Country Escape, Pool, BBQ, Pizza Oven & Games Barn

Escape to this charming country retreat just 45 minutes from Lisbon. Surrounded by ample private grounds, the house features a swimming pool, gourmet BBQ, wood-fired oven, and a renovated barn with billiards, table tennis, games, and a DVD area. Perfect for families and friends looking to relax, reconnect, and enjoy nature. Ideally located to explore Óbidos, Nazaré, Fátima, Baleal, Santarém, and other iconic Portuguese destinations within an hour.

Country Escape with Pool, Pizza Oven & Games Barn

Welcome to our countryside retreat — a peaceful place designed for relaxing, reconnecting, and enjoying slow days with family and friends.

The property is made up of three separate buildings: the Main House, the Pool House, and the Barn. The Pool House remains closed, while the Main House, the Barn, swimming pool, gardens, gourmet barbecue area, wood-fired oven, pergolas, and sports field are all for the exclusive use of our guests.

THE MAIN HOUSE

The Main House combines rustic charm with comfort and cozy family living.

Inside you will find:
• A bright living room with fireplace
• Dining area and fully equipped kitchen
• Cable TV and fast Wi-Fi
• Heating for colder days

Bedrooms

Downstairs:
• Bedroom 1 — double bed
• Bedroom 2 — bunk bed + single bed
• Bedroom 3 — single bed + sofa
• Full bathroom

Upstairs:
• Bedroom 4 — double bed
• Full bathroom

During winter, the fireplaces and heating create a warm and inviting atmosphere perfect for quiet evenings indoors.

THE BARN

The renovated Barn has become one of our favorite spaces — and usually the children’s too.

It includes:
• Billiards
• Table tennis
• PlayStation
• DVDs and board games
• Cozy lounge area

It’s the perfect space for family fun, rainy days, or relaxed evenings together.

OUTDOOR LIVING

Outdoor life is at the heart of the experience here.

Spend sunny days by the pool, grill outdoors, relax under the pergolas, or gather around the wood-fired pizza oven for unforgettable dinners under the stars — baking homemade pizzas in the evening is one of our absolute favorite traditions.

There is also a large green field ideal for football and outdoor games, and depending on the season, guests are welcome to pick fresh fruit directly from the trees.

LOCATION

Located less than one hour from Lisbon, the house is perfectly placed for day trips, sightseeing, wine tasting, beaches, historic villages, and nature escapes.

If you’d like local recommendations, we’re always happy to share our favorite places nearby.

Guests have exclusive access to all outdoor areas of the property, including the 1-hectare grounds, the Main House, the Games Barn, the swimming pool, and the BBQ area. Please note that the pool house is reserved for storage and remains closed during your stay.

What to do when you had enough fun at the pool? Our country house is only 9km from Valada, where you can walk along the river, take boat trips and discover the Tejo, or visit traditional fisherman villages such as Avieira Lezirão and Aldeia da Palhota. We find ourselves in a region of enotourism so if you like I can help you organize a wine tasting in one of the vineyards nearby, ( 11 km). The bigger city next to us is Cartaxo, ( 6km/ 10 min), where you will find everything for your daily needs, such as supermarkets, chemists and banks. Santarém, (22km/25min), is the capital of Ribatejo, it is a wonderful traditional city, with lots of famous touristic sites, very good restaurants and bars. But you can also have a very special dinner at `Taberna do Alfaiate` where you will have fabulous Portuguese food and wine in a lovely atmosphere only 10 minutes, (6,6km), away from us. Or just have a bacalhau in a restaurant famous for it`s recipe at ` A Cernelha `, a simple but very good restaurant by the N3 road, (4.6km/ 7 min). For a day trip you can visit Óbidos, (52km/40 min) a traditional medieval Village that has been wonderfully maintained. There are a diversity of festivals organized there, but you have to check according to your stay. You should visit between Thursday and Sunday, the other days many things are closed.
Another trip is to drive up to Caldas da Rainha, famous for it`s porcelain of Bordallo Pinheiro, you can visit the museum and the shop, besides visiting the city protected by it`s medieval castle walls or go to the beach nearby. A very beautiful one is `Praia da Foz do Arelho`. 30km further up you have `Nazaré`, famous for it`s huge waves and surfer Garret McNamara. His favorite restaurant just by Nazaré`s marginal is `A Celeste`, that has become famous because of him.

Another nice day trip is a visit to the caves ` Grutas Mira de Aire` (61km/40min) or `Grutas da moeda` (73km/49 min), from here it is only 2 km to Fatima, where you can visit the famous Sanctuary of Fatima.

These are just a few suggestions of all the things you can do and visit. Also check out Golegã, horse capital, Alcobaça Mosteiro and Peniche, Baleal, beach+surf, all in a radius of max 60 minutes.

Let me know if you are looking to do anything specific and I will help you organize it.

You can enter the property with your car and park inside.

Swimming pool information: the swimming pool can only be used from late May till September depending always on the weather.

No Parties - Strict Policy: Although it is a country house and you have a feeling of being secluded, noise can be heard very very well. We have neighbors and must respect them. Our place is adequate for families and friends who want to relax and have a good time. It is not adequate for loud groups who want to drink and hear loud music and party.

No organization of one day parties: to organize birthday parties or any other kind of parties and invite people to come over spend the day is not allowed. Our place is for the use of our guests only.
No Parties or Events - Strict Policy - The use of our cottage is for registered guests only.

Not any kind of parties or events are allowed, this includes one day events or parties in which non-registered guests do not sleep over. If against our express instructions parties are organised we reserve ourselves the right to interrupt such events and to charge the market value of such events, which is 50€ per person and a minimum of 1000€ a day. We are very sorry for this strict policy, but it is the only way we found to avoid very disagreeable situations.

We have neighbours that are very important to us. Indeed they help us maintain and up keeping our space. So we must respect the purpose of our cottage which is in a residential area.

Our place is adequate for families and friends who want to relax and have a good time. It is not adequate for loud groups who want to drink and hear loud music or organise events and parties.