SwaraSlowLiving Home: Garden to table, Yoga & more

Only 8 min from Aveiro & 19 min from the Atlantic Ocean driving. Grandpa had built this house with Azulejos–traditional ceramics. I left Canada to invest my energy in transforming this family land into a space for health, connections & slow living. Rooms are luminous & spacious with a traditional flair. When walking in our garden you can always run into our chickens! Expect fresh eggs & cheese, sourdough & corn breads, olives, jams, nut butters, veggies, and seasonal fruits in morning and Café! When I learned to slow down in this new lifestyle, I gained more clarity, started to appreciate and have time to cultivate gratefulness. I try to live respecting my own natural rhythm. My senses feel more awaken, and through this project deeper connections rise with others, also with nature and animals. Most importantly which makes me feel fulfilled is that I found a way to honor my ancestors and give life to their creations through my own vision and dream. So expect to be part of this project while you stay as your presence only will bring life to the house. We have music instruments at disposal. from time to time jamming sessions can happen with our guests. You can always reserve a meditation and yoga class, even a health coaching session or a plant based cooking class with Sandy, your host. If you plan a longer stay, we can customize a plan for your needs. We have helped guests with their diets and had great success after a couple of weeks of cooking together and just sharing during health circles talks. The intention we have is to guide you through your cultural visits of our city or nearby cities as you find time to also slow down and revitalize yourself. We offer alkaline water and we serve garden-to-table organic meals. What we cook for ourselves we share with our guests at modest rates. We share access to the entire home. It is important for me to greet my guests upon arrival and to guide them and answer all questions. If I happen to be away the dates you are coming I will inform you and my partner will certainly take good care of you as he is fluent in english as well....and he is a sweet heart! Quinta do Picado, our village is very quiet, located just 7min driving distance from the city center of Aveiro. Only when there is a wedding or celebration in the village you might hear some music and some fireworks at night. It is a very safe village, and the neighbours will probably want to chat with you if they see you walking around. Just say: Bom dia! There are convinience stores, pharmacy and bakeries in the village. The closest is a café and restaurant called Pinto about 7 min walking distance which serves homemade meals with meat or fish depending on the dish of the day. Whenever possible, we offer transportation from Aveiro train station or city center at reasonable rates; 7E per ride vs 11E for taxi. There is also a train about 15 min walk from our home that can take you to the city center in only 3 min. This train stop is the one just after Aveiro called Quintans. If you get off here, I can pick you up at no charge. This same train can also take you to other cities in Portugal, like Coimbra which is just about 50 min train ride. We offer free parking just in front of our home and there are a couple of bicycles are your disposal.