chilies
 Traditional handmade chairs
 
Outlook from the cottages during the harvest at Monte da Quinta   Restored Artesian well used to irrigate
the land orange grove at Monte da Quinta
 
Restoration of the Artesian well December 2007
Southerly view from the cottages
 
Idyllic quiet roads for
cycling & walking holidays
  Basilica Real church the largest
of the Castro Verde churches


Monte da Quinta is a typical working farm in the Alentejo Region maintaining many old traditions.

We produce free range lamb, pork, and various poultry as well as oranges and olives.

Seasonal fruits and vegetables are also grown for our own consumption and hay and corn is grown for the livestock.

 
    Traditional cart
 
Our Lambs in February
 
Berby Brown   Burro
 
Preparing the fields   Pygmy goats and pot belly pigs
 
Ploughing the horta
(vegetable gardens)
  Free range Alentejano pigs
 
Ducklings   Kids born 4th February 2007
 
Portuguese sheep dog (Sam)   Storks
 
Our Shetland Sophitie   Sophitie & Berby Brown
 
Bonito quiet backstreets
of Castro Verde
  Castro Verde’s
large market square
 
Mansion built in Castro Verde in 1920 by Alvaro Romano Colaco   A Castro Verde Roundabout
"das Ovelhas"(of the sheep)
 
Castro Verde Windmill   The city of Beja
 
Historic Mertola   June Harvest
 
Lace   Wicker & Cane

The biggest market fair in Southern Portugal is held in Castro Verde during October.

You can purchase regional craft ware including lace, leather and wicker and delicious regional produce. A carnival atmosphere and hundreds of visitors transform the town.

 
    Market Square
Golf in Sintra
 
Organised Quad trekking at Sunset
Starting out from a local Vineyeard
The perfect landscape for hacking (Paris & me - Oct 2009) 
Typical sandy West Coast beach
The dramatic Atlantic
Beautiful West Coast
     

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