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Casa Gillian

Quinta dos Alamos, Guia
Albufeira and Guia and Area, Algarve, Portugal

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Casa Gillian is an attractive villa in the charming Quinta dos Alamos community just outside the small town of Guia, with its welcoming locals and famed for its typically Algarvian restaurants. Nearby are some of the area’s best known attractions, Aqualand Water Park and the Zoomarine theme park with lots of attractions especially for the children, including the opportunity to swim with the dolphins. Casa Gillian is only a fifteen minute drive to the beautiful beach of Gale or to the bustling resort of Albufeira as well as all the amenities and restaurants in Guia which are within a short walk.

Interior

Casa Gillian has a spacious living and dining room with TV, CD player and wood burning fire for cosy evenings in Spring or Autumn. There are patio doors leading to the shaded outdoor dining area and swimming pool. There is a good sized, modern kitchen with a breakfast table, granite work tops and a door to a rear courtyard. Casa Gillian has three bedrooms. The master bedroom has a queen-size bed, an en-suite bathroom and doors to the pool terrace, down a couple of steps. There is a twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a double bedroom with an adjacent shower room. Casa Gillian can accommodate 6 people in the existing bedrooms and a further child under 12 years on a fold-a-way bed. The villa benefits from air conditioning in all three bedrooms which is included in the price of the villa.

Exterior

From the living room there are patio doors to a shaded and furnished outdoor dining area with a barbecue grill. This is a lovely location in which to enjoy relaxing, al fresco meals looking over the large swimming pool. This measures 9x4 metres and is accessed by roman steps. The villa is set in pretty and secluded gardens with extensive terrace, lawns, flower beds and mature trees for shade. There are entrance gates to a courtyard and a large private parking area.

Amenities

Located on the outskirts of the typical small town of Guia, this is a lovely place for an Algarve holiday. Here you can relax and enjoy your private pool or explore the local area and the fantastic beaches by day, then walk to a selection of restaurants in the evening. Our villas are in the Quinta dos Alamos community which is just a few hundred metres from the town centre and its famous Algarvian restaurants, one of which is where the Portuguese dish of chicken piri piri was created. There are also superb seafood and grill restaurants, plus an authentic local bar in the square. Although it's 6 kilometres from the coast you have a fantastic selection of beautiful sandy coves within a 10 minute drive, all have beautiful golden sand and impressive rock formations, sculpted by the sea with rock stacks, caves and rock pools. Gale beach is the closest and has two restaurants that look out over the sands so that parents can watch their children play on the beach between courses. Evaristo is a beautiful cove with an impressive and stylish fish restaurant and the coves at Coelho and Sao Raphael are also well worth a visit.
Just to the west of Gale is Salgadas beach, which has a vast stretch of sand and an impressive golf course to the rear. Elsewhere, golf courses are plentiful, with the five celebrated courses at Vilamoura within easy reach by car and over ten courses within a half hour's drive.
To the east of Guia is the famous resort of Albufeira, once a pretty fishing village, it is now a large resort taking advantage of the impressive beaches along its stretch of coastline. Although it can get very busy there is excellent shopping, bustling squares, markets and a few very good restaurants, some perched on the cliff tops with fantastic views over the beach and sea.
Within a few kilometres from our villas in Guia is the Algarve Shopping Mall, with a huge choice of shops, a food court, supermarket and multi-screen cinema, where movies are shown in their original language - mostly English. Across the main road there's a branch of Makro, take your membership card if you have one, for access to the superstore. Zoomarine Aquatic Park is a theme park with rides and various attractions with an aquatic theme. There's also a dolphin interaction programme where you can swim with the dolphins - this needs to be pre-booked. Several water parks are also within easy reach for a day of thrilling slides and fun.

Services

Maid service is provided 3 times per week with a mid week towel change. For guests staying longer than one week there is also a weekly linen change.

Car Requirements

Although you can walk to most of the amenities and supermarket you will need a car for the beaches,sightseeing and a wider choice of facilities.

Location

45.50 km from the Airport
7 km to the nearest Golf Course
1.20 km to the nearest Shops
600 m to the nearest Restaurant
3 km to Zoomarine Theme Park
7.80 km to Aqualand Water Park
7.70 km to Albufeira

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