We enjoyed our stay at Afonso's house. It is a lovely rustic, secluded house just on the edge of Cete.
The house met our needs perfectly, being my husband & I our two older daughters & their partner. We really enjoyed the beautiful garden, outside seating & dining areas. The view across the valley was lovely (even the trains passing in the lower valley remind us of home). We really enjoyed using the large swimming pool (a bit chilly but to be expected in October). The garden & pool were so well kept a beautiful place to spend time in.
The house is rustic & homey we felt comfortable there. The dining area was huge, plenty of room to enjoy a meal together. We cooked a lot at the house as two of us are chefs & enjoy cooking, we also used the barbecue outside.
The house is situated perfectly to catch a train into Porto, which we did on a couple of days.
Afonso left recommendations for local restaurants & places to visit in a handbook. Which helped us find a lovely restaurant & a visit to a vineyard about a 15 minute drive away.
Afonso & his wife were very patient hosts, we had a disastrous day on arrival with travel plans, delays, air strikes, hire car problems & getting lost. Thank you Afonso for your patience & kindness.
To summarise a beautiful house & wonderful host. We had a great stay & thank you Afonso.