We have just finished a two week stay in Luís' lovely house. Sitting on porch with a glass of port wine while enjoying the splendid view over the Duoro river was really nice.
The house is very spacious. Staying there two families with each two children was fine.
Porto is less than half an hour away by car, if you choose the highway. Anyway, try also the main road along the Douro which is a beautiful trip.
We had some trouble finding a decent place in the nearby to eat everyday local food. I suppose Luís may have some suggestions, we forgot to ask him. Though, we would like to recommend the "Figurino do Douro" ten minutes walk away (you can actually see the restaurant from the house). We spent around 115Eur on a dinner for six persons. Both food and service was excellent.
All in all, we will recommend this fine house for anyone who is planning to visit the Porto area in a group of 6-10 persons.
- Thorstein