Courela da Azinheira was built in 2003 in traditional Alentejo farmhouse style. The domed entrance hall links the bedroom wing with the main house, with the double height lounge and dining room looking out onto the terrace and swimming pool, and over the olive grove on the opposite side of the valley in front. The house has full central heating and is partially air-conditioned.

Bedroom wing
Bedroom 1 – Double bed, en-suite bathroom with bath/shower
Bedroom 2 – Double bed, en-suite bathroom with bath/shower
Bedroom 3 – 2 single beds (adults or children)
Bedroom 4 – 3 single child beds (one up to 5) plus one cot
Bedroom 5 – Owners suite (closed, available only if absolutely necessary)
Bathroom with shower

Main house
Double height living/dining room with fireplace and dining table for 12
Kitchen (fully fitted) with dining table for 6
Playroom with TV and sofabed
Bathroom with shower
Bedroom 6 – 1 single bed

Outside
Large covered terrace with barbeque and table for 10.
Large open terrace with 10m x 5m heated pool with child safety cover.
Large lawn (a good part of which was recently dug up by wild boar looking for worms!)

Children and babies
Inside - Playroom with wide variety of toys, puzzles, DVD films etc
Outside – 2 swings, enclosed play area for infants with playhouse, sandpit, footballs, etc.
Pool – Shallow area for kids, plenty of pool equipment and inflatable safety stuff, foolproof pool safety cover (high-tension net cover, the best solution we could find for our 3 kids, and which we insist is put on when the pool is unattended by adults)
Babies – Playpen, highchair, bottle sterilizer, large-wheel pushchair for walks, baby bath, etc.
(all available on request)

Adults
Plasma TV + hi-fi + Portuguese satellite TV (Sky News, CNN) + wide variety of DVD films.
The house has no phone line, so mobile phones need roaming facility.
There is no internet facility, the nearest internet café being 15 minutes away.
Good binoculars and a bird-watching telescope with tripod are available, plus numerous bird books.
A good selection of novels.

General
The house is equipped with smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and a large first-aid kit.
A laundry service is provided on Wednesday, when Antonia comes to the house and will clean and iron.