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This was the most wonderful stay, it far exceeded all of our expectations. I cannot stress enough how amazing our host/hostess were. I felt like I spent three nights among family and friends. The highlight of the stay were the meals. Sitting at the large dining room table and enjoying the wonderful and never ending combinations of appetizers, entrees, desserts and AWESOME port/wine & spice water. Rivaling the insanely good traditional Portuguese food was the conversation with the other guests, discussing what we did that day and our plans for the next day to just getting to know one another. A close second to the meals was the absolutely gorgeous accommodations. Our villa had several bathrooms, rooms, dining room, kitchen, deck (with panoramic views of the surrounding village and country side) in addition to a small chapel (yes chapel!) and a pool just out our door, which was perfect at the end of a long sunny day visiting the surrounding vineyards. The location is nestled in the heart of the Douro Valley just a short drive from; swimming in river or going on an incredible tour and tasting at any of the world-class wineries (Quintas) or simply soaking in some of the most scenic vistas you will ever see. In fact, my ONLY regret was that our stay here was at the very beginning of our Portugal vacation, as it set the bar SO HIGH nothing could rival it.