Salgueiro da Lomba Holiday Rentals
Situated in the small mountainside village of Salgueiro da Lomba ( Willows on the Hill) with stunning mountain views, and situated near the charming town of Figueiró dos Vinhos with five properties lovingly restored by English designer Robert Conway and a team of local craftsmen
The village situated in the very centre of this beautiful country its location offers a great jumping off point to explore so much that Central Portugal has to offer. Lisboa and Porto are approximately one and a half hours by car or train from the local station, 20 minutes away, thereby making daytrips easy and overnight stays need not be expensive. The trains are great and very inexpensive. For those wishing to potter locally there are a wealth of interest and activities.
The Costa de Prata (Silver Coast) is an easy 40mins drive and has mile after mile of golden sand, backed by pine clad dunes. The west of the region contains more or less flat countryside and then gradually climbs eastwards as far as the spectacular Serra da Estrela, Portugal’s highest mountain is just 2.5 hours away. Our nearest town is Avelar 5km offering the essentials and for supermarkets you have Ansiao 15 mins and Pombal 30mins together with mainline railway station. Figueiró dos Vinhos 15 mins has a great Saturday market and its backstreets are worth a wander.
Locally is the historic world heritage city of Tomar, 30 mins, plus Batalha, 60 mins Alcobaça, 90 mins and Òbidos, the charming medieval walled city 90mins. Then there is Coimbra, Portugals’ University City, 45mins with Conimbriga, Portugals’ Pompei on route. The countryside in this area and eastwards is cloaked with a variety of trees including eucalyptus, cork oaks, mimosas, wild cherry, sweet chestnuts and pine making for a heady mixture
