Casa do Rio (Small River House) is located at GPS coordinates: N 38 º 58,843' and W 9 º 07,182'
The house has 4 rooms - 2 bedrooms (one with double bed and the other room with couple bed plus a single bed), living room and kitchen in open space and huge wooden beams on the ceiling, two bathrooms (one in suite), hall, and two playgrounds (one front and and another rear). It has about 2000m2 of land and a garden area and grass.
There is a garage too.
In the house there are 5 pets (2 dogs and 3 cats) that enter and come out of the house freely. They are all gentle and friendly.
Along the wide path in front of the house, there is a small river (sometimes in very dry summers, can be very small) inhabited by many wild animals: riders, ferrets, foxes, wild ducks, deers, eagles, hawks and falcons, partridges, frogs and toads, and dozens of species of birds such as thrushes, finches, goldfinches, warblers, owls, woodpeckers, owls and cucus.
The area is a nature, rural, wine and ecological reserve. There are no other houses here. The house is a reconstruction of a stone house (still some walls are stone). There is no road, just a wide path. The house is located in a valley surrounded by hills. This is a Wine Region. The hills, full of vineyards, provide a fantastic landscape and are a balm to the look. In mid-September, the fields are covered with a beautiful golden brown tone: it is the time to pick up the grapes. This Wine Region of Lisbon and West has proved the birthplace of some of the fine Portuguese wines. There are lots of trails for long walks. The Village of Arruda is 6 km away, and the place of Louriceira is 2km away. The city of Alverca is about 16Km. In Alverca there is a train to the middle of Lisbon in 20m. By car, from home to the airport, are approximately 30m.
There is a computer with internet for the guests and there is a wireless connection.
This house provides a tranquil atmosphere in the Countryside, to rest, enjoy nature, and when pleases, visiting touristic places near Lisbon, such as Cascais, Sintra, Óbidos, etc.
People can cook as they wish. There is a Restaurant near by (we can walk until there) with real Portuguese traditional home made cooking.
The owner lives in a part of the house and (if guests want to), will always be around to provide help.