Property Details of Madeira Villa

This delightful villa is located in Gaula, between the airport and Funchal, and has stunning views which stretching from Ponta de São Lorenço across to the Desertas Islands and on to Caniço. Glorious sun rises to enjoy alfresco breakfast and sun trap large BBQ house for lunch or dinner. The house nestles into the countryside and is a haven for walkers and golfers. There are cinemas, bowling and an aqua park just 10 minutes away and is only 25 minutes away from the cultural life of Funchal.

It comprises a split level 2 storey house with the lower floor constructed of conventional brick/concrete and the upper floor of wood, 4 bedrooms (2 doubles, 2 twins), 3 bathrooms, a large lounge with dining area, a further lounge with two extra beds, equipped kitchen, balcony, gardens, swimming pool (heated when required) with sun lougers and parasols, pool WC and changing room, separate barbecue building and private parking.

Sleeps 4-10 persons, self catering.

Local Area Details

Like most of the civil parishes on Madeira Island Gaula is surrounded by legends One of them evolves around a novel Accounts state that Gaula owes its name to the influence of cavalry Romans namely from the Amadis de Gaula novel Throughout its history the parish has always been the home of noble families such as Lanarote Teixeira de Gaula However amongst the settlers there were Portuguese people representative of the different social classes of the time clergy nobility and commons The oldest documents regarding the civil parish of Gaula date back to the year 1509 the time when King D Manuel granted the creation of the chaplaincy of Santa Maria da Luz At present the civil parish has two ecclesiastic parishes Nossa Senhora da Luz and Achada de Gaula However the place only became a civil parish in 1558 Today Gaula has about 3 thousand inhabitants in an area of 707 hectares 1747 acres The most important economic activities include handicraft namely embroidery wickerworkmade of wicker belonging to the Salicceas family with long thin and flexible branches heather brooms plants of the Ericceas family spontaneous carpentry breadmaking dairy produce traditional trade and agriculture Due to its privileged location halfway between the sea and the mountain the parish has grown a lot in the recent years as a residential area One would say that this is a civil parish with a lot of potential still open to be explored Gaula has a warm summer with somewhat high temperatures and a mild winter

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Property Features

* Has a Pool
* Close to a golf course
* Close to a Beach
* Children are allowed

Contact Information for 70120 Villa in Gaula near Funchal Portugal

Name:	Frederico Santos
Telephone:	+351-242-908061
Alt Telephone:	+351-934-512503
Fax:	+351-242-908026
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