This was the original farmhouse and is the largest of the four. The house is on two floors with direct entrances to the courtyard and swimming pool area. On the ground floor there is a large fully equipped modern kitchen with dishwater, microwave, split-level cooker/oven, fridge and a farmhouse table seating six (6).

The separate dining room sits also sits six (6) with an extension for an additional four (4). The lounge area, which opens out onto the patio, is equipped with TV/video, CD/radio and has a traditional log-burning stove.

There are two patios – one at the end of the house which opens out to the swimming pool and gardens. The other is a private patio, at the side of the house, which has its own Bar-B-Q and eating area. There is a large table seating six (6). The patio has its own small raised garden and is sheltered by vines, which makes it an ideal area for breakfast, lunch or just a peaceful place to sit and read.

There is also a separate toilet / shower unit on the ground floor.
On the first floor there is a lounge/reading room with a writing desk and comfortable reading chairs – there is also a well stocked bookcase. The room has a large open window side which faces west and is a very pleasant place to sit and watch the sun go down

There are three bedrooms - the main bedroom has a large double bed, large antique chest of drawers, fitted wardrobes and en-suite bathroom/toilet.

There are two single bedrooms, one with bunk beds (adult size) and the other with a single bed (adult size) – a cot is available on request. Both bedrooms share an en-suite bathroom/toilet.
Overall, the house is very spacious and renovated to a very high standard, especially the kitchen and bathrooms. The furnishings were chosen to match the Portuguese style of the house and add to a very comfortable and pleasant experience.

The house was originally where the farmers family lived – they would have taken their meals here, relaxed and slept. The current dining room area was previously the winery and during renovation we removed two large stone wine vats which would have made it a very large wine production operation – upwards of a hundred casks per year. The area at the end of the house, with the open doors to the external patio, used to be the area where the farmers cows were tethered and milked.

The upper floor was accessed internally and the current lounge/reading room area on the first floor was originally open to the elements.

You can see the layout of the house as it is now on the link –but if you click on this link you can see how the house was originally used.

The house is strictly non-smoking.