Serra da Estrela, Casa do Forno

A centennial country house, which still remains the old community oven of the village. When renting the Casa do Forno you have the whole place just for you and ensure total privacy! The Casa do Forno, formerly known as "the Laura’s oven", it was one of the community ovens of the village. "The oven was big. Baked 90 “broas” in each batch and made four to five batches per day. Each family made bread once a week, ten to eighteen baking bread at a time, depending on the number of children. "(In" stories of a village Valezim "by José Luís Gonçalves, July 2001). The oven was maintained and integrated in the kitchen of this century-old house. You also has access to a private garden and barbecue outside. (the access to the garden must be on the outside of the house, no part of the house connects to the garden) We do not live in the building, but during your stay we are available to answer any questions and help you plan the days spent in Valezim showing the main interest points. Due to Covid-19, we are taking extra care to disinfect surfaces often touched between bookings. Valezim is a mountain village, belonging to the municipality of Seia, with about 300 inhabitants and is part of the Natural Park of Serra da Estrela. Here you can enjoy several hiking trails, mountain bike trail, public swimming pool (open only in summer) and taste the delicacies of Serra da Estrela. There are two small grocery stores in the village where you can perform basic shopping. The baker horn when passing through the village! Buy the "broa of Loriga," typical bread of the region. Nearby there is free public parking We do not have room service, so if you need to change sheets or towels we ask you to let us know. The Pool that comes in the photos does not belong to the property but to the village, at an additional cost. Although it is not our responsibility, we alert to the fact that the neighbor next door has dogs, the used to bark with some frequency. Our beds are the typical "old" iron beds, so we alert to the fact that for some people may be somewhat smaller.