17th century farmhouse in North Portugal set in 25 acres of gardens, with large pool offering superb views overlooking the Douro River and valley. The approach road is a lovely winding track through the grounds. The property, with its orange, lemon and olive groves, has been in our family for several generations.

The many prints, sketches and photographs lining the walls tell their own history of this Port and wine region of Portugal. The property is 70km from the coast and Porto (home of the Port wine cellars and with its town centre designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site).

You will be able to enjoy total privacy in this fully modernised house and its unique and peaceful atmosphere and location, overlooking the most magnificent views of the Douro river and valley.

Transfer from and to Porto airport are available by arrangement beforehand, as well as guided sightseeing or wine tasting tours throughout Douro Valley’s Port wine producing estates and further up the river to the Foz Coa palaeolithic rock carvings, described by specialists as the biggest outdoor history museum where the rock formations that line the river banks have been covered with thousands of engravings by our ancestors creative impulses.