The cottage is beautiful inside and out, and makes a great base for exploring the Sintra area and coast. Cristina was available by WhatsApp throughout our stay to help with questions. It was trickier than I hoped to get about by public transport as we did not have a car - the buses are infrequent and it’s not that easy to find/understand timetables and the right stops (I’m usually quite intrepid!). We used Uber quite a bit in the end. So I think much easier to have a car here. The local supermarket/corner shop was very good and had everything we needed. We didn’t use the cafes/restaurants this time. The only other thing to be aware of is dogs in the area - lots of them - as this is a rural village so lots of barking at passers by and at night - that might be uncomfortable for some (or you might love it!). Overall, a good stay and nothing at all to fault about the accommodation and its proximity to all the wonderful sites in the area.