Located in Santa Marinha do Zêzere, Casa da D. Marquinhas features accommodation with a little garden as well as a yard with a barbecue. The unit is equipped with a microwave, toaster, a coffee machine, as well as a fridge and kettle. All you need to sleep and to cook is provided.
It’s a quiet and genuine place in a safe and quiet region where vineyards and human landscape is World Heritage Site («Douro Vinhateiro» – 3 km far). You may reach this landscapes and the spot of departure for steam trains and cruises in Douro river just a 20 minutes from the house (by train or car). The railway station is 2 km far from the property.
The house is in the Romanesque Route founded on the memories of the Romanesque, inviting you on an inspiring journey through places with History, matured in a land forged in green, full of wisdom and flavours – For cultural tourism.
You can reach some mountains easily. On the slopes that connect the peak of Marão to the river Douro, marked by valleys “mightlly dug”, where some water courses such as those of the Ovil, Valadares, Zêzere, and Teixeira, lies one of the greenest counties of the region… You’ll find there some forgotten and magic places, as well as wild fauna.
You can also reach (by train or car) the UNESCO World Heritage Sites nearby:
Oporto is 90 km from the cottage
Guimarães is 75 km from the country house
Foz Coa that has over 100 panels containing 5,000 animal engravings and was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for the 30 discovered rock art sites
Pets are welcome.
The nearest airport is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, 90 km from the property.
License number: 19927/AL