This delightful, quaint little town is actually one of Portugal’s richest wine growing regions, proving that size really doesn’t matter. Renting a serviced apartment or holiday letting in Palmela gives you access to the rich, varied landscapes, impressive architecture and wonderful traditions of this region and promises to provide a truly memorable vacation.

This town is situated on a foothill of the Arrabida mountain range and from here you have ideal access to the Arrabida National Park where you can explore the beautiful ancient forests which are rich is both flora and fauna and discover the several peacefully situated, monasteries nestled comfortably in the park. The perfect place for a quiet picnic.

Situated on the hillside you will also find a 12th century castle with it’s own monastery. The monastery has since been turned into a restaurant but you can still take a tour around this delightful building to view it’s wonderful architecture and stunningly beautiful blue and white tilework.

Arrabida Adventuras can organise some fantastic activities and outings for you and the family including abseiling and parachuting, ballooning, off roading, potholing and whale watching. You choose what you would like to do and let these guys take care of the rest.

Your Palmela serviced residence or aparthotel is also within close proximity of the Kartodromo Internacional de Palmela and here you can take full advantage of the 1,270 metre long circuit and enjoy the best karting experience you have ever had. A real treat for the petrol head in the family.

One of the grape varieties that this region is famous for amongst others is the Periquita grape and Palmela is also known for it’s superb table wines as well as a delicious fortified wine called Moscatel of Setubal. If you are lucky enough to be renting a holiday apartment in Palmela in the month of September then you may well be privy to the Festa das Vindimas, a wine festival that celebrates the grape harvest, where you will be able to sample these and many other superb wines as well as enjoying other festivities including wonderful processions, entertaining performances and the ‘release of the bulls’, so get ready to run.

Perola da Serra provides the ideal place to eat that is within close proximity of your holiday let in Palmela. Here you can enjoy traditional Portuguese cuisine such as Ensopado de Enguias, a delicious eel dish in a wonderful sauce, or Azeitao cheese which is produced locally. With generous portions, superb service and excellent value for money this place is hard to beat.

Serviced and self-catered apartments, flats, holiday lets and aparthotels can be up to 30% cheaper than most equivalent hotel rooms and are becoming increasingly popular due to the freedom they offer. Whether it’s a short stay apartment you are looking for or a long term apartment, our holiday apartments combine all the amenities and comforts of home.  With plenty of room why stay in a cramped hotel room when you can stay in spacious surroundings in and around Palmela.

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