This charming five bedroom 1970’s farmhouse is the first of James and Joanna’s projects in Portugal. Using furniture from a previous home in Prague they have transformed this farmhouse into a collection of eclectic private and public spaces to be enjoyed with family or friends in the gorgeous Algarve climate. With large gardens, a swimming pool and natural pond it is just 10 minutes from the sea and 15 from the airport, you can leave Dublin at 7am and be there by 11am. Please note this property is only availabe until 31st October 2023.
We had a wonderful stay in James and Jo’s Algarve Farmhouse. We were amazed how quickly we got there from the airport - literally minutes. The house is beautifully decorated and really comfortable. The bedrooms are spacious and there was plenty of room for all the family, including teenagers to have their own space. Even though close to everything, it’s a really quiet area. The weather was lovely even in February and the garden and pool area feel like a little paradise. We’ll be back!
Living
There are both interior and exterior living spaces for you to enjoy. Our interior living room is a mix of the classic and the quirky creating a room that is both visually interesting, eclectic and super comfy. The log burning fire, accent lamps, blue tooth enabled stereo system and a selection of books and magazines to suit all tastes creates a feeling of a home away from home helping you to relax and unwind. The living room opens on to a garden terrace with further sitting and dining areas, rolling gardens and orchards lead to the pool.
Dining
The living rooms leads to the dining room for more formal dining, which leads to a farmhouse style kitchen, or you can dine on one of the terraces or down by the pool, there are many options and facilities in place including an annex by the pool.
Pricing
Please fill in your details on our reatime online bookimng system to view our prices or send an email to stay@burtownhouse.ie
Just spent a great week in James and Joanna’s “Farmhouse in Algarve”. We flew into Faro from Dublin which was so straightforward it really enhanced our holiday. The house was less than 20 mins from the airport, with plenty of Ubers available in the area. The house is amazing, loads of space both inside and out. Obviously being early march we didn’t use the pool and the outside dining area much but it looks like a lovely dining area. The salon was a lovely space to relax and entertain. The bedrooms have great light especially upstairs. The whole house is beautifully decorated and gives a great ambiance.
We will definitely be back and well done with your first overseas project.
Makes you feel like moving to Portugal!
Master Bedroom
The master bedroom boasts a super king bed with rustic wooden headboard, oversize rustic mirrors and interesting objects and furniture. It faces onto a large terrace with additional seating for early morning reading/working or morning yoga, it’s the perfect place to escape the party. It has fine views over the gardens, it comes equipped with an ensuite bathroom and a separate dressing room.
Bedroom 2
This is a large airy room with a super king bed and a rustic seaside inspired headboard. It’s also equipped with large variations of mirrors and a rustic bench, it has access to the master bedroom terrace, and comes with an ensuite bathroom.
Bedroom 3
This ground floor bedroom with a super king bed with a rustic headboard an interesting furniture it opens onto a terrace and garden. This bedroom comes with an ensuite bathroom.
I stayed in the house in February for a week with a group of adults and teenagers and even though the weather wasn’t great it didnt matter at all.
The house has several different areas so we weren’t all on top each other. The garden creates an oasis that feels very secluded even though you are only a 20 minute Uber ride from the airport.
There is an out house perfect as a ‘teenage den’, the pool and table tennis table (and wifi) kept everyone happy!.
The house is clean and the Interiors are really gorgeous with plants everywhere!
I loved that we could walk into to town to the bakery in the morning, a short ride to a fantastic outlet/designers stores and 10 mins to the sea with a great selection of restaurants.
Everything felt very easy and accessible.
I can’t recommended highly enough and have already booked another week!
Bedroom 4
This bedroom is a super king double bedroom with a rustic headboard and interesting bits of furniture it has a writing desk and opens onto a terrace with gardens. It has a shared bathroom with bedroom 5.
Bedroom 5
This is a twin room on the ground floor with two super comfortable beds, this room leads to a terrace and garden. It has a shared bathroom with Bedroom 4.
Gardens
The Farmhouse is surrounded by tall trees, rolling lawns and a natural pond and separate swimming pool, an orchard with citrus, avocado and papaya. There is a rose garden at the front entrance and more hidden gardens around the property. The gardens have started a renovation project and we are excited to see how they respond over the comings years.
Food
This area of the algarve is one of the best for exciting food, with farmers markets in neighbouring towns, great fishing villages, excellent local produce, olive oils, fruits and wines : they say if you plant a seed in the Algarve it will grow. For those adventurous culinary souls there is no shortage of Michelin starred restaurants surrounding this area, not to mention cool beach side bars to more secluded hillside offerings. We supply all that we know for you to enjoy in our ‘black book’ of recommendations.
Neighbourhood
The local town of Almancil is just a few minutes away where you will find numerous shops, farmers markets and garden centres. There are fantastic restaurants in the town to suit casual and fine dining including three Michelin star restaurants. Almancil has a coastline of more than 12km, where you can relax in the sea or on the fine, white sands. All beaches have blue flag signal that are safe for both children and adults. Our property is located 15 minutes from Faro Airport and 10 minutes from the beach.
