Quinta Sao Domingos

This has been a very interesting Winter from the weather point of view, we had a very long Autumn, lasting almost until Christmas, and then a few days of exceptionally heavy rainfall. Since we returned in mid January we have

We are pleased and surprised to find that we already have 12 bookings for 2016. We have never had so many at this time of year before. Late last year we had all the trees in the garden pruned, it

2015 was the best year we have had since we started the business about 6 years ago, we had more people stay than ever before. The improving economic situation in the U.K. probably had an influence as did the Euro/Pound

For the last week we have  experienced some wonderful warm weather during the day, although it is now getting colder at night. According to the forecast this  weather is going to last until next Saturday. The locals have all taken

It´s nearly November, the last week has been wet and cold, we have not been able to get out in the garden and prune the plants and shrubs, or sort out the weeds. It´s not a time of year we

It is now nearly eight years since we came to Quinta Sao Domingos, during that time although we have done some pruning to one or two trees, we have never done anything major to the oranges. During the summer following

It´s been a really lovely summer, warm and dry nearly every day since April. However today we have substantial rain for the first time, it´s a real shame for our guests, but is much needed by the crops and gardens,

We have had little or no rain since April! There have been a huge number of fires throughout the countryside, many of them quite close by. I have attached a shot taken one evening, when we could clearly see the flames