We loved our visit to Praia das Maçãs and particularly our stay at Casa da Bia. Ralph met with us the first day and gave us many helpful tips on places to eat, castles to visit and directions as well as a Welcome basket of wonderful local products. We loved Casa da Bia. It was very comfortable and provided everything we would need for our week visit. The courtyard was especially enjoyable and contained a wonderful barbeque area and lots of seating. We highly recommend these cottages and this area. We drove to Sintra and took the train to Lisbon for the day. What a great way to visit Lisbon and not worry about the traffic. There is so much to see and do in this area, we could not do it all in one week. Ralph and Ana are both very personable and we enjoyed meeting them.