The Old House with private garden

Old House, is situated in the village with the name of Bens to 16 miles and 7 miles Mértola Pomarão - border with Spain. It is a house typical of this area of ​​Portugal called Alentejo. Old building, but renovated and improved inside. It has a fireplace, air-conditioning installation of water heater and water heater. It has a terrace with a view of fields and a simple garden with trees (orange, olive, lemon and guava, as well as roses and herbs), Internet, telephone and television, bed linen and towels, a kitchenette in the room with a table for 8 people including crockery and all cooking equipment, prepared for those who want to spend a few days resting in a place away from the bustle of the city. It is an area of ​​grassland, silent. You can admire immense herds of sheep accompanied by shepherds and their dogs, and cattle grazing on the plain. Transportation is provided by a career coach, a morning and afternoon. The roads are good. The town of Mértola, founded by the Romans and then colonized by the Arabs left no traces of that time. It's nice to visit the beautiful castle of Mértola, its walls, the Roman bridge, the river water mills and museums. Considered as the capital of Portugal game, has attracted many visitors. A great place to visit is the Pulo do Lobo - a rocky gorge where the Guadiana river pours its waters forming a cascade. The Alentejo cuisine is varied and caters very much appreciated. It is worth visiting these lands where you can go hiking, fishing and shooting many nests of white storks that breed here. There are two cheese factories that manufacture high quality cheese. One of the best wines of the Alentejo is the land of Mértola. If you like fishing, here is water in abundance where there is a lot of fish fauna such as largemouth bass about 3 pounds or more.