Madre de Água Hotel Rural

12 Rooms

23 Beds

Madre de Água Hotel Rural is the perfect refuge to set for the discovery of one of Portugal’s most typical regions, Serra da Estrela. Situated 5 minutes away from Gouveia, next to the village of Vinhó, the 10 rooms offer the ideal comfort and ambiance to live the most authentic and traditional experiences of the region.

Quinta Madre de Água is the perfect refuge for discovering one of the most typical regions, Serra da Estrela. Situated 5 minutes away from Gouveia, near the village of Vinhó, this project began in 2007, when the owners decided to return to origins and to develop a sustainable concept that values the respect for locals, their arts and traditions, as well as the preservation of nature.

This project is being carried out in 4 estates (“quintas”) in the region of Gouveia in a area of 60 hectares, including; a 10 room charm hotel, where clients are welcomed in a refined familiar ambience; a cheese-making workshop that produces one of the best cheeses in the world, Serra da Estrela soft cheese; a stud farm that bets on Lusitano horse breed, teaching and dressage art and a wine cellar to be built.

Its 16 hectares of vineyards have been awarded many prizes as the best ones in Dão wine region, planted at a height of 600 m, with a micro-climate that influences the excellence of the wines. The estate has currently 500 “bordaleira” breed sheep and 150 goats.