Colares Villa for Rent: Houses on the Mountain, Serra de Sintra - Property 54954

Dated from the beginning of the XVIII Century, Quinta do Rio de Milho is situated in Colares, in the west hillside of the Serra de Sintra about 5 km from the Village of Sintra and beaches, but also close to the populations of Eugaria and Colares. It has an area of 25,2 Acres surrounded by centenarian stone walls around the hillside slopes between 126 and 228 meters. Famous by the amount and variety of camellias in the gardens that grow with a remarkable strength, which is considered one of the most typical Quintas of Sintra. The rustic simplicity, the centenarian trees and gardens, the blue agapantos as well as the passages through the mountain range where we can see the ocean, made the Quinta Rio de Milho a glorious and a small paradise, searched for almost 300 years ago by writers, painters, intellectuals, artists and nature lovers in all its splendour.

All the existing houses in the Quinta were carefully restored. They are equipped with all the necessary requirements to the comfort not losing, however, the atmosphere and peacefulness of the place. Thus, and as an example, the houses have a modern and comfortable heating system, indispensable fireplace in the living rooms used in this kind of houses. Not forgetting the security equipments, the houses have a fire and intrusion detection system permanently monitored by a private group. Meals can be served on request.