There are two kinds of days at this house: going-out days — the river, the towns, Galicia — and staying days. This guide is about the second kind, the ones nobody plans and everybody remembers.
Morning
The day starts on the patio: coffee at the outdoor table under the loquat tree, dew still on the lawn. Early risers hit the greenway for a run or a ride — twelve minutes away — and come back for the second coffee.
The kids, meanwhile, have found the badminton net on the lawn and the kind of running space cities don't offer.
Midday
The pool is yours alone — no one else's timetables, nothing shared. Loungers, parasol, floats for those who take them seriously. Lunch happens in the red kitchen and gets eaten outside; the alternative is town, twelve minutes away.
Afternoon
Prime pool hours — or, on properly hot days, the swap for the cool of the Coura river at Covas (10 minutes). Shade-seekers stay in the open living room, pool in view through the sliding doors: a book, a nap, games at the round table.
End of day
Dinner returns to the patio — grilled things, vinho verde, last swims as the light drops. The pool lit at dusk is the evening's backdrop; on cool nights the pellet stove comes on and the house changes season without losing its charm.
Common questions
Does the house work without going out?
It was designed for exactly that. Private pool, a big lawn with a badminton net, an outdoor table under the loquat tree, a kitchen for real cooking and an open living room with the pool in view. Whole stays never pass the gate — and miss nothing.
What if it rains?
The Minho is green for a reason. The living room with the pellet stove, radiators, the round table for long games — and the towns ten minutes away: Cerveira has the Aquamuseu and, in Biennial years, an afternoon of art.
What's within 15 minutes?
Cerveira's centre (12), Lenta river beach (14), the Coura river at Covas (10), the Friendship Bridge into Galicia (14) and the A3 junction (7).
