Lousa cottages

The house was great with plenty of space. The area was stunning and very peaceful with good walks nearby. Coimbra was easy to get to. Martine and Dirk (and their dogs) were great hosts and very helpful. They provided comprehensive information on places to visit, walks, restaurants etc. which made it very easy to plan our stay.

As soon as we walked through the door and saw the amazing view of the valley, we were so happy! We spent 4 days enjoying the views, the great facilities in the house, and this lovely village. People here are so welcoming and the village offers communal spaces as well as 2 swimming pools! We will be back for sure! Thanks to Antonio and to Katarina for helping us with the house.

The cottage is ideally located,well equipped and cosy. We would thoroughly recommend a stay here !

The house is lovely. We particularly loved the outside kitchen, dining and lounge area and we used this a great deal. The pool was also great. The house is in a good location in a small hamlet but there are no facilities there so you do need to drive everywhere. It is about 20min drive to Coimbra which is a very pretty old city and definitely worth a visit. The Atlantic coast is about 45min drive where there are beautiful long sandy beaches. The only downside for us was the proximity to the A13 motorway - the motorway is quite close to the house and you can clearly hear the cars all the time but especially at peak times so if you want total tranquility I would suggest you look elsewhere. The owners were friendly and very quick to answer our questions / emails before and during our stay. They met us to let us into the property and came to collect the keys and see us off at the end. We would definitely recommend this property.