Beautiful House in Nature - Vida Pura

Perfectly situated on a hill in a picturesque nature reserve, just 3km from Odeceixe town, this large, ecologically-built house grants its occupants sensational views across the valley below – through which flows the famous Seixe river. The space Perfectly situated on a hill in a picturesque nature reserve, just 3km from Odeceixe town, this large, ecologically-built house grants its occupants sensational views across the valley below – through which flows the famous Seixe river. Specially designed and built with eco bricks, eco paint, and rammed-earth or taipa – an ancient, sustainable building technique – Vida Pura Villa’s great thermal mass ensures that the inner climate is always just right. The building has a floor space of 230m2 and features one master bedroom with en suite (bath, toilet, sink), two smaller bedrooms, a bathroom (toilet, shower, sink, and wheelchair accessible if necessary), plus kitchen, living and dining areas. Each bedroom has its own outdoor access – great for doing yoga, reading a good book, or just relaxing in the hammock and taking in the ambience. The spacious kitchen comes equipped with a double sink, fridge/freezer, gas cooker and gas oven. The herb garden in front of the house will supply you with the lovely flavour of the region! Meanwhile, the open plan living and dining area measures a generous 80m2 and contains a large dining table with 10 seats, a big couch, and a TV with 80 satellite channels. Large windows throughout ensure that, even while relaxing indoors, guests can still appreciate the beauty of their natural surroundings. Furthermore, large glass sliding doors allow you access the large front decking area. Equipped with a dining table and chill-out furniture, the wave-shaped decking measures more than 100m2 and is the perfect for relaxing of an evening, gazing up into the vivid night sky and listening to the frogs of the nearby pond treat you to an evening concert. A further 80m2 terrace of Santa Catarina tiles store solar energy throughout the day and release it at night, providing the perfect solar heater for guests outside after sunset. Guest access The land and river side are available as well as are our animals. On top of it all we have a bio-dynamic farm going on that you can visit and enjoy and buy its produce and home made products like jam and such. We have many guest services to offer such a surflessons, bike rental, yoga and meditation classes, donkey touring and much more. Or take a refreshing dive in the river! Other things to note We recycle our glass, plastic, paper, metal and food and, because we produce our own renewable energy, we operate with a very low carbon output and minimal waste. And since we acquire most of our energy from the sun, our supply is limited to what nature gives us. As well as staying in accommodation full of natural materials, you will get to enjoy a 100% ecological holiday experience. Not only does the resort harness its energy from sun and wind, but we also source our own water, treat our own drainage and produce a lot of our own food. The retreat features a biodynamic farm which creates great natural produce for you to enjoy, if you so wish, and we have lots of delicious, home-made products available to you. The farm contains various animals; we have chickens, ducks, cats, dogs and donkeys, that all play their part in helping us sustain this rewarding lifestyle both as committed co-workers and as domestic companions. We love animals, however we must ask that you do not bring pets which might harass or harm our free-roaming ducks, chickens, donkeys, cats, dogs and small children. When bringing an animal we always prefer to have a chat over the phone to talk things through. On the property dogs always need to be on a leash. We organise yoga lessons 2 times per week and professional massages on request. Registration Details RAL1380/15 PROCESO 40/2016