ドウロ地方の古代の村の快適な田舎のコテージ

Très bel endroit. Magnifique séjour auprès de personnes authentiques. Des vacances comme nous les rêvions. Le gîte est très confortable et équipé de tout besoin. C'est un réel bonheur que de vivre ces instants véritables. Repos et calme assuré. Sérénité et retour aux vraies valeurs de vie. Merci !

This house is snug, quiet and comfortable, located in a very small ancient village with steep narrow cobblestone streets. The narrowest passage is marked at 2 meters wide, so don't try to take a big car. But it's worth the effort to get there! When you drive up through the village looking for the property, keep going past the first village fountain. If you see the second fountain, you are just above the property. Stop, turn around and park right below the property where the road is a little wider. The nice man who lived there helped us park.

We thoroughly enjoyed sitting outside on the terrace at the stone table, listening to the water trickle through the stone fountain, watching the villagers pass by with their loads of straw and wood on their heads, or the goatherd with his flock.

The house was clean, beds were comfortable, plenty of hot water in the bathroom. The only bathroom is located on the ground floor, along with the main entry. One flight up is the living room, kitchen and a bedroom with twin beds. This level also leads out to the terrace. The stone fireplace is cute but did not have a grill when we were there, so it was unusable. Another flight up is a sort of mezzanine with a double bed and a couple of long sleeping benches under a sloped roof with limited standing room. The stone walls are about two feet thick and the wood framed addition to the original stone was nicely done. I found the ambiance perfectly charming.

We hiked up to the "ancient" village further up the hill but I think both Mazes and that "ancient" village likely date from the same time period. The architecture is identical. If you want a quiet get-away, stay here. Although the church bells don't actually play Ave Maria, you will still enjoy the ambiance of a time long past.

Tout est conforme aux photos :)

Célia répond très rapidement aux messages, et sur place nous sommes accueillis par Maria et sa fille Sandra qui sont également très réactives.

Après 4 jours passés à Porto, le dépaysement est total.

A renouveler.

Réservez les yeux fermés.

Despite being relatively isolated up in the hills the property has been extremely well renovated and the village was incredibly charming!

Maison très chaleureuse et finie avec goût et qualité. Lits confortables, stores opaques. Des vues imprenables de la terrasse. Endroit peu fréquenté par les touristes et les gens du village étaient heureux d'aider quand on les approchait. Magnifique randonnée au village abandonné (Aldea de Anta). On s'est rendu compte que le Douro, c'est beaucoup plus que les vignobles. Cécilia a répondu rapidement à nos questions avant l'arrivée, puis on a bien été accueillis sur place.