Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H

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A bedroom with a large bed, two windows with a view of a forest and a bridge, a green chair, and a teddy bear on the floor.
A table set for a meal with a bottle of wine, plates, and cutlery, overlooking a river and forested hills.
A swimming pool with lounge chairs and a view of a river and hills.
A modern interior with a stone wall, a staircase, and a dining area with white chairs and a table.
A window with a view of a river surrounded by forested hills.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Balcony
    A rare find - enjoy views from the balcony.
  • Unmatched views, unforgettable moments
    Guests like the location for the scenic views.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Toys
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Marco De Canaveses
  • Place, Oceânico Laguna Golf Course - Vilamoura
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Place, Passadiços do Paiva
    ‪55 min drive‬
  • Place, St. Ignatius Zoo
    ‪59 min drive‬
  • Airport, Porto (OPO-Dr. Francisco de Sa Carneiro)
    ‪69 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Shower room 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Marco de Canaveses

Located in Campos de Baixo, a neighbourhood in Marco de Canaveses, this villa is in a rural area. Exhibition Centre for Vines and Wine and Eça de Queiroz Foundation are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Oceânico Laguna Golf Course - Vilamoura and Caldas de Aregos. Travelling with kids? Consider Garden of Saint Bartholomew, or check out an event or a game at Municipal Stadium Cinfaes. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, power boating and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking.
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Marco De Canaveses

What's nearby

  • Oceânico Laguna Golf Course - Vilamoura - 24 min drive - 15.3 km
  • Penafiel Church - 38 min drive - 35.9 km
  • Quinta da Aveleda - 40 min drive - 39.5 km
  • Passadiços do Paiva - 55 min drive - 42.1 km
  • St. Ignatius Zoo - 59 min drive - 62.0 km

Getting around

  • Marco de Canaveses Station - 30 min drive
  • Vila Real (VRL) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Avenida Cafe - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Bar de Bitetos - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Café Tropical - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Bar Cais Porto Antigo - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Sabores De Montemuro - ‬18 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Private Pool with fantastic views over Douro River - Porto & Airport 1H located?

This family-friendly Marco de Canaveses villa is located in a rural location, steps from Duoro River and within 9 mi (15 km) of Parque de Lazer do Ribeiro de Sampaio and Oceânico Laguna Golf Course - Vilamoura. Alpendorada Memorial and Municipal Stadium Cinfaes are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stunning view of Douro river. The house was clean and the host Patricia was very helpful. We had a great time and would definitely book here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a quiet holiday

We had a quiet week at this lovely house. Both the house and the surrounding area were beautiful and the view was wonderful. Would love to come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
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8/10 Good

Fantastic stay !

We spent 10 days in July 2016 and it was really a peaceful and unforgettable stay. Thanks to Patricia and Portuguese people, we felt immediately at home and enjoyed everything (tourism, pool, wine and olive oil !). Hope to come back to visit and meet Portugal soon !
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Idyllic

We felt privileged to stay here and we are very grateful to Patricia for making our stay very pleasant indeed.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a brilliant week at this beautiful house. The property is very well equipped and thought out with everything you could need. The views of the Douro valley from the pool, terrace and every room are fantastic. Patricia is a friendly, helpful and really responsive host and provided some great suggestions. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this property. Thank you Patricia!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home

The house is in a secluded valley with stunning views along a wooded river valley. At the time of our visit, there was work ongoing building a nearby villa but this did not disturb us. Patricia, the owner, was lovely, very helpful and attentive when needed, but not over powering. The house remained cool in the blazing sun and the pool was just perfect! We would certainly return.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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A Retreat for Escapism

This is a lovely property and especially good if you have fragrance allergies. There were no artificial scents in the property and the owner went to special lengths to ensure our bedding and towels were laundered in fragrance-free detergent. If you're looking for a clean organic stay away from everything in the Portuguese hills, this will be a good choice. You will need a car for this holiday, the supermarket is around 25 minutes away and most sightseeing/attractions circa 1 hour by car. The views from this property are incredible, the property is well stocked and everything worked well.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

An amazing property

If I could give 10 stars I would We have had a most fantastic holiday, meeting up with some Australian friends to share this property. The location is outstanding with what we think is one of the best views of the Douro. The property is spacious and simply beautiful. We did a lot of driving around and to come home to splash in the pool and to eat and relax in such surroundings was a dream ending to every day....and a perfect start to the next. Patricia is lovely and made us feel at home straight away and if you're lucky she may leave you with some wine and olive oil made by her family business. We couldn't have wished for a better holiday. Thanks Tip of the day You can turn your car around easily at the bottom of the lane rather than do multiple hill top three point turns.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2016
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Jan 2021
Hello David, Thank you for your kind words. You will be very welcome any time. Any tips you need about Portugal I will be glad to help. Regards, Patricia
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10/10 Excellent

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Majestic Villa overlooking Douro Valley and River

