10 Holiday Houses in the North and the Douro Valley
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Our shortlist features quintas on the terraced slopes above Armamar and Baião in the Douro Valley, and farmhouses in the green Minho near Caminha. Every one has a pool, and they sleep four to fourteen - made for a group of friends or a family gathering.
Casa de Melro
A one-bedroom cottage hideaway with its own pool in a Douro village.
Quinta do Olival Loft Farmhouse
An artistic Douro farmhouse for six bedrooms of country living.
Quinta do Cedro Azul
A one-bedroom pool villa in the vineyards above Fontelo.
Quinta do Gato
A rustic ten-sleeper villa with a pool in Armamar.
Quinta do Cedro Verde
A small farmhouse with eclectic colour among Douro orchards.
Quinta da Castanha
A quinta stay wrapped in the terraced vineyards of Armamar.
Casa de Grilo
A renovated village house with a private pool among Douro vineyards.
Casa Soenga
A saltwater-pool house in the forest at the gates of Gerês.
Casa da Raposa
A hillside family house with mountain views over Caminha.
Quinta da Lameirinha Douro
A Douro quinta with heated pool and jacuzzi in the hills of Baião.