Nature house in Marvão

In the Portuguese Alentejo, in the hills of Marvão, on their 12-hectare estate, these landlords rent out three nature houses. This nature house has a private pool; the other two nature houses have the other large pool. About two-thirds of the estate is hilly, with scattered large rocks of granite and uncultivated nature. The part around the houses, about four acres, is laid out in terraces with grass and trees.There are all kinds of fruit trees, such as orange, peach, pomegranate and cherries. And so almost all year round there is ripe fruit right off the tree to pick. And also on the property one finds the trees so typical for this landscape, the olive and chestnut trees and cork oaks.

This nature house is a great starting point to discover the area, not of nature and culture in the authentic Alentejo. Nearby Marvão with its medieval castle, has less than 200 inhabitants and protected by its ramparts and has always managed to keep off its attackers. The town and castle are on UNESCO's World Heritage candidate list. Marvão is part of the São Mamede National Natural Park. The park covers 320 square kilometers and has a special flora and fauna due to its varied geology and its own microclimate. From the colorful bee-eater, to the hawk-eagle and from the land tortoise to the Iberian wolf. The chances of seeing the latter, however, are very slim.The landscape of the Alentejo is very varied. In the south it is hilly and one finds the large landowners. Here in the north of the region, the landscape changes every few kilometers. Olive groves, chestnut forests, vineyards. Sometimes rugged and mountainous and then again lovely and rolling.