We were two couples who stayed for 5 nights in Patricia’s beautiful villa and it wasn’t long enough! Patricia is a fabulous Hostess, so helpful on arrival and throughout our stay. She went over and above to make us feel comfortable with the accommodation and area. The villa is in a stunning rural location, and has the most spectacular views of the Douro valley and river from every room in the house. It is very spacious and extremely well equipped with every possible amenity inside and outside. We spent two of our four days enjoying the pool and villa, it was glorious and the weather perfect. Another day was a trip into Porto (Patricia advised where best to park in the city) and the other day was visiting two wineries for tours, tastings and the stomping of the grapes, so much fun! We stocked up with a large grocery shop on our way to the villa in Marco de Canaveses, and made a daily trip to the nearby village for fresh pastries and meat (about a 6 minute drive). It was the highlight of our 17 days in Portugal. The most perfect place to relax and admire the natural beauty of the Douro region. We would definitely love to return one day!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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War alles super!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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Séjour magnifique avec vue imprenable

Un séjour parfait… seul petit bémol, problèmes avec la piscine. La propriétaire est plus qu’agréable et joignable et a fait tout son possible pour résoudre les soucis… Peut être changer de piscinistes 😉
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Paradis sur terre

Une merveilleuse maison dans un cadre authentique. Le paradis sur terre. Merci Patricia !!
Stayed 19 nights in Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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Magnifique emplacement

L'emplacement est magnifique. La vue, à couper le souffle. Petit havre de paix tranquille dans le Douro, entouré de citronniers, d'orangers, de pêchers, de romarin et de lavande. L'hôte est gentille et accueillante.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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Wonderful Villa

The villa sits high up on the bank of the Douro River. The views of the river and surrounding countryside are spectacular. It is located about a 15 minutes drive from Marco de Canaveses where you can find good restaurants and large grocery stores. The villa has a well equipped kitchen, large living area and three spacious bedrooms. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay relaxing by the pool and watching the river boats navigate up and down the Douro. Patricia was a wonderful host and I would recommend Campos de Baixo to anyone looking for a relaxing stay in the beautiful Douro Valley.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Excelente opção!

A propriedade corresponde exatamente ao que está nas fotos. Tem tudo o que é necessário para uma excelente estadia. A única melhoria a fazer seria a colocação de ar condicionado, mas também apanhamos dias muito quentes. De resto, nada a apontar.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Très bel endroit dans une maison en pierre avec une magnifique vue sur le Douro

Endroit magique pour la vue tant depuis la maison que la piscine. Localisation idéale pour découvrir Porto et la vallée du Douro dans son côté sauvage et éloigné du tourisme de masse.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
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10/10 Excellent

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Erholung in bezaubernder Umgebung

Sommer, Sonne, Pool und das mit einem Ausblick, der wirklich was ganz besonderes für uns war. Wir haben die Woche in den schönen Ferienhaus genossen. Schattenplätze mussten wir uns allerdings suchen … Und die Umgebung? Die hat viel zu bieten. Wir haben uns auf Porto mit Portweinkellerei und einem wunderbaren Fado Abend sowie das schöne Douro Tal mit Segeltour in der Nähe von Pinhão und Besuch bei einem Weinbauer konzentriert. Es gibt aber noch viel mehr…
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

The most outstanding view we have ever encountered!

Heading down towards the villa, you get your first glimpse of the River Douro, giving you an idea of what’s to come! Like someone else has previously mentioned, turn around at the bottom, as this is easier than the road above the villa. Three adults and two children were immediately blown away by the view. The outstanding modern villa was extremely impressive. If you want peace and quiet and not much of anything else, then you need not look any further, as this is the place for you. The swimming pool is fantastic, not heated tho, so a leap of faith when first entering required! 😁 Supermarkets 15 mins away (Lidl, continental, mini preco). Porto is only 50 minutes away, which is such an impressive city, with so much to do. This is in no way anything to take away from the villa, but more a mention. No washing machine, which didn’t bother us but would have been helpful. The third bedroom bed left my brother lacking sleep, as it was a very noisy bed, whenever he turned over throughout the night. Also, maybe a light around the pool area in the evening (aside from the pool lights), Patricia and myself communicated well. A bottle of wine greeted us which was a lovely touch. We would definitely book this villa again!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stunning rural location

This house has the most amazing views we have ever experienced! Just as the photos depict. The house itself is also an amazing conversion of old farm buildings. From the 1st floor main bedroom, study and ground floor living room you get breathtaking views overlooking the Douro River. Similarly the terrace and pool give you an amazing view point. The pool (approx 3-4 SQM swimming area) has very efficient filtration and stayed clean and free from bugs during our 2 weeks stay without much effort from us. We brought with us a couple of lilos which became my favourite thing to do, floating while gazing at the river with a glass of wine in my hand! The house is remote but perfect if you want peace & quiet! 90% of the time all you can hear is the sound of water, birds, cruising boats and church bells. The other 10% of the time you might hear loud conversations echoing across the valley or the odd crash, bang of house renovations or a dog barking. Nothing much to disturb the peace. You do need to prepare yourself for a driving holiday as most of the sight seeing is about 40-60mins drive away including Porto. We alternated our sightseeing with pool days. Marco de Canaveses is a 20min drive for shopping and stocking up at the supermarkets (the Continente is the best). Patricia is a lovely HomeAway owner and is happy to meet guests and greet you at the house. Her google coordinates (R. do Rio 771) and directions are very helpful. On arrival Patricia will tell you all about the house and give tips on what to visit. So even if you’ve had a long journey you need to pay attention because there’s nothing written down that remains in the house to refer to. Our sightseeing highlights: Quinta de Covela for wine tasting tour. The Pathways walk at Paiva, it’s good to take a picnic and water! Paddle boarding with Enjoy Douro. I haven’t given this property 5/5 stars as we felt the exterior looked a bit tired and needed improving and needed some additional comforts inside. In places the decking around the pool was in a very poor condition. Not as per photos taken at the beginning of the renovation. Also the ‘garden’ consisted of dead plants and could have benefited from some sort of irrigation. The green sun loungers were very aged and the 1 parasol wasn’t enough for a family of 4 and really needed replacing. The main bedroom lacked storage and a comfy chair/s. All bedrooms needed proper floor standing fans. This is an amazing place to stay and we would h
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Fantastisk udsigt!

