Home & location

Our place, "Casa Beatrix" is a farm (or "quinta" as they say in Portuguese) nestled at the foot of Serra da Estrela mountain range and ntural park in Central Portugal. The whole property is off-grid. We live in one of two tiny houses, and are renovating two other old stone buildings. Part of our vision is to turn this already amazing place into an edible landscape / food forest, increase biodiversity, and strengthen drought resilience. Our place is incredibly peaceful, but boasts a perfect wifi signal! Not every provider has coverage, but we have wifi and barring a storm that sometimes interrupts service for a few hours, it's good enough for Shahnaz to work remotely and for a few people to stream movies at the same time. Other than that... We're a 20 min walk or 5 min drive to a pristine and untouched piece of the river Mondego - yes you can swim in it, and nothing beats that in the summer. It's a 30 min walk or 5 min drive to the closest village for local shops, bars, restaurants, a bank, and a post office. It's a 10 min drive to a nice lake where you can swim and relax. There are numerous historical villages in the area, that all organize their own medieval fair (summer) or seasonal celebration around chestnuts for example in the fall. We're by the Serra da Estrela natural park, which means breathtaking views (don't even get me started on the night sky!), walks, Portugal's highest point, and skiing about an hour away.