Cottage for 4 persons
in
Montemor-o-Novo (Portugal)
Description
(EVORA-7050-03)
Herdade da Giblaceira has been a household estate for more than 400 years in the village of Montemor O Novo, at about 95km. from Lisbon and 36km from the former royal city of Evora in the countryside of Alentejo. The estate is situated at an altitude of 200m., in a valley of the Serra de Monfurada, surrounded by mauresque gardens, an olive orchard, a reservoir and about 200 hectares of cork oaks, where cow and sheep pasture. When the Dutch owners acquired the property, it was a ruin, which they completely restaured to its original state. The farm is divided into 7 terraced cottages, of which one is used occassionally by the owners. The Herdade is provided with a beautiful communal swimming pool (10x20m.) with a small diving-board and Roman stairs, where non-swimmers can also bathe delightfully. There is a communal laundry-room and the owners can arrange several activities for you (horseback-riding, jeepsafari's, flight tours in ultra-light aircrafts). Swimming, boating and fishing is possible in the nearby reservoir, measuring 4 hectares. The farm is in full swing, with 150 cows and bulls and 1200 sheep, lambing throughout the whole year. The barns and tractors are at 500m from the Herdade. Montemor O Novo is about 7km from the estate and the small village of Reguengo disposes of a minimarket, a post-office and 2 café's serving light meals. Every 2nd Saturday of the month, a gipsy market takes place. In May and September 'feira's' are held; a sort of fair with loads of activities. Once a week, a cattle-auction of national importance takes place in Montemor. The houses have been decorated with mostly authentic tiling and antique furniture, but offer contemporary comfort and many extras as well.
Ground floor: 1 livingroom (1 pers folding bed, single sofa bed, TV (satellite)), 1 open plan kitchen (fire place, microwave, dishwasher), 1 bedroom (2 x single bed), 1 bathroom (shower unit in the bath, sink, WC, bidet).
