The perfect family holiday resort........
If you want the perfect Algarve holiday with a difference where you and your family can enjoy privacy in a traditional, and yet comfortably modern villa, on your own private vineyard estate, and at the same time be surrounded by the both the most amusing quirky sculpture park, animal reserve, and winery , look no further!
It sounds a bit "off beat" but consider relaxing on your own private terrace outside your traditional Portuguese villa watching the stunning Algarve sunset whilst sipping the most delicate wines produced less than metres away, from vines in this very soil!
What could be more perfect than this?
No problem, if you need more bottles to sample, a short stroll to the winery shop will provide you with all the supplies you need!
On this safe walled estate there is complementary entrance to an animal reserve where the children can tickle wallabies, laugh at black pot belly pigs and stroke the farmyard animals. You will be only metres away form the villa.
In addition, facilities and luxury are not compromised on this unique holiday experience, in addition to our own private pool with your villa there is a magnificent metres? Swimming pool surrounded by individually commissioned sculptures. These unique sculptures dot the whole estate and give a fairytale atmosphere to the surroundings.
There is a large estate house where you can breakfast if you wish, and occasionally dinner can be provided as a special request.
Tours of the vineyard, and wine tasting operate regularly and even Portuguese cooking lessons can be booked.
You can travel home with new recipes and skills under your belt, but be careful you don’t need to loosen your belt after all the delicious Portuguese food!
For those wishing to enhance the mind rather than the body, Tai Chi lessons and yoga lessons take place every morning by the pool so you can commence your day chilled out and at one with nature.
The coast is only a short 15 minute drive and the bustling town of Albufeira the same distance so if you wish to visit the attractions of this beautiful region you will be spoilt for choice!
Villa Select offers tailor made excursions and spa days.
Active and yet relaxed, dynamic but still serene, opposite approaches but all designed to achieve the same goal, the perfect family holiday resort. Quinta dos Vales is a synonym for quality. Whether it be the conservative attitude to wine production or the unique combination of wine and art the goal always remains the same, customer satisfaction, in the area of wine, art, events or ecotourism. The estates activity is split into several areas: Wine, Art, Villa Rentals, Activities and Events; the sections below provide more details on each of them. If you want he perfect Algarve holiday with a difference where you can enjoy privacy on your own private vineyard estate, and at the same time be surrounded by the both the most amusing quirky sculpture park, animal reserve, and winery , look no further!
Villa Rentals
The unique countryside location of Quinta Dos Vales offers you a range of Luxurious Villas, Cosy Apartments and Farm Houses making it a Superb Holiday Retreat. We are able to provide accommodation for up to 50 people in either private, semi-private or budget properties, ranging from an exquisite 6 bedroom villa to a set of cosy 2 bedroom apartments. Pools, Tennis and Sauna on-site, while Golf, Beaches and others are only minutes away. Wellness & Sports packages can be arranged. An ideal location for Family holidays & Celebrations
Villa Poente
http://www.villaselect.com/Portugal/Algarve/Algarve/Villa-Poente.html
Villa Norte
http://www.villaselect.com/Portugal/Algarve/Algarve/Villa-Norte.html
Villa Nascente
http://www.villaselect.com/Portugal/Algarve/Algarve/Villa-Nascente.html
Villa Sul
http://www.villaselect.com/Portugal/Algarve/Algarve/Villa-Sul.html
Villa Casa Margarida
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Rentals
Our unique countryside location offers you a range of Luxurious Villas, Cosy Apartments and Farm Houses making it a Superb Holiday Retreat. We are able to provide accommodation for up to 50 people in either private, semi-private or budget properties, ranging from an exquisite 6 bedroom villa to a set of cosy 2 bedroom apartments. Pools, Tennis and Sauna on-site, while Golf, Beaches and others are only minutes away. Wellness & Sports packages can be arranged. It is an ideal location for Family Meetings & Celebrations.
Farm Houses
Our farm houses can accommodate couples but also groups of up to 20 people per location, in a total of 50 guests. Small families can stay in Casa Margarida or one of The four Winds units, which sleep up to 4 adults and one child. For larger groups of up to 12 adults and 4 children The 4 Seasons is your ideal holiday villa. Groups of medium or large size can be accommodated in several of The Four Winds units, holding a total of up to 16 adults and 4 children.
Wine
In a very short time Quinta dos Vales has managed to become one of the leading wine producers in the up-coming Algarve wine market. Our Award-Winning Wines have quickly found their way to the top, celebrating extensive national and international success with over 50 medals and awards and many great reviews by professional periodicals and wine critics. Our brand “Marquês dos Vales” represents the top in Algarve wine through an ample variety. In our range of “Selecta”, “Primeira Selecção” and “Grace Vineyard” or simply “Grace” you will find both red, rosé and white wines. Our wine philosophy is driven by one sole guiding criteria: Quality.
Philosophy & Quality
To ensure the best quality possible our wines undergo several different processes, leaving nothing to chance.
Vintage: Harvest, Production & Ageing Before you can fully enjoy our wines, some complex tasks must be carried out. Starting with the harvest, which is done manually, the production cycle with its many steps and then ageing before the wines are ready for drinking.
Portuguese and Algarve wine history
Portugal’s history is directly linked to the culture of the many different races that either invaded the country or developed trading relationships and settled in its territory for shorter or longer periods.
Art
Art and wine have always had a close relationship, but they have never been closer than at Quinta dos Vales' Experience & Event Centre where our stunning sculptures can be enjoyed together with high quality award-winning wines. In our several garden locations you will find an exhibition of well over a hundred pieces in different styles, materials and sizes, some up to 5m in height. Most of the sculptures are from our own design while others are developed in partnership with local artists and friends.
A lot has already been written about our art exhibits and large sculpture collection. Learn about what makes our art projects so interesting in the sections below.
Philosophy
The ideas behind our unique art are the same that drive the evolution of wine, both are linked to the traditional but also explore new experiences, limits and directions. The artist Karl Heinz Stock designed most of the sculptures that can be seen around the property, which are produced with the assistance of KHSculptureGroup's craftsmen in his studio near Silves where his models are turned under his supervision into the final pieces that can be enjoyed throughout the grounds.
