CENTRAL PORTUGAL - BEIRAS - SILVER COAST

This region is also rich in traditional arts and crafts including linen weaving, glassworking, ceramics, iron and copper smithing etc. Places of interest include, the historic town of Coimbra which has a fabulous baroque library and houses Portugals oldest University. It is also famous for Fado, the unique form of song only found in Portugal.

Also, well worth a visit are the towns of Aveiro and Viseu and the beautiful Serra da Estrela Natural Park. Alternatively, you can enjoy the long sandy beaches backed by sand dunes, the inland high plateau and mountains dotted with old villages or, the wildlife reserves providing a wealth of flora and fauna.

Portugalvilla.com offers a variety of self catering accommodation, ideal for families or groups, and fully equipped with kitchens, ensuite bathrooms etc. most also have private swimming pool.

All the self catering accommodation featured on the Portugal Villa site has been inspected for quality.

Smaller parties requiring one or two bedrooms might like to look at the listing of cottages in the area. These cottages are usually the homes of the former estate workers with a number grouped together near the manor house. They have the use of a nearby swimming pool which is shared with the other cottages. They all have the highest quality conversion and have been inspected by us. Click to see the Beiras cottages