A large bungalow in the much sought after location of Porto Frailis

Via Amburgo 9A, Porto Frailis,




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    2 Bedroom
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    1 Bathroom
     
  • 2 to 4 Sleeps
  • Bungalow
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Last Updated: May 19, 2013


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Description

This bungalow is on the beautifully landscaped and serene grounds of Ogliastra. This wonderful vacation rental home provides that all so important, private space away from the crowds those resorts cannot.

The bungalow has a King-sized bed in the Master bedroom, twins in the second bedroom. Walking down the steps to the courtyard level will lead you to the dining room, living room and the spacious kitchen. We have a cleaning room with washer dryer; kitchen is fully equipped with dishwasher, range, and microwave. Full utensils, including coffee maker, crock pot, iced tea maker, and many other items are also available.

This is great vacation rental place because of its ultimate experience having lots of amenities like fireplace, rock fireplace, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings and private garage.

 This ultimate vacation rental retreat is ideal for honeymooners, nature fans or people who just want to get apart from it all.

Rates are the same regardless of season, so first come first serve.

Our goal is to make your holiday home experience better!

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Payment Terms: Within 7 days after receiving our confirmation on your booking request you've to pay 24% of the total rent deposit. On arrival at your vacation home, the balance due has to be paid to the owner.

Cancellation: Cancellation 9 months to three weeks time before arriving 30% of the total rent payable. If canceled less than the above term is 50% of the total rent payable.

Regarding a withdrawal of your booking in case of serious illness, we can make an agreement that only 15% of the total amount will be paid from your side. Although when demonstrable with an authentic and signed medical certificate (no copies), which can be sent to us for further verification.    


Amenities & Activities

Barbecue
  • BBQ
Bathroom
  • Shower
  • Hair Dryer
Bedding
  • Twin Sofa Sleeper
  • Double Bed
  • Child Size Bed
Boating
  • Marina
  • Boats Available
Child Friendly
  • Playground
  • Child Friendly
Dining Room
  • Dining Table Seats
  • Dining Table
Entertainment
  • Satellite TV
  • DVD Player
  • CD Player
Fireplace
  • Wood Burning Fireplace
General
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Linens Included
Kitchen
  • Fully Equipped Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Utensils
  • Pots and Pans
  • Stove
  • Oven
  • Coffee Maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Mini Fridge
Laundry
  • Washing Machine
Maid Service
  • Daily Trash and Towel Service Available
Outside Living
  • Porch
  • Fenced Yard
  • Terrace
Parking
  • Parking Available
Nearby Activities
  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Deep Sea Fishing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Horseback riding
  • Jet Skiing
  • Live Entertainment
  • Mountain Biking
  • Sailing
  • SCUBA
  • Sightseeing
  • Sightseeing Cruises
  • Snorkeling
  • Swimming
  • Walking Tours
  • Water Skiing
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Windsurfing
  • Wine Tasting
Nearby Attractions
  • Near Beach
  • On Marina
  • Safe Swimming Beach
  • Near Town
  • Near Shopping
  • Near Restaurants

Additional Rate Information

Price of final cleaning: 50 Euro

The rates are meant for two to four persons. An additional fifth person has an extra charge to pay of 45 per week.


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Location

Why it is Famous : Useful information and facilities The beach has a host of facilities: it has a large car park, hotel, campsite, café, refreshment point and nearby there are pubs and clubs in general which offer a particularly vibrant nightlife. Porto Frailis has shallow waters which allow children to play safely. It is possible to rent beach umbrellas, sun loungers and pedal boats. Being windy, it is an ideal spot for surfers and is loved by scuba fishing enthusiasts and by those simply wishing to dive in its waters, perhaps with a mask and flippers to do some snorkelling in the underwater world rich in pleasant surprises Porto Frailis is placed on the headland of Bellavista, and is surrounded by a natural scenery of bays and inlets which make it completely unique and fascinating. Starting from the Rocce Rosse (Red Rocks), famous throughout the world for their particular colour of porphyry, then the splendid Cala Moresca, on the eastern side of the town, and continuing towards the Telis, the Bay of Portofrailis and San Gemiliano - now residential areas built up using some interesting architecture - it is possible to admire different colours and landscapes, all both striking and enchanting is a small harbour in the Ogliastra region.

Facts About Destination : Porto Frailis - Arbatax, this is the best well known town of the Ogliastra area, thanks partly to the presence of the commercial and tourist port and thanks also to its rather intriguing name: it derives from an Arabic word meaning \"fourteenth tower\", for the Saracen tower which overlooks the seafront. Ogliastra, with the beauty of its coastline and mountainous interior, is Sardinia\'s most recently-discovered tourist destination. This corner of the island, bounded by the mountains and the sea, offers an unlimited number of unique attractions for visitors. A paradise of remarkable beauty situated on the east coast of Sardinia: here Nature offers the best of itself. The name Ogliastra is said to come from the Olivastri, olive trees, found all over this area, though others say it\'s derived from the Agugliastra (or Pedra Longa), the limestone monolith on the coastline of Baunei. Ogliastra\'s coastline contains beautiful oases of sand wedged between the sea and the surrounding cliffs, and is one of the Mediterranean\'s most charming marine landscapes. Starting from the north, we come to sandy bays (cale) reachable only by boat or on foot, such as the famous Cala Luna, Cala Sisine, Cala Mariolu and Cala Goloritzé; further south we find interesting beaches such as those at Tancau, Orrì, Cea, the Marinas di Barisardo and Cardedu, Coccorrocci and the Golfo di Sarrala.

