Sunday we decided to go for a walk around 10:30 with no particular goal in mind. So we walked to the east end of the property and went through the controlled gate. I thought we might walk in to Hibiscus which is next door to Monte Santo. It is a property of about 30 houses that we can see the roofs of from our unit. It was literally a 200 foot walk down the street to the Hibiscus entrance but the gates were shut and only a big canvas sign out in front to announce its presence.
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Apparently they are promoting 1-3 bedroom houses for rent in the high season?? I checked the internet and you have to go through a property management company. Cool picture of the Mato Serrao area. |
So we walked on to the entrance of Quinta de Paraiso. We have driven in Paraiso a few times but never walked it. M kept asking "where are we going," no doubt figuring that I was taking her into an abyss of some sort. This is a lovely area with no controlled entrance and in fact you can walk in the east end and come out about 2 kilometres to the west. It's not exactly a resort but it does have a reception, etc. Here is a picture of a typical house built about 40 years ago.
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Small, simple and quite nice. Most of the houses in Paraiso are of this type. Built back when the Portuguese currency was a tiny fraction of the British pound. |
As we walked out the west end of Paraiso new houses are being built. I'm showing a photo of a house that was started in 2019 and it is still not finished. This is quite typical and I am not completely sure why.
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This house is located just near Monte Santo. We saw the foundation being dug in 2019 and although it is virtually done the grounds are still not prepared. |
Our total walk was only 3 kilometres but being a little 'long in the tooth' is a good excuse for being tired after an hour on the hoof.
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