Portugal Silver Coast Holiday Villa Rental
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(Web links below open in a new window). TRAVELThe holiday villa is a one-hour drive north from Lisbon Airport along the A8 Lisbon to Caldas da Rainha toll motorway. Both British Airways and TAP, the Portuguese national airline, have frequent daily flights between London and Lisbon and low cost carriers, such as EasyJet and Monarch have flights from Luton, Gatwick and Manchester. |
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Car hire is essential. Useful low cost car hire web sites include: To avoid paying the high insurance for excess car rental take out separate insurance: LOCAL AREAThe villa is on the edge of Foz do Arelho village (5 minutes by car), a popular Portuguese resort with the extensive Obidos lagoon and Atlantic ocean beaches. It has shops, a bank and a number of bars and restaurants. A car is required although it is possible to walk to the lagoon in about 15 minutes. A local taxi service is also available. Ten minutes away by car is the local regional centre and spa town of Caldas da Rainha which has several hypermarkets, a wide range of other shopping, including daily fruit & vegetable market, banks, a post office, hospital and many bars and restaurants. English is widely spoken. Regional Map (.PDF opens in a new window) SIGHTSEEINGThe villa lies within easy reach of a wide variety of historical and other sights. Caldas da Prata has an ancient spa and is renowned for its pottery. Slightly further afield are the impressive monasteries of Alcobaca, Batalha and Tomar. Most spectacular, however, is the medieval walled town of Obidos, a national monument dating back to the Moorish occupation of Portugal and now a UNESCO protected site. Largely unchanged over the centuries, its narrow whitewashed houses and cobbled streets have a charm remarkably unaffected by tourism. Other local places of interest include the cliff top redoubt at Nazare, the fishing port at Peniche and the new resort of Praia D'el Rey. The local tourist office has developed a wine tour featuring vineyards and wine producers in the Estramadura region. |
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with much of historical interest and a wide range of restaurants from Michelin starred to simple cafes serving some of the finest fish in the world. West of Lisbon are the smart resort towns of Estoril and Cascais and the fascinating old town of Sintra with magnificent old royal palaces. All are well worth visiting. Official Portugal Tourism Web Site. Costa da Prata. Introduction to the region and towns. Óbidos official web site. Caldas da Rainha introduction. Event diary for the region. RECREATIONThe area surrounding the house is ideal for water sports in the safe, sheltered Obidos Lagoon with sailing, jet skis and wind surfing available. Water sports complexes are situated in Peniche and just to the north of Nazare and the area has a number of wide sandy beaches: south at Baleal, at Foz do Arelho itself and north at Sao Martinho and Nazare. Other locally available sports include fishing, tennis and horse riding. The region features a number of golf courses including the championship course at Praia D'el Rey with its 5 star Marriot Hotel and Spa complex and courses at Quinta Brincal near to Rio Maior, Vimiero on the coast and a new course south of Torres Vedras at the Westin Group's Camp Real development. Reduced Round of Golf Price opportunity. Surfing Classes at Lisbon & Peniche. Diving. (Web site in Portugese language). Sailing & Wind Surfing at Obidos Lagoon. This web site design by WebWorks2.co.uk
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