Pergola House is the choice for the growing number of travellers who do not want to stay in impersonal hotels in city centres.

In this Manor House of Portugal you can enjoy the hospitable atmosphere and spirit of the country you are visiting.

The house is situated in the centre of Cascais, an eight hundred year old village of fishermen.

The balmy climate of this part of the coast resulted in bind the favourite place for several dethroned kings to make their home in the last century.

Although now developed into a town, Cascais has retained its old world charm - in the old quarter you can take a walk through winding cobbled streets with pavement taverns and restaurants serving typical Portuguese dishes.

In the harbour area, in the centre of the town, fishermen repair their nets beside their colourfully painted boats.

Nearby a marina has been opened for the many yachts travelling down the coast from Northern Europe into the Mediterranean or across the Atlantic to the West Indies and America.

From Cascais, there is easy access to Lisbon and its airport via a modern motorway.

Lisbon is not the place to take a car due to the volume of traffic, many one way streets and poor sign posting. Staying at Casa Pergola and travelling by train is an attractive alternative.

Trains leave every fifteen minutes for the half hour journey along the Tagus estuary to the city centre. The service continues until 2.00 am.

The train station is two minutes walk from Casa da Pergola.

There are eight bedrooms all with ensuite bathrooms. Some rooms have twin beds (with or without balcony) and some are double bedrooms.

Guests have the use of a lounge and breakfast is served in the dining room. There are many restaurants within a short walk for an evening meal.

Guests Dave and Renae Thompson of Phoenix, USA said "The Casa da Pergola in Cascais was outstanding. The management was very helpful and the accommodations and location were better than expected. I think we were there at about the height of the flowering of their gardens". (Their picture of the bougainvillaea above)

The main picture was take by Joan Navin of Carlisle USA. It is hoped the reduction in quality to obtain speed over the internet has not affected the enjoyment of these photographs.