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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="4788e8e3.jpg"> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="210a1b60.png" border=0 width="161" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><I><B>Home</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The apartment"><B> </B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The apartment"><B>The apartment</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The living room"><B>The living room</B></A></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The bathroom"><B>The bathroom</B></A></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The bedroom"><B>The bedroom</B></A></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" 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Madeira</B></A></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Payment and conditions"><B>Payment and conditions</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intended swimming pool"><B>The</B></A><A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intended swimming pool"><B> swimming pool</B></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="10e01010.gif" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FF9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0ab00c82dwnjbj.jpg"> <div> <B>In general:</B></div> <div> <B>Quinta da Portela is located in a sunny area from Portugal, and in the natural park that we have  in the surrounding we find the most </B></div> <div> <B>beautiful place on earth  .</B></div> <div> <B>In the Serra da Estrela area we landed in a place named Midões,</B></div> <div> <B>and every day  we enjoy the nature, </B></div> <div> <B>the people,  and what they can give to us.</B></div> <div> <B>It looks like the time is standing still  when you watch the people </B></div> <div> <B>working in their quintas  and with a little  bit of luck you will see  </B></div> <div> <B>sheep all around the quinta.</B></div> <div> <B>Almost every weekend  you  can watch and visit local ways of live </B><B> or learn about local folklore with a real firework show at the end of the day.</B></div> <div> <B>In our  village and depending the time of the year  you can  learn how to get the grapes from the plants and how to make the wine.</B></div> <div> <B>You can also learn how to clean the olive trees to get the olives and transform  them in oil.</B></div> <div> <B>You can just watch if you don´t want to work, or your children may have a ride  with me on the tractor, just for fun.</B></div> <div> <B>Bicycle riding, mountain climbing, walking or even in the</B></div> <div> <B> winter  season you may ski in the  Serra da Estrela Tower .</B></div> <div> <B>Horse riding, trips with horses, swimming in the Mondego River Everything it´s possible.</B></div> <div> <B>In our old village , ther is a place with sulphuric water that comes  naturally from  the stones .</B></div> <div> <B>From far away a lot of people  come to get this water.</B></div> <div> <B>In many small restaurants for a little money you can enjoy a real Portuguese   meal in a real Portuguese style,</B></div> <div> <B>with a delicious glass wine or Port .</B></div> <div> <B>We will  be pleased that you choose our place to enjoy all this great things for your holiday.</B></div> <div> <B>If you have  questions or want more information, please contact us to:</B></div> <div> <B>Telephone  :  00351  91 604 5 123</B></div> <div> <B>        E. mail :  </B><A HREF="mailto:portela.barroca@sapo.pt" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:portela.barroca@sapo.pt"><B>portela.barroca@sapo .pt </B></A><B> </B><A HREF="mailto:portela.barroca@sapo.pt" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:portela.barroca@sapo.pt"><B><IMG 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