This place is wonderfuly located near the beautiful national park, Sintra & the beach. We really enjoyed the rides in the car through little villages and through the park that completly blew us of our socks by how beautiful it is. The region has a unique microclimate that is very wet so nature really explodes to full capacity here. On the downside we experienced that the sun would shine in Lisbon while we had rain & had to heat the house -in July- also inside the house its very humid. Jane is lovely, sheprovides a beautiful guide with recommendations of local places to visit, and her directions where spot on! She responses quick and provides info well. We had a nice time!