Fantastisk beliggenhed og meget fredfyldt. Perfekt sted til at koble af uden stress. Huset har næsten alt i forventet tilbehør. Opført i en vellykket kombination af original stil og moderne løsninger. Udsigten fra poolen er storslået, intet mindre... værten Patricia er meget gæstfri og hjælpsom med seværdigheder i området. Vi kommer helt sikkert igen!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Ruhige Lage mit schöner Aussicht

Gut eingerichtetes Ferienhaus, mit allem, was man braucht. Da sehr abgelegen, muss ein Auto vorhanden sein. Eine sanfte Renorvation wäre toll.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amazing house with an amazing owner !

We stayed for 5 nights in mid April, we arrived a bit later than expected on account of a delayed flight but Patricia waited to meet us at the house. Though it is only an hour out of Porto the area feels very remote and rural, and while the Google had the address pretty close the directions she had previously emailed us were very reassuring. The house has been architecturally design and built to a really high standard, the view from the living rooms is absolutely stunning. Patricia was very helpful in explaining some of the local restaurants and vineyards that are worth visiting and also provided us with recommendations for walking tours around Porto. It is an amazing place to stay and Patricia made us very welcome.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Wunderschöne Landschaft

Das Haus ist so schön und stylish wie auf den Fotos, aber der Blick aus den Fenstern oder von der Terasse auf den Duoro ist sensationell. Man glaubt, man schaut auf ein Gemälde, einfach atemberaubend. Nichts stört diesen Blick, da er unverbaut ist und die Landschaft fast unberührt. Hinzukommt die sagenhafte Ruhe, man kann die Schwingen der Vögel hören. Wie haben genau das gesucht und es auch bekommen, einfach herrlich. Leider hatten wir kein Glück mit dem Wetter. Ostern war sehr früh dieses Jahr und es gab ungewöhnlich viel Regen. Da das Haus aber total gemütlich ist und allen Komfort bietet, war uns das egal. Wir haben uns wohlgefüht, wie im eigenen Zuhause. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass Patricia ein großartiger Host ist. Es ist halt ein Unterschied, ob jemand eine Immobilie nur verwaltet oder sie ihm gehört und er sie auch selber nutzt. Das ganze Haus ist von ihrer Familie mit den historischen Mauern komplett neu aufgebaut worden und eine gelungene Mischung aus alt und neu. Sehr geschmackvoll in Architektur und Einrichtung, gepflegt und blitzsauber. Außerdem fanden wir sie super sympathisch und herzlich. Wir hatten es nämlich geschaftt, uns zu verfahren und sie hat uns nach stundenlangem Warten mit einem breiten Lächeln irgendwo in der Pampa eingesammelt und uns erstmal zum Supermarkt gebracht. Dort hat sie wieder gewartet, bis wir uns versorgt hatten. Dinge wie Gewürze, Essig, Öl oder Toilettenpapier waren aber bereits im Haus vorhanden. Es gab auch Willkommensgeschenke von ihr, aber ich verrate nicht, was es war. Wir haben uns jedenfalls gefreut. Die Küche ist bestens ausgestattet, nur die große Pfanne könnte mal ausgetauscht werden. Die Betten haben gute Matratzen und verursachen keine Rückenschmerzen. Ich hätte trotz des S.....wetters gut noch länger bleiben können.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2018
Archival

8/10 Good

Cadre magnifique et très calme

La maison correspond totalement aux photos, le cadre est magnifique et très calme. La propriétaire est d'une grande gentillesse, et de bons conseils pour découvrir la région. Nous avons passé un excellent séjours avec nos ados. .
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Wow - this is a truly stunning location!

Patricia's house is in the most beautiful spot, overlooking the Douro River. It's remote, certainly, but just perfect if you want peace & quiet and are happy to watch boats of all sizes cruising up and down the river from the comfy sun loungers by the pool! The house is well-equipped and spacious and is an amazing conversion of old farm buildings. Marco de Canaveses and Cinfaes aren't far away. They have good supermarkets so you can stock up. There are some lovely towns & villages, quintas and other places to visit. Patricia is a lovely host and is easily contactable. Can't wait to go back again!
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