Torreira: House with garden and swiming pool

Our stay at Casa de Muranzel provided a perfect place for relaxation and exploring the village of Torreira. It was also a great jumping off place for exploring further afield… a short trip to Aveiro and one hour drive to Porto. We all loved coming back to the house for a swim in the pool! Pedro was a warm and welcoming host. We appreciated his information about exploring local sights and restaurants. We would definitely recommend his lovely house to family and friends!

My family and I had a brilliant stay at this property. The house is clean and bright and modern with a great pool and beautiful views out over the lagoon. We spent a lot of time by the pool mixed with excursions to the pristine beaches in nearby Torreira and Sao Jacinto. Really lovely spot and a very helpful host who gave us great tips on where to visit in nearby Porto. Highly recommend for those looking for a chilled holiday.

We enjoyed our stay in Pedro‘s house very much. Pedro was an excellent host with lots of good advices about restaurants, places to go with our dog, what to do at Porto. The house is very spacious, nice pool, water view and offered more than we required for our family vacation. Excellent place for an early summer break in Portugal. We enjoyed the „honesty bar“ concept with excellent wine and olive oil. Full recommendation of Pedro‘s place.

Pedro was very welcoming. The house was fabulous. So clean. Bright and as described. Kids loved the pool and adults loved the peaceful location. Kitchen was well fitted out and we used the bikes supplied. We were5 km from the town and the beach was spectacular. We loved the house and would recommend it to anyone. A real gem! Thanks so much for a lovely vacation home.

We could enjoy a great long weekend with friends at Pedro’s house. We were two couples and the house offered us everything we need to have a nice stay. Heated pool was great at this time of the year and both outside area and inside were cosy and comfortable to spend time on it. Pedro was very welcoming, leaving some gifts on our arrival. House has all you need even small details like Coffee pods, milk, teas and some snacks for free. Highly recommended Pedro’s accommodation to enjoy a few days!!

The nice Villa was containing even more than described. Everything was fine for us. Equipment was in very good and in proper/clean condition. The Landlord was most kind and generous in every aspect. We arrived almost 3 hrs. delayed at night, but the friendly owner of the Villa was welcoming us all the same with some snacks and a good wine. We missed nothing from the interior, our kids and we enjoyed the silence and fantastic nature around. To reach the wild beach a walk of 2,3 km has to considered but will be rewarded with a beautiful natural landscape and wild Atlantic Ocean. In front of the house the bay is located where flamingos can be watched especially during low tide. We visited this place at end of September and profited a lot from the recommendations of Landlord in terms of excursions and restaurants. For discovering Porto 2 days should be considered and a walk on the Passadicos do Paiva can be regarded as a must tour for normally/well trained people (about 8 km one way = get back with taxi). There are some beautiful places worth to be visited around. Torreira is the next closest town, which is really charming, also with a pretty beach and restaurants/bars. However I would recommend this place for individualists and not for people looking for mass tourism. If you like nature and bird watching you will like this place and you can enjoy fresh sea food as well as delicious wines from the Douro valley. The Portuguese people, including our Landlord, were always friendly providing excellent services showing sincere hospitality. We had a relaxing and interesting family vacation being thankful for the warm Welcome and superior location (Villa).

We were 3 adults and 2 little children and had a wonderful stay at Pedro's place. He was very kind to receive us practically in the middle of the night since our flight was later in the day and we were also delayed at the rental car agency. The house was very well equipped with everything you need for cooking and grilling outside. The interior is tastefully decorated. The pool must be great on warm days but we visited when it was colder. The area itself has gorgeous beaches at a short drive. There is a beautiful salt water lagoon in the front of the house where we watched flamingos and fishermen harvest snails. Possible to take a car ferry from the next town and of course great seafood both fresh to grill at home and also at the restaurants. We can totally recommend this place and hope to someday go sea kayaking with Pedro!

Very nice house, beautifully decorated en a great swimming pool. Pedro and his wife are very nice and friendly. Our family and the kids have enjoyed our vacation very much. It is not very far from Porto and Aveiro wich are beautiful cities. We would like to thank Pedro and his wife for the hospitality. It was a great vacation!

Our second stay with Pedro! To put it short: Great house, great location and great host! We spent a very nice week in the house with two families (4 adults, 2 children and a baby). The house was very well equipped with everything you need for cooking, baking etc. The interieur is spacious and very tastefully arranged - this place really stands out :) The pool and BBQ are great to hang out on warm days; the lounge with chimnney upstairs is cosy on rainy days. The hosts, Pedro and his wive, were very nice and helpful and provided us a very warm welcome (with Portwine and a traditional cake). Last but not least: the area is very beautiful and calm! The big salt water lagoon just in front of the house comes with real flamingos and is a great spot for fishing, boating and windsurfing. The open atlantic beach is stunning! It''s about half an hours walk through the dunes or 5min by car (to Torreira). Ovar and especially Aveiro are pitoresque cities with lots of sightseeing spots on offer. We can totally recommend this place and will come back one day ourselves...