The house has three floors and can accommodate comfortably three persons. The divisions are not big since in the house restoration process was respected the traditional architectural plans of the traditional ‘saloia’ house. In all the floors you’ll find the predominance of red hot tonalities, wood and rustic stone.
On the ground floor you will find the dining room and a totally equipped kitchen. The wall of dining room as the particularity of a big stone from the Sintra Mountain incrusted and a wood celling painted with romantic period inspired motifs.
In the middle floor there is a bedroom with a four-poster bed and a rustic window that allows soft sun light to the room. The bathroom is equipped with a XIX century style bathtub and a stone lavatory. There is also access to a small interior patio with small trees that allows to enjoy some fresh air from the mountain and to have a great meal or a good read in sunny days.
The top floor as a living room with a piano (not tuned) and a private library and a interesting view of the village, the mountain and the seaside. A bedroom with a box-bed inspired in old Nordic tradition and also superb view on the enclosing landscape.
‘Casa da Folha’ is surounded by other small cottages and manor houses that bring a taste of XIX century Portugal. It is a great starting point for walks with several footpaths that cross along the Sintra hills.
Placed in the northern slopes of the Sintra mountains you can only get by car to Eugaria taking the’ Estrada Nova da Rainha’ the old road crossing Sintra Natural Park. There are no shops in the village only cottages, manor houses and a small chapel. From a 2 km distance there is the village of Colares were you can find bars, restaurants, cafe’s, grocery store, supermarket, wine cellar, gas stations, drugstore and other shops. In Colares you have also bus to Sintra or Cascais. Larger villages like Sintra (6km) or Cascais (18 km) are also nearby and half an hour drive from Lisbon.
Rooms: 2
Capacity: 3
Price: €80
