Casa da Lima is located in between two mountains Germanelo and Jerumelo, and has a breathtaking view. Total silence is what you get in a beautifully renovated stone house. It is located next to a dirt road, the old Roman road, the caminho to Fatima and Santiago de Compostela. Also the PR and GR routes, and the trail to the twin mountains are nearby. Enjoy the walking paths. There are around five local restaurants and two ‘minimercados’ in the neighbouring villages of Rabacal, Alvorge and Vale Florido, 3-10 km from our house. The larger supermarkets are in Ansiao, Condeixa or Penela, all about 15 minutes drive from Casa da Lima.

We moved from a big city in The Netherlands to this pearl Casa da Lima. It is in the middle of nowhere but still close to the city, Coimbra. We opened Casa da Lima to share the beauties of nature and silence with everyone who like to enjoy nature, silence, history, travelling or caminho’s, whether on a pilgrimage to Santiago or Fatima, a (family) holiday, or just after an exhausting working day in Coimbra. We travelled a lot in Portugal and we could tell you about all the interesting activities when you are interested. Our organic fruit and vegetable garden keeps us busy because we love to eat good and healthy food. We have a little daughter, who goes to school in Rabacal by bike, really Dutch.

Casa da Lima is ideally located in central Portugal in a rural area south of Coimbra. Surrounded by nature in an independent house. It is a half hour drive from Coimbra and Pombal. From Porto it is just a one and a half hour drive and a two-hour drive brings you to Lisbon. A few of the most beautiful tourist sites (World Heritage Sites) are located around our area (within an hour driving). The Library of the University of Coimbra, the lovely town of Tomar, with its Templar castle, the breathtaking monastery of Alcobaça, and the beautiful church and monument Batalha. Feel the Roman presence, when visiting the Roman ruins of Conímbriga, the mosaics of Rabacal and the Roman house in Santiago da Guarda. Witness the power of Fatima, the most holy place in Portugal, stroll on the Nazare beach with its huge waves, or swim in the more quiet bay of São Martinho do Porto. There is so much to see and do here, and still you enjoy the quietness in the middle of nowhere.