Casa da Eira Longa |
Restored 18th century farmhouse |
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Layout and amenitiesLarge living/dining room with TV and open fireplace.Fullly fitted kitchen with gas cooker, oven, microwave oven, dining table, dishwasher, open fireplace and exit to the small veranda and the gardens. 2 Twin bedrooms with shared bathroom. Heating: Central heating, with open fireplaces in the living room and in the kitchen. Amenities: TV, washing machine, dishwasher, micro-wave oven, cot (at request). Shared use of swimming pool, garden, tennis court and children's playground. |
House and surroundingsCasa da Eira Longa originates from the reconstruction of a large village farm. On the outside the complex of the house, stables, granery and threshing floor remained intact, but on the inside most rooms got a new destination.The former farmhouse is transformed into a spacious and very comfortable self catering holiday house for 4 people. It has two private entrances, one at the front and one through the inner yard. From both bedrooms and the living room you have an open view over the garden and the fields and mountains beyond. In a different part of the farm are some separate guest rooms. The owner has made the stable into a small museum, with antique furniture, old utensils and farming equipment. A barn is transformed into the adega (bar). Immediately visible is the spacious lawn, with the swimming pool on the one side and on the other the tennis court and children's playgrond. Casa da Eira Longa is situated on the outskirts of the village of Vilar, in the middle of the Serra do Barroso. Together with the Serra da Cabreira the Barroso forms the area that links the Minho to Trás-os-Montes. A fascinating region with rough mountains, green valleys, cristal clear streams, old villages and everywhere traces of the Roman era and even older Celtic habitation. Not far from Vilar, near the village of Carvahelhos, is a well preserved castro, a walled settlement more than 3000 years old. Carvalhelhos is also famous for its medicinal springs. In the village is a spa (open July - September) where you can find relieve from all sorts of ailments under supervision of a doctor. The whole region is well-known for its fumeiros and enchidos (smoked and cured sausages and meats). The annual country-fairs in Montalegre and Boticas draw thousands of visitors. A speciality of Boticas is the vinho dos mortos. This wine is buried after bottling, a relic from the French invasion in the early 19th century. In village of Vilar is a café and a small shop with groceries. The nearest town is Boticas (8km, all facilities). Halfway on the road to Boticas are a few restaurants, a bakery, a butcher and a small supermarket. The distance to the city of Braga is 95km, and to Chaves 28km. The 18 hole golf course at Vidago (about 25km) is scheduled to be re-opened in June 2010. |