Quinta de Vale Mourelos

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Type: Casas Antigas
Owner: Maria Octávia P. P. C. Guedes da Silva
Contacts: Email Mourelos@solaresdeportugal.pt
Rooms: 1 room(s) Apt. x2 - 80 EUR/night
2 room(s) Double - 80 EUR/night
6 room(s) Twin - 80 EUR/nightMake your RESERVATION

The house of the Quinta de Vale Mourelos is located in the south bank of the river Tejo, in the area of Caparica city - this designation, according to the legend, comes from the find of a cloak ("Capa") full of gold coins ("Rica"=Rich) - right next to the beaches and golf fields of "Costa Azul". This house has is origins in the 18th century, but it was remodeled according to the original in order to offer is visitors an enjoyable stay.

LOCATION

Main Distances

Airport - 12 km	Beach - 3 km
Chemist's shop - 2.5 km	Golf - 6 km
Hospital - 2 km	Restaurant - 1 km
Town - 2 km	Train - 1 km

How to Get There

From Lisbon: Find the signs A2 Sul, Setúbal or Caparica and follow carefully. You will eventually cross the suspension bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril). After the bridge, take the first exit to Caparica and stay in the same lane. Pass the BP service station and turn off the motorway at the sign "Sobreda". At the top of the slip road, turn left and follow the road down to a roundabout. Go almost all the way round and turn off. On your left is a "no through road" sign. Go along this approx. 250m and the house gates are on your left.

GPS Coordinates:
N 38 ° 39 '42.2 "
W 09 ° 11 '06.3 "

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Facilities

Conference room	Gardens	Parking
Speak english	Speak french	Speak spanish
Swimming pool

MORE INFORMATION

Located on the south bank of the River Tagus near Caparica, this 18th century house was remodelled to its original design to offer visitors an enjoyable stay. It has a swimming pool and close to the golf courses of the Costa Azul and its long sandy beaches.
In “Solares de Portugal – The art of good living”, Edições INAPA, 2007

HISTORY
Quinta de Vale Mourelos has a nice manor house since the XVIII th century. It was built as a shelter for those who needed to go to the south bank of the river Tagus, running away from Lisbon and its epidemic diseases caused by the 1755 earthquake and its consequences spread in and around the city for about fifty years.
It is situated in the area of Caparica, well known by its large and beautiful beaches. Caparica received its designation, according to the legend, from the find of a cloak (capa) full of golden coins (rich = rica). Today you can't look for golden coins…but the golden sun invites you to rest in this quiet treasure called Vale de Mourelos.
It has been carefully transformed and remodeled according to the original, and so it offers his visitors the quality standards of a Private Guest House and a pleasant stay.
It lies between the village and the countryside, right next to the beaches and golf fields of Costa Azul you can easily get, Lisbon - through the first and famous bridge between the two banks of the river Tagus, Almada, and to the Natural Park of Arrábida.

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