Guest House in Douro Valley, Northern Portugal:

Some rooms share a long balcony with breathtaking view ove the river

Trekking, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Horse riding, Fishing, Bicycles, Motor boat, Water sports, Wine tasting, Site visits.

Holiday in the Douro Valley: The Douro is a valley, a river, a vineyard, it is wine. Over the river, the human influence, who transformed the slate mountains into country and walls, an epic common effort of making different cultures meet.
Protected from the damp Atlantic hoists by the mountains of Marão and Montemuro, the production area was defined as wine area for the first time in 1757 - the first viticulture regulation of the world - in the northeast of Portugal, between Barqueiros and Mazouco, near the Spanish border. This is the wine country!
The area extends today over 250.000 hectares, whereby however the vineyard takes only 40,000 hectares, deep embedded in the Douro river basin, and in its tributaries: Corgo, Torto, Pinhão, Tua, Côa, amongst others. The entire area is divided in three sub-regions: in the west, the Baixo Corgo, in the center the Cima Corgo and in the east the Douro Superior - with different microclimatic particularities, however always with cold winters and hot and dry summers.

Douro Valley: The combination of these factors, as well as the selective choice of stocks is decisive for the quality and purity of the wines, which are no more than the effect of the harmonious marriage between the earth, the climate and the love and art of humans.
But the Douro is not only vineyard, wine, almonds, olive oil... It is also its people, the wine farmers, who shaped its history and traditions; and the still untouched idyllic Quintas, with their inviting welcome. But rather than reading about it, you should discover the Port Wine Route with your own eyes.

Mesão Frio: Set high above the River Douro, 12 km west of Peso da Régua across a picturesque valley, Mesão Frio is one of the most charming villages in the region. Famous for its chestnut cakes, the town boasts an impressive main street lined with old lime trees and stately 18th-century manor houses. What to see. The main attraction in Mesão Frio is its Gothic parish church of São Nicolau, which has lovely painted ceiling panels and seven Romanesque tombstones. Nearby, the former 18th-century Franciscan monastery of São Francisco has been converted into the town hall, with the tourist information centre housed in its cloisters.
Nearby. Situated above the main road on the western outskirts of Mesão Frio, the elegant Solar da Rede is a privately-owned pousada hotel set in a 40-hectare vineyard featuring a fine Baroque gate crowned by animals and an iron-adorned fountain.

The rental rates for this property are quoted in EUR per room per night.

Prices valid for 2 persons in double room, breakfast included.
On Friday and/or Saturday, add a supplement of EUR 10 per room, except during 15.04-31.10.08.
Rooms with river view have a supplement of EUR 10 per room.
Discount of EUR 8 per room for single occupancy, except during Holiday Seasons.

Deposit of 30% with booking.
Balance up to 35 days before arrival.

Cancellation terms:
+35 days before arrival, 30% of rental price.
35 days or less before arrival, 100% of rental price.
Customers are encouraged to take cancellation insurance.