We spent one months at Anabela's lovely house. We chose the place as we wanted some peace and quiet close to nature to get some writing done, and the place was fantastic for this. Anabela and Joao were really great hosts, very caring and helpful! We didn't rent a car as we mainly wanted to work and Anabela picked us up from the train station when we arrived and Joao drove us all the way to Porto on our last day and also took us to see some of the beautiful nature around the house that was too far to walk.
The house is a beautiful old stone house, located in a small village on a little vinyard. It is equipped with everything you could need and is beautifully decorated.
The next (small) supermarket is about 30 mins away by foot and the next town about an hour. This was fine for us (Anabela also lent us a bycicle to make shopping easier), but if you are staying only for a couple of days, a car is really recommended as there is not much public transport.
We had a fantastic time though and can really recommend the area and house! Thanks again!