Alto Alentejo article in The New York Times

Alto Alentejo, Unsung but Not for Long.

There is no shortage of historic sites in Alto Alentejo and one of the most beautiful is Marvão, a walled town that sits on a narrow spit of rock overlooking the rugged plains that reach across into Spain. Marvão is home to perfectly restored, whitewashed houses and a castle built in the ninth century as a Moorish fortification by Ibn Marwan.

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http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/travel/08next.html?pagewanted=1&ref=travel

Guest comment for Casa do Brasão

Another lovely comment about our holiday home near Marvão
http://www.casabrasao.com/
"Dear Dewi & Clare,
Your lovely cottage "Casa do Brasão" was just what we were up to after two weeks of holiday pleasures in Tavira and Lisbon. It gave us all a restful week close to nature.
We enjoyed living in your beautiful designed and decorated home. our feeling of great comfort was most definitely stimulated by the nice restaurants in the neighbouring villages as well as by the great wines of the São Mamede region, And, if possible we would take the stone table together with the three cork oak trees and the sound of the sheep bells home with us.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to explore the Alentejo in combination with the luxury of your holiday home".
Nick, Mal Lieke& Karlyn Bos (NL)

Thank you to Chris and Clarissa for their comment about our holiday home in Marvão

"Had a great few days at Casa do Brasao. Found it very comfortable and wanted for nothing. Locals were very friendly and helpful, and really enjoyed soaking up the whole atmosphere of the area. You have done a wonderful job renovating the cottage and the pool was fantastic.
Would highly recommend your cottage to anyone. Thankyou".

Cheers
Chris and Clarissa.

Our first guests comments about their stay at Casa do Brasão

A big thank you to Marie Davey for the comments about our holiday home near Marvão.

"We had a fantastic holiday. What a wonderful place to stay! We really enjoyed the outside space and the amazing interior. We loved your design features. Really missed the sheep bells clanging last night! It was the perfect get away. Location wonderful and really enjoyed the exploring".

We hope our future guest will enjoy their time as much as our first.

Casa de Férias, Marvão, Alentejo, Portugal

A “Casa do Brasão”, construída em 1856, foi inteiramente restaurada e decorada com toda a elegância e bom gosto.
A Casa do Brasão fica perto de Marvão e do Parque Natural da Serra de S. Mamede,
numa zona de extraordinária beleza.
Uma casa de férias situada na extremidade de uma pequena vila alentejana, com jardim e piscina.
Acomoda 4 a 6 pessoas (2 quartos duplos e um quarto com 2 camas de criança).

Casa do Brasão, cottage near Marvao

A self-catering cottage, Alentejo, Marvão.
The swimming pool and garden is finally finished, and only a few finishing touches left to do.
We hope everyone will enjoy staying here as much as us.
http://www.casabrasao.com/

A walk around Barretos, Marvão

A very short walk near Casa do Brasão cottage, Barretos - about 2.5 km with some great views of the Alentejo countryside and Marvão.
At the end we were invited for a drink of local wine (Conventual) at Terry and Pat's cottage.