On leaving the busy street outside you enter another world where one can sample a quiet aristocratic lifestyle. Quinta de Santa Catarina is a large Manor House and is furnished with sixteenth century furniture which was the 'modern' furniture in the days when the house was built.
Guests have the use of one of the lounges, the dining room and the piano room.
There are five large guest bedrooms with 16th century beds. All the bedrooms have ensuite facilities. Breakfast, which is included in the price, is taken in the dining room. Your friendly host teaches languages at a local school and enjoys the opportunity to practice with the guests she receives from many countries. Outside one walks through an area of large trees to a lawned area with a swimming pool with a modern building providing changing rooms etc.