For many months we had been searching various websites for a suitable property to buy abroad. Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and other, more remote, areas of the world, hundreds of properties were viewed. We settled on France and Portugal as offering the lifestyle and culture we were looking for; villages, countryside, friendly people. After more research it was decided that Portugal was favourite and that Central Portugal the place to start looking. For some reason, and we still don't know what, we headed for Figueiro dos Vinhos in June and booked a week with Rick and Pat at Mara's Cottage.
The view from the terrace at Mara's Cottage, wonderful.
Rick and Pat were great hosts and answered all the questions we had about Portugal. They even took time out from their busy schedule to show us a number of properties in the area and acted as interpreters for us. And they cooked us a great meal one evening.
Rick and Pat were great hosts and answered all the questions we had about Portugal. They even took time out from their busy schedule to show us a number of properties in the area and acted as interpreters for us. And they cooked us a great meal one evening.
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