We would highly recommend a stay at the country house in Balazar!

The house is set on beautiful immaculately kept grounds in the midst of a cornfield. Very secluded, peaceful and stunning. The old barn was loving restored and redesigned by Tomas and has a modern luxury feel to it with every amenity provided for, from pool towels to scented candles and much more. Although the house has very generous modern windows on both principle facades, it felt very private and intimate, as it is surrounded by nature.

Tomas was an excellant host, we felt very welcomed by him even though we arrived much later than expected. There were drinks and milk provided for us and Tomas had picked up some fresh bread for us.

He bought some bikes for us so that we could explore the surrounding areas and even thought about bike locks and cycling bags.
He gave us a lovely tour of the house, it's amenities and the estate followed by a sunset beer at the pool after which he left us to it for the evening.
The next day we got to meet his wonderful family briefly, whom we adored and felt very welcomed by.

After an early morning swim in the large salted pool of the estate, we had breakfast on the rear terrace of the house, nestled amongst the tall corn stall, (we were spoilt for choice by the lovely outdoor seating areas) after a day out we came back and drank beer provided by our host before he left and played fussball in the cobble stoned courtyard of the main house.

For dinner we prepared a little candlelit feast at the house and it was a pleasure to cook in the well designed kitchen area, with good appliances and equipment. For eating out options Tomas recommended some excellent places - we will have to try them another time.

This was really a highlight of our trip around Portugal and it's well worth getting away from the tourist trap of the coast to have some unwinding time at this country estate, you can still visit some beaches by car and Tomas has put together a great welcome book, with ideas on things to do and places to eat.
We're very happy that we got to stay here and we shall certainly be back again!

Thank you Tomas and family, for making our stay so wonderful!

H&A