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Check-in starts at 5pm (Portuguese time).
As soon as you know the estimated time of arrival (ETA) or on the day of check-in, please send a message with the time you want to check in. If there be any changes of the ETA, during the course of the check-in day, please let us know, as Alexandra and Rui will be waiting for you to hand over the keys and make a brief presentation of the house.
Our mobile phone number is (+351) 910 015 952
(WhatsApp also available) .
.:GETTING HERE:.
Please use this link – (GoogleMaps App)
– https://goo.gl/maps/FXNFUCJFMKWHQAzdA
or this adress in your GPS:
Rua de Cardido n.º 1,
S. Cristovão do Selho,
4835-269 Guimarães
Once you reach that point head, go down a street parallel to the freeway, indications for “Capela de S. Bentinho de Cardido”.
Continue straight up the “dead end street” sign.
At the end of the climb, you will find a large black gate next to our sign “Casa de Cardido”.
Stop in front of the gate and send us a message, please.
In less than 5 minutes we will open the automatic gate, so you can park your car inside the property.
… see you soon!
Check-out must be done until 12h00, because we need time to prepare the “Casa de Cardido” for the next guests. On the check-out day Rui or Alexandra will do their best to say goodbye and an appointment will be made the day before. If you need to leave “Casa de Cardido” at dawn, please let us know. In this case the keys should stay inside the house, or in a location that we will later inform you.
There are two access points (AP) to the Internet:
Inside the House
ID: casadecardido | PASS: guimaraes
In the garden
ID: jardim-cardido | PASS: guimaraes
Music
There is a smartphone with a spotify account that lets you choose any song.
Via bluetooth you can then connect to two points (your smartphone or the “Casa de Cardido” smartphone:
– The column on the porch with the id “BLUEVINTAGE”.
– The sound system in the pool area with the id “FONESTAR”.
TV
Find the TV in the living room. You should turn on the TV with the LG remote control and set it to HDMI-1.
Now you only need the small remote control, using the android box to browse the various TV channels.
We have also set up a NETFLIX account.
We supply two sets of matching keys:
– A key to the main door of the “Casa de Cardido” and a key to the small black gate from the threshing floor to the street.
– A remote control for the big black automatic gate. – The automatic gate closes after 30 seconds.
(in the event of a power failure or a malfunction in the automatic gate you should follow the instructions that are in the electrical box)
The swimming pool is available at any time. Water disinfection is salt-based. The filter works automatically. The lights go on from 8 pm to 2 pm. The pool depth is 1.40m. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE IN THE POOL
We offer all our guests fresh bread in the morning.
Every day, around 7:30, the baker leaves the bread on the doorknob in the street.
(service not available from August 15 to 31)
The “Casa de Cardido” requires a lot of maintenance. Every Tuesday morning (08h30 – 12h30) our gardener “Mr. Orlando” comes to take care of the maintenance of the garden. We thank you for your understanding.
On weekdays, around 12:30, a white van will honk and stop briefly in front of the chapel. You can buy or order fresh fish for the next day from Mrs. Ana.
There are many Portuguese restaurants nearby.
Here we suggest some very different ones (Google Maps App):
A Cozinha by António Loureiro
https://goo.gl/maps/Zv8VADxBXyZAN6HJ9
$$$$$-> Luxury restaurant with 1 michelin star.
Norma
https://goo.gl/maps/haNfxEMRN3n2VqrUA
$$$$ -> Exquisite restaurant in the center of Guimarães
Solar do Arco
https://goo.gl/maps/oQBd4nkbsRQPT78S8
$$$ -> Restaurant in the historical center of Guimarães good quality/price relation.
Sabores Pevidem
https://goo.gl/maps/oQBd4nkbsRQPT78S8
$$ -> Restaurant in Pevidém with homemade Portuguese food.
A Tasca do Carroça
https://goo.gl/maps/efK9hEH1AHFGmPHf6
$ -> Cheap restaurant where locals gather.
Other options:
Napolitana
https://goo.gl/maps/KTzZ2e3ZNenf5d3A6
-> Best pizza! They also deliver to your home.
Taberna Burguesa
https://maps.app.goo.gl/X3Q5mL3ZNZHFAANs8
-> Burguers & Tapas
Snack bar – Eurobar
https://goo.gl/maps/QvSRgFvH9cjiejdo7
-> Very close to home: burgers and sandwiches.
Sushi – Sakura
https://goo.gl/maps/RLq9Ca7bxz1KPUFt5
-> There are also other good options.
Vegetarian -34
https://goo.gl/maps/MkzTG9MQeEpgndPu7
-> There are also other good options.
Home delivery services:
Closer and for most grocery, fish and meat:
Continente Bom Dia – Pevidém
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SB1qvNgbBCQ7YVY96
Super Primavera – Pevidém
https://goo.gl/maps/SzwRBXaf7HmeppWi6
Lidl – Pevidém – Pevidém
https://goo.gl/maps/5UK5neaxeivnxzzn9
For a large supermarket go to:
Auchan – Espaço Guimarães
https://goo.gl/maps/MJxspr6sAG7azymT7
You will find also a small store nearby that you can find basic groceries and drinks at a walking distance:
Mateus e Cunha Mini-market
https://goo.gl/maps/uTErewZAFUi4L9sL8
monday – saturday:
09h00 – 12h30 | 15h00 – 19h30
Sunday:
09h00 – 12h30
Park in this downtown lot:
Camões Parking Lot
https://goo.gl/maps/8WStuGNp6FKt1tG47
Or in this park if you are visiting the castle:
Campo de Sao Mamede
https://goo.gl/maps/nxjwGfegaPFZqNvf9
In Guimarães you have to visit:
– The Castle
– The Dukes’ Pitch
– The historic center
– The cable car and Penha
Park in this lot in the center of Porto:
Siloauto
https://goo.gl/maps/mUJtQHdSVMHSQ6Hk8
In Porto you have to visit:
– The Creek
– The Port Wine Cellars
– The riverside area of Gaia
– The street of Santa Catarina
– The Music House
– The Serralves Foundation
Porto Tourism
https://visitporto.travel
Some places to visit in the North of Portugal:
1-day tours
– Porto
– Guimarães and Braga
– Barcelos, Viana do Castelo and Caminha.
– Ponte de Lima, Ponte da Barca and Sistelo
– The Serra do Gerês
– Amarante and Vila Real
– Pinhão – Port Wine
Northern Portugal Tourism
http://www.portoenorte.pt/
The closest beach is Vila do Conde, the city where we live. If you want to spend a day or a few hours on the beach, visit Vila do Conde.
Park near these beaches:
North Blue Beach
https://goo.gl/maps/mrGxR6U5nArdKn5p8
-> An urban beach with a blue flag and is ideal for children and adults.
Azurara Beach
https://goo.gl/maps/fKcNYvegNP7BAeEQ6
-> If you are looking for a beach inserted in nature and to learn/do surfing.
To learn more about Vila do Conde visit the tourism page:
https://www.visitviladoconde.pt/
Some suggestions for doing with children:
Guimarães Cable Car
https://goo.gl/maps/grrNTPmWEDEPpouk7
Escape Game – Guimarães
https://goo.gl/maps/btXfdBfGkZQWeQkk9
Mini Golf Penha
https://goo.gl/maps/LTM28QcJYZcdxLGM7
Bowling House Guimarães
https://goo.gl/maps/oNn8S988dqBpsPQA7
Santo Inácio Zoo – V.N. Gaia
https://goo.gl/maps/dz6nhxqkGZ9uNsVw7
Amarante Water Park
https://goo.gl/maps/mVzJGYjJZYAVuhw97
Sea Life Porto
https://goo.gl/maps/eLF2MvQ2UtMkCUau5
Guimarães – Largo do Toural
https://goo.gl/maps/T1zaSekh2mR96zrw5
Guimarães-Shopping
https://goo.gl/maps/36jsNQXA6yPQGDhv6
Espaço-Guimarães
https://goo.gl/maps/MWGy1hLBSXvTFRZXA
Vila do Conde Porto Fashion Outlet
https://goo.gl/maps/9TS5MypnmgYT61maA
There are 5 air conditioners inside the house. The remote controls are behind the bedroom doors. In the living room you will find the remote control next to the device. Please use the devices responsibly.
The electrical panel is located after the kitchen of the “Casa de Cardido”. You will find the switchboard immediately after the door with the clear glass, in a small hallway/hall.
There are some spotlights scattered around the garden of the “Casa de Cardido”. These spotlights are powered by solar energy during the day and turn on automatically at night. In addition there are 2 important switches:
– On the stone pillar, next to the barbecue.
– Before leaving the threshing floor to the street, after two steps to the right of the door, on the wall, and light the door to the street from the outside.
There is no waste collection at “Casa de Cardido” by the municipality. As such, all solid waste can be separated and left at the nearest recycling point located at Rua do Pontinho, 456 – Selho S. Cristóvão. If this is not possible, we would appreciate it if you left the waste next to the parking lot and, after check-out, our team will collect it and place it in the recycling bin.
Next to the “Casa de Cardido” there is a small house that is inhabited by the old caretakers who used to work in the fields. This couple now has a small vegetable garden next to their house. In addition to this couple, there is another house inhabited by another family a little further away.
+351 910 015 952
(Use the WhatsApp application)