Area Information : The centre of this small town rises at the bottom of Cape Bellavista - territory enriched with the green-coloured Mediterranean scrub and famous for the characteristic red rocks and the masses of porphyritic granite located close to the harbour. A true explosion of colours takes place in the spring with the contrast of the rocks of the headland and reef, the beach\'s white sand and the limpid waters. A natural frame to this is the panorama of the surrounding mountains, the highest on the island. Beside the harbour rises a tower from the seventeenth-century while to the right is a prophyry quarry. On the sea, the silhouette of the famous porphyritic reef known as \"red rocks\" from Arbatax. In addition, there is a passageway dug into the rock through which access to a small beach at the feet of the rocky walcan be had. Off in the distance, on a point in the southern part of the headland and 3 km away, is the S. Gemiliano Tower. All of this together with the ample choice of excursions in the inland areas make Arbatax a particularly pleasant seaside area and place to stay. Sardinia’s underwater world is just as diverse and varied as its island scenery. Every year diving fans are lured to Sardinia by its striking coastlines, translucent water, abundant sunshine, sunken Roman galleys, rugged rocks and rare shells.

Why visit : The other magical side to Ogliastra is the Nature, which is still unspoilt and which gradually changes as you climb over the hills to arrive at the mountains of the Gennargentu, whose varied landscapes and rare beauty are very satisfying to gaze upon. A land which is best appreciated by the attentive and curious observer, rather than the normal tourist. In terms of history and archaeology, the whole area is very worthwhile to visit, with many Nuraghi, Domus de Janas, Fonti Sacre, Tombe dei Giganti and Menhir. On foot, by bike, on horseback, by car or 4WD you can follow trekking routes to discover places which you won\'t easily forget. If, on the other hand, you wish to see the splendid Ogliastra coastline from the sea, there are boats to take you there. Only the combination of sights and scents manages to fully describe Ogliastra\'s magic and harmony. You can\'t say you\'ve really visited Sardinia if you don\'t spend at least a few days in Ogliastra! Arbatax was born as a village of fishermen, many of whom came from the nearby island of Ponza, and it is from fishing that it earned its biggest fortunes, thanks to the significant variety of fish and crustaceans in the area. Diving expeditions to the Archipels of La Maddalena National Park are organised from Capriccioli on the Costa Smeralda. This nature protected area is rampant with reefs and with a seaweed covered sandy sea bed at only 10 metres in depth, is perfect for beginners and snorklers. There are countless other dive sites around Sardinia and many coastal resorts have competent dive centres where you can do a course, rent equipment and take guided tours.

How to reach : The question is how to get to Sardinia? Based on how much time you have available, you can either fly in or arrive to Sardinia by ferry. Catching a flight to Sardinia is easy in the summer. With the very modern Costa Smeralda airport, placed in the middle of Olbia, on the North-east coast of Sardina, it is so stress-free to hire a car, hop on a train or a coach or simply hire a taxi to bring you to your chosen destination. The Sardinia luxury villas on the North east coast are all in close proximity to Olbia. Easyjet connects Olbia to Berlin, Milan Malpensa, London Gatwick, Lyon, Paris Orly, Basel and additionally Geneva and the budget friendly airline company Jet2.com takes you to Olbia in Sardinia from Leeds and Edinburgh each and every Saturday during the summer. Olbia is connected by flight with all international locations in Western Europe. Simply Google Costa Smeralda airport to find your flight. Provided you have the time - there is no better way to arrive to Sardina than on a ferry-trip across the Mediterranean Sea. The white beaches and the crystal clear turquoise waters encircling Sardinia is an invigorating welcome that switches on you holiday frame of mind from the very first second. You can get to Sardinia by ferry from main land Italy or from Barcelona in Spain, or even from Bonifacio in Corsica. From mainland Italy you can take a boat to Olbia in Sardinia from Civitavecchia, Genoa, Livorno, Napoli and Piombino. You can also arrive to Sardinia from Palermo and Trapani in Sicily - but these particular ferries travel into Cagliari on the South tip of the island. The ferryboat from Barcelona in Spain arrives into Porto Torres on the North-west side of Sardinia. This ferry crossing takes a little more than twelve hours. It departs from Barcelona in the evening and arrives in Sardinia between 10 and 11 the next morning.

Best time to visit : February to November.

Transport system : There are three airports servicing Sardinia. Olbia in the North East for Porto Cervo and the Emerald coast. Alghero in the North West and Cagliari in the South. To find out about flights from the UK use the Who Flies search facility at the bottom of this page. Ferries operate between mainland Italy ( Naples, Genoa and Civitavecchia near Rome) and