Galamares Rental: Villa with pool near beaches and golf, with beautiful view — Property 51168

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Very attractive private family-home villa with pool, within 10-15 minutes drive to five lovely beaches (with great surfing) and various golf courses. Casa do Cedro is set in its own large garden, with a fantastic location on the lower slopes of the hills running up from the sea, with a marvellous view up to the wooded mountain of Sintra. The villa is large, with lovely spacious living rooms, with a lawn, a big terrace and its own pool set. Casa do Cedro is 45 minutes drive from Lisbon and Lisbon airport and is 15 minutes from the historic town of Sintra and from various beautiful palaces. Tennis courts, mountain biking, golf courses and riding facilities are also all within 15 minutes drive. There are great restaurants nearby, especially for seafood. The region is one of the most interesting in Portugal. The nearby town of Colares is charming and the villages of Galamares and Mucifal have handy shopping facilities. The beaches are varied and sandy.

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Further Details for the villa in Costa do Estoril - Lisbon area, Portugal

Superb family villa with great beach access - Sandy beaches galore all along the coast nearby, with top surfing - Many superb seafood and other restaurants nearby - Eight excellent golf courses close by - Tennis, riding, mountain biking - But it is also great just to relax by the pool in the villa, with its breath-taking mountain views - Historic Lisbon and Sintra nearby, with art galleries and palaces and festivals - Unusually, for Portugal, there are many fabulous walks also nearby, both along the coastal clifftops and in the mountain and on the hilltop of Sintra - An organic farm shop is 10 minutes walk away. Other shops, street markets and supermarkets are all nearby ... and tourist shopping is just a short drive away in Sintra. - The old and nearby small town of Colares is famous for its wine, and the viticulture cellars and facilities can be visited. - Colares also has a stunning hill-top old church. There are festivals in the summer in Sintra (arts and music), in Mucifal (local folk festival) and elsewhere

Beaches The local region is famous for its beaches, restaurants, palaces, walking and golf. And Lisbon is only 30-40 minutes away ... The beaches of Sintra's coastline are famous: Praia Grande (great for surfing), Praia das Maçãs, Praia da Adraga and Magoito (further south), all from 10 to 20 minutes car trip from the house. There is another really big beach called Guincho south west of the house, where the surfing world championships have been held. Around the sandy stretch of the Praia das Maçãs there are several restaurants (Neptuno is great), cafés, bars, a disco, tennis courts, as well as shops selling local crafts, esplanades and excellent food both in the summer or in the winter. A picturesque tramline connects Praia das Maçãs, Colares and Sintra. There are also a number of excellent restaurants on Guincho beach.

About Sintra Sintra town is a great place to visit. The old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995 maintains. Scattered on the hillside there are buildings and sites of historical and architectural interest. The most unusual is possibly Palácio da Pena, a 19th Century folly built by D. Fernando II boasting different styles. Within the old town there are several museums, including the famous Museu do Brinquedo showing toys from the past and present. The most interesting old building is the well-preserved medieval Palacio Nacional do Sintra, in the old town, which is well worth a visit. There are many handicraft and antiques shops (also in San Pedro). The modern art gallery is new and really good. It has new shows all the time. It is located in the newer part of town. You can see Sintra by horse-drawn carriages, which will take you around the town as well as Sintra's mountains. Overlooking the town are the ruined ramparts of the Castelo dos Mouros, and the eccentric Pena Palace.

Golf Information: Sintra is also good for golf holiday makers: there are 8 courses within easy reach, and a driving range. The Penha Longa course (home of the Estoril Open) is 10 km away and hosts several championships. It has an excellent level of maintenance and beautiful panoramic views over the Sintra hill (Serra de Sintra). Also nearby are Estoril Golf, Quinta da Marinha Golf, Quinta da Beloura Golf, Belas Golf – all about 30 min. drive from the villa. Cascais, an old fishing town has wonderful cafes, restaurants, shops and discotheques and a new marina (with plenty of restaurants) where you can play all of the year. Estoril has, also, to offer you an interesting night life and several golf courses.

Guest Book - 'We had a lovely holiday and visited lots of places ... the beach was lovely ... The swimming pool was great,' Tina and Richard Sharp - 'Our visit to Portugal was a great success from all possible points of view!! Much of the “blame” for this wonderful Family Adventure goes to the comfortand highly maintained accommodation we found in your marvellous Villa ...a “Superb” site for a family reunion-vacation, it could not be better,' David Eldar - 'we had a wonderful holiday in your house. We felt like guests of your family,' Susanne Klein - 'a great holiday... we ended up spending most of the time just relaxing in the pool and garden and eating out nearby ... the beaches were great and the children loved the tram rides,' Peter and Nicola Battle - 'We had such fun ... a beautiful place and easy to live in ... lots of things to do,' Gianni and Michael Aen-Bu

Other Activities Golf courses and many of Portugal´s top palaces and sights are within easy distance ... as well as Lisbon

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