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

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

We felt privileged to stay here and we are very grateful to Patricia for making our stay very pleasant indeed.

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!

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

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.