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SIC Noticias 2011
20 Stylish Camping
Getaways
If you like to camp in boho style, you’ll love these chic yurts near Arganil in central Portugal. Chestnut Tree and Apple Tree yurts have big, comfortable brass beds, stylish furniture, solar-powered electricity and private bathrooms. There is also a pretty bell tent where children and friends can sleep. The yurts are set in a glorious rural location, and are near a river in which you can swim. Continental breakfasts are provided by the owners who live nearby. 14th May 2011
Revealed:
The Top Ten Alternative Honeymoon Destinations
If the idea of camping conjures up nights in damp sleeping bags and
cramped tents, you obviously haven't camped in Europe recently. A new
trend for luxurious yurts has swept across the continent, meaning a
night under canvas can actually be a romantic experience. One family
company in Portugal offers a budget-friendly yurt experience. By day
you can explore the mountains, returning to your 65-euro a night yurt
for a quiet night in the wilderness. You can wake up to scenery
including olives, vines and fruit trees - yet still enjoy hot running
water in a private bathroom powered by solar energy, and even a
wrought-iron double bed for a comfortable night's sleep. A continental
breakfast is included in the price, and packed lunches and home-cooked
evening meals can be supplied from the farmhouse. When you tire of
walking in the mountains, you can enjoy the natural river beaches
nearby, or hire a car to explore the surrounding villages and historic
Coimbra. A week's stay in a yurt, including breakfast,
costs £400, with packed lunches and dinner available for an
extra cost.
4th February 2011
Grüne Ferien in
Portugal
"Yurt Holiday Portugal"– das ist der betörende Duft von Jasmin,
Orangenblüten und Eukalyptus, fröhliches Vogelgezwitscher, leises
Flussrauschen und Wind, der durch Obst- und Olivenbäume streift. In
diesen Jurten im Zentralgebirge finden gestresste Großstädter das
perfekte Idyll. Die großen Zelte sind mit Messingbetten, marokkanischen
Teppichen und romantischem Retro-Inventar eingerichtet. Bio-Frühstück
gibt es unter der großen Korkeiche. Und die Honeymoon-Pakete mit Dinner
unterm Sternenhimmel sowie netten Extras wie Sekt, Rosenblätter oder
Duftkerzen sind der Hit für Verliebte. Ab 65 Euro für zwei pro Nacht
mit Frühstück;
Juni 2010
50 Far-out places to
stay
In the mountains of central Portugal about an hour's drive from Coimbra, this yurt (with hot shower , sink and eco loo) is surrounded by fruit trees, vines and olives and water comes from a nearby spring.
May 2010
The
20
coolest camp sites in Europe
No 2
LUGAR VARZEAS
Portugal Camp with a clear conscience in the hills of central Portugal,
surrounded by the scent of jasmine, eucalyptus and orange blossom. The
turquoise eco-yurts have a brass-knobbed bed and retro furnishings,
while the owners’ organic allotment provides vines, figs and basil.
Their chickens will lay your morning eggs, and you’ll wake up to find
your breakfast in a hamper at your yurt’s front door before you skip
off for a solar-powered hot shower.
March 8th 2009
Há um parque entre Góis e Arganil - Glamping, ou o campismo de luxo
Se acampar é demasiado duro, façamos "glamping". Pegue-se em "glamorous" junte-se-lhe "camping" e temos "glamping". Acampar com "glamour" pode ser a aproximação, nada imediata, convenhamos. Ficamos com "glamping", portanto, a nova moda entre campistas. "Glamping" é "acampar em estilo e conforto, sem as maçadas do campismo", explica por e-mail Hannah McDonnell, sempre com a sensação de regresso á natureza." Foi no ano passado que o "glamping" começou a dar que falar no Reino Unido e nos EUA, um regresso ao luxo e ambiente das viagens e safaris por África e Ásia de ourros séculos, mas também um regresso á natureza. Os parques oferecem "yurts", tipis e tendas pré montadas, que combinam o conforto dos melhores hotéis com uma pegada ecológica sã, que passa por utilização de energia solar e reciclagem, por exemplo. Afinal, no "glamping", por detrás do luxo visível, está sempre a natureza e "amigo do ambiente" é carimbo transversal a todos os projectos também o é no Yurt Holiday Portugal (www.yurtholidayportugal.com), propriedade de Hannah e do marido. Derek, e um dos poucos locais de "glamping" no pais. "O objectivo é ajudar as pessoas a perceberem que não é necessário sacrificar o conforto para ter umas férias de baixo impacto", diz Hannah. Há quem lhes chame hotéis de campismo. O Yurt Holiday Portugal (entre Góis e Arganil) que o "The Times" considerou o segundo melhor espaço de campismo da Europa, não chega a isso, até porque so tem um "yurt" (tendas redondas da Mongolia). E impossível não pensar nos hotéis boutique, dada a atenção ao detalhe: o "yurt", assente sobre uma plataforma de madeira, tem uma cama casal (ha outras de reserva), tapetes, "chaise-longue" e outras pecas que lhe dão um toque exótico, quase oriental: os anfitriões providenciam pequeno-almoço, com produtos locais, a sombra de um castanheiro (ha carvalhos, oliveiras, sobreiros..), e roteiros da vizinhança: a casa de banho privada e fora do "yurt" e ecológica. O preço 65 euros por noite, duas pessoas com pequeno almoço. E verdade que os visitantes são na maioria ingleses (e alemães), mais casais do que famílias, mas esta e uma aposta ainda incipiente na quinta do casal londrino. La fora, o "glamping" já e uma opção credível - num segmento claramente de luxo. Veja-se o Camp Kerala, que só abre para o Festival de Glastonbury: os "festivaleiros" chegam de Ferrari ou Bentley e pagam cerca de oito mill euros (casal) por três dias de alojamento.
Think Ahead: Global
Yurt Alert, April-September (Central Portugal)
Isn't it about time you indulged in some pure serenity in the mountainous, remote countryside of Central Portugal? In the grounds of an organic smallholding, surrounded by vines and olive groves, lies a Mongolian Yurt, nestling under a chestnut tree like an exotic jewel. If you're looking for somewhere sublimely rural, with trickling brook and birdsong, this is it. But you don't have to rough it: inside are wooden floors, Moroccan rugs, a chaise longue and a big brass bed. This as comfortable as sleeping under the stars gets. From here you can stride off into the hills to find remote villages and idyllic rivers, where the only other swimmers are fish.
Yurt
with
a view,
Portugal
Originally the preserve of Mongolian nomads, these colourful tents are now popular with tourists. And with good reason, if Yurt Holiday Portugal is anything to go by. Set on an organic smallholding in the mountains of central Portugal about an hour from Coimbra, it sleeps two and is surrounded by olives, vines and fruit trees. There is an outside bathroom, with a solar-powered shower and eco toilet. · 0035 1 235 208 562; yurtholidayportugal.com. From €65 per night for two people, B&B. TAP Portugal (flytap.com) and ryanair.com fly to Porto. The yurt is a 2½hr drive away.
Top
100 mountain and
lake hotels
To be featured in the new Cool Camping Europe coming out in March.