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The farm itself consists of 15 hectares and the house is located about 300 m from the main house of the farm. Within a nice spacious garden there is a communal swimming pool. The house has a bbq, garden furniture including sun beds.

The Casa Gradil is located near the village of Gradil which has 3 restaurants, a chemist, 2 small supermarkets, butcher, newsagent and post office, all within easy walking distance
The Costa de Lisboa/Lisbon region
The location is ideal for those that wish to do cultural visits, within 30 minutes drive there is:
Mafra - The small town of Mafra is dominated by the Convent, a huge monument which includes a monastery, a royal palace and a church, containing aproximately 880 rooms and 300 monks´ cells.
Alcobaça - Alcobaça grew around a moorish castle and then a christian abbey,: between these two, a clutter of medieval looking streets and ornamented churches like those of Misericórdia and Nossa Senhora da Conceição remind us of its ancient history. The abbey has been declared by the UNESCO as a World Heritage monument and in it lie the richly ornamented tombs of the legendary lovers King Pedro and his murdered mistress Inês.

Mafra / Gradil area
Batalha - On the way to Leiria, turning a bend on the road, the sight that meets the astonished traveller´s eyes is the monumental monastery of Batalha, a masterpiece of Portuguese gothic architecture. The abbey dominates all the town, and although some disagree of the hotel unit set next to it, there are still interesting 18th-century houses to be seen, with porches and guilhotine windows, besides the Mother Church with a fine manueline portal.
Obidos - Ressembling an open-air museum, this walled medieval town has been preserved to look like a picture-postcard, with its monuments, narrow winding streets and white-washed houses with windows and terraces full of flowers.
... and Lisbon with it's many atttractions.

The local coastal town of Ericeira is a 20 minutes drive it boasts excellent fish and seafood restaurants and many sandy beach with fabulous surfing. Also Ericeira offers a big and lively outdoor market each Thurday morning; in the village of Sobreiro visitors can enjoy a model miniature village, complete in every detail, created by José Franco.

If you play golf, Campo Real is a new 72 championship standard course and is situated 10 minutes away form the house. 45 minutes away you have the Sintra, Estoril and Cascais courses. 40 minutes north there is Campo Praia del Rey