The villa was perfect for our needs, 2 families with adult children. Plenty of space and spacious bedrooms, 3 with en-suite bathrooms. Large kitchen, with all that is necessary for catering to the 10 of us. The outside area is fantastic- a beautiful, well-maintained pool surrounded by a mature garden making the property very private. The outside terrace has a large wooden dining table where we ate breakfast, as well as lunch and dinner if we ate at the house.
The pictures do not do the house justice, it is a very nice, traditional home and the outside lawn, pool and terrace really make it fabulous.
We were able to walk just a few minutes to the farmers’ market in Praia das Maçãs which is a must! Open every day except Monday. The beach and village are just another few hundred yards from the market. Several excellent restaurants as well as a few beach bars. It was notable that most of the people around are Portuguese as well as other European tourists.
You can also walk over the headland to Praia Grande, about a 25 minute, pleasant walk. (just a 5 minute drive). The location is excellent!
Paulo deserves a special mention - he was there to meet us when we arrived to show us around the property and answer any questions. He continued to be very responsive with restaurant recommendations as well as any other questions we had!
I gave 4 stars rather than 5 only because the bathrooms could use a little update. Not a big deal or anything that would make us not want to stay again!!