Casa Avó das Bolachas

The owners of the property are lovely people - very easy going. The property itself though was hard to find - depending on the direction you're coming from but you'll see signs near Zurich insurance for Salgado - which is the nearest beach and is for naturists - although it was too cold when we went for any fans of naturism. You'll need to head 3 km up a hill before you reach where you're supposed to be. Nearby are 2 lovely places - a bakery come coffee shop where I had the cheapest espresso on the planet and a restaurant which sells half a litre of wine for 1.50 Euro - the rest of the bill was remarkably competitive too and the food and staff lovely. The garden is small, but the house comes with washing machine and line outside, which can help cut down on the amount of luggage you need to take. There are 2 doubles - one with en- suite toilet and basin. The third bedroom has what I would call a 3/4 sized bed. All the windows have shutters and there are upstairs and downstairs conservatories. Would I go back? Yes. It's off the beaten track - has views of the sea in one direction and views of the mountains in the other. The people are lovely - the flat equipped with everything you'll need including and oven, microwave, stove, kettle, toaster, iron and importantly a corkscrew! You might need a hair drier though as we couldn't find one of those.