Villa Vivenda Quirino

About the place

Vivenda Quirino, a lovely villa Algarve in the relaxed rural surroundings of the central Algarve Portugal. Around halfway between market town Messines and picturesque Alte on the EN124 you will find Vivenda Quirino Messines. The villa Algarve is 5 bedroom villa with ‘blue’ pool. A two storey traditional Portuguese villa Algarve.

Ideal family holiday villa Algarve, in the green heart of the Algarve Portugal.

Accommodation

Vivenda Quirino, a classic two story Portuguese style villa Algarve has downstairs an open lounge and dining area with wood burning stove, a fully fitted and well equipped traditional Portuguese kitchen, with table and chairs. The villa Algarve has a guest toilet in the hall. Downstairs bedroom with double sofa bed, for extra guests, with use of upstairs bathroom. A large marble staircase leads to the second floor of the villa Algarve, where you will find four bedrooms
Two bedrooms have a double bed, and the other two have twin beds.
The villa Algarve has and two large shared bathrooms, one with a bath and shower in the bath, the other bathroom has large shower cubicle plus bath with shower. Also on the first floor of Vivendea Quirino Messines, a large terrace overlooking the gardens and pool area, and has south facing distance sea views.
Downstairs you find another large covered terrace, adjacent to the gardens, an ideal place to have your breakfast, lunch and dinners, with built-in BBQ. The villa Algarve is an ideal place for outdoor living.

Outside

Vivenda Quirino, has 5000m2 of private grounds, with an fruit garden where you find an orange orchard where you can pick your own oranges to make your daily fresh orange juice, any time of the day! The gardens of the villa Algarve are mature and well established, with some large palm trees and yucca's. Whether you like the natural shade under the palm tree, or the large colonial terrace, Vivenda Quirino Messines, has it all. Ample sun lounges around the private pool to enjoy the sun.
The covered terrace is an ideal place for outdoor living, as it has a large wooden table and chairs.

In the same grounds, you find Casa Arcadia, a 2 bedroom cottage. This cottage has its own entrance, and is at decent distance of Vivenda Quirino Messines.

Surroundings

Vivenda Quirino Messines lies in the center of the Algarve, a 40 minutes drive from Faro airport. You can reach the southern beaches within half an hour and the beaches on the west coast within one hour. The villa Algarve is situated nearby the toll road, making it easy to reach Lisbon or Seville (Spain) in only a couple of hours (aprox 2.5 hours drive).

The villa algarve is located just outside a quiet hamlet called Monte Nova de Portela, a small place that belongs to the village of São Bartolomeu de Messines (SB de Messines). SB de Messines is only a 5 minutes drive away and here you can find all amenities. There is a traditional covered market where you can buy fresh vegetables, fruit and fish. There is also a garage, a pharmacy, a post office and a train station with direct links to Lisbon. Messines Algarve has many local cafes and restaurants where you drink coffee and eat local specialties for very little money.

If you like shopping, there are two large supermarkets in Silves (15 min), a historic village with a castle and storks nests. The fairy-tale Silves is a pleasant provincial town where the Portuguese live an easy life. At the time of the Moors, Silves was the capital of the Algarve. The castle of Silves is a relic from that period of Islamic domination. If you're in the neighborhood, take a break at Cafe Rosa (centre), not only for coffee but also for the beautiful Portuguese tiles. If you fancy a drink or some good Mediterranean food, you should visit the shady terrace of Cafe d'Inglés beside the cathedral!
About 15 minutes away from the villa Algarve there is a huge shopping mall. Take the Albufeira direction and you will find this 'Algarvian Shopping Centre' in Guia with its large supermarket and trendy shops with famous fashion brands.
There are lots of regional markets in the neighborhood of the villa Algarve. The magazine 'The Algarve Resident', which you can buy at the local kiosk in Messines, shows you where the regional markets are held. There is a regional market every second Monday of the month in Algoz, every third Monday in Silves and every fourth Monday in SB de Messines. There is a market in Loule every Saturday.

From the villa Algarve it's a 10 minutes drive to Alte, an authentic Portuguese mountain village with white houses and steep, narrow streets, on the slope of the Sierra de Caldeirão. Alte is one of Europe's cultural heritages. It has its own theater and an event calendar with many village festivities in which the locals of Alte participate in large numbers. Alte is a great place to visit. On the way to the church - with the sixteenth-century tiles - you can find a very good pastry shop: AguaMel. Here you find traditional pastries and sweets from the local area. Their patio offers a nice view at the village.

Alte is also famous for its spring water. At the Fonte Pequena the locals fill their bottles with water. There are many opportunities in Alte Algarve for swimming in pure nature. The Fonte, a lovely canal with water from the springs, is situated in the village. Children can safely swim and you can picnic at the surrounding rustic terraces. And then there's the waterfall of Alte behind the cemetery.