Name: Casa de Alfena
Address: Aldeia de Baixo, Povoa de Lanhoso, Povoa de Lanhoso, Povoa de Lanhoso, 4830-771, Portugal
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Garden

Terrace

No elevators

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Family room

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Luggage storage

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Breakfast

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

Internet

Spanish

English

French

Portuguese

Languages Spoken

Barbecue grill(s)

Billiards

Barbeque

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Swimming pool

Outdoor pool

Seasonal outdoor swimming pool

Pool and beach

First Aid Kit

Beauty and wellness

Playroom

Children's playground

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the cottage

Bom Jesus do Monte

Santa Marinha da Costa

Guimaraes Castle

Paco dos Duques de Braganca

Largo da Oliveira

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques

Largo do Toural

Parque Da Ponte

Theatro Circo

Santa Barbara Garden

Pius XII Museum

Archbishop's Palace

Braga Cathedral

D. Diogo de Sousa Museum

Palacio dos Biscainhos

Castro de Sao Lourenço

Vila Real Airport

Amorosa Beach

Cabedelo Beach

Praca da Republica

Gil Eannes

Porto Airport

Elevador de Santa Luzia

Museu Municipal de Viana do Castelo

Castelo de Santiago da Barra

Monte de Santa Luzia Basilica

Dragao Stadium

Mercado do Bolhao

Porto International Fair

Casa da Musica

Bom Sucesso Market

Bessa Stadium

Clerigos Church

Porto Cathedral

Center for Portuguese Photography

Dom Luis I Bridge

University of Porto

Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar

Stock Exchange Palace

Landfill beach

Crystal Palace Gardens

Church of Sao Francisco

Jardim Basilio Teles

Real Companhia Velha Cellars

Sandeman Cellars

Museum of Port Wine

Ramos Pinto Cellars

Rozes Cellars

Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art

Municipal Lavandeira Park

Porto City Park

Leca da Palmeira Beach

Taylor Fladgate Cellars

Barros Almeida Cellars

Cockburn Smithes Cellars

Matosinhos Beach

Leixoes Sea Port

Afife beach

SEA LIFE Porto

Fort of Sao Francisco do Queijo

Passeio Alegre garden

Moledo beach

Casa de Alfena

Povoa de Lanhoso

An hour's drive from Porto airport and tucked away up in the hills beyond Braga this unique property sleeps 10 comfortably in 5 double rooms. A converted farm building it now contains the bedrooms, a dining room, a games room, a large well equipped kitchen, a large sitting room, a breakfast room, small kitchen and terrace. Two of the rooms are in an annexe to the rear of the main house in front of the two terraced lawns and the well proportioned swimming pool.

What do you need to know?

* There is wif-fi but it can be temperamental. This is entirely due to the location of the village rather than the facilities on site.
* There is plenty of space for parking but your car needs to be no more than 1.8m wide to get through the gate.
* The town of Pavóa de Lanhoso is a 15 minute drive and has supermarkets, petrol stations, bars and restaurants. There are two petrol stations within 10 minutes of the village.
* Guimaraes is nearby and worth a visit for the old town and the castle. In the National Park there are water sports at Geres on the Cavado River which are well managed and great fun.

Wonderful get-away-from-it-all property

The rooms near the pool are with great windows to the garden and the pool. The other rooms are in the interior of the mayor house, that have tree living rooms and a big balcony. Have a car park in the interior of the propriety.

A very good place with gardens and a good pool.

Flew into Porto and picked up hire car and set off on the one hour and fifteen minute drive, north east. To find Casa de Alfena you will need a sat nav or you will get lost ! So the new TomTom complete with up to date maps was one of the best investments I had made in ages. Arrived at around 22:30 hrs, so was dark and couldn't see much which made it really nice in the morning to take in the views of the over hanging grape vines and huge orange trees, over flowing with fruit. Fantastic house and friends had the other property a stones throw away. The house is huge compared to the average English house, loads of walking to get around. The only downside was the large kitchen was located downstairs on the ground floor. The small kitchenette upstairs was only adequate for small stuff etc. The lovely owner lived in a massive house just a short walk behind Alfena, always very helpful, providing plenty of oranges straight off the trees for breakfast juice. Nice gardens etc with a really nice pool.
One warning, if you are driving anything larger than a standard size saloon car, ie Galaxy kind of size or larger you may not be able to get through the large gates into the property grounds.
Would recommend this as a great place for family and friends to take over the whole place. 

Summer holiday 2015

5 nights very pleasant stay, a quiet terraced garden well maintained superb swimming pool powered by an old washing machine early 19th century architecture a living room and pool well received only a small bemool: no possibility of payment by card.

Very pleasant.

Although it wasn't easy to find (a gps is nescessary), the location in itself was great : a small little town in the Portuguese mountain scene, just as we expected it to be.
For a short while it looked as if no one was expecting us, but soon a nice old lady welcomed us.
Through our stay she helped us with some tips (food and restaurants) and one day her daughter gave us a free look into the goldmuseum next  door (which is owned by them).
The road to Guimaraes isn't that nice, circleling round through the mountains but that is why we were in Northern Portugal for.
The rooms were very modernised, large and well-equipped. The swimmingpool nice to have (but it was too cold to use). Breakfast was fresh and well-served.

To have a great Portuguese experience

We stayed there for 2 days and spent 2 wonderful days, our first days in Portugal! The reception is extremely warm, the park nicely laid out. We visited the gold museum next to the house and belonging to the owners: this place is worth seeing. The calm and serenity emanates from this place. The very attentive owner will make every effort to make your stay correspond to what you want it to be. Three kilometers away a traditional and popular Portuguese hostel will make you enjoy the moray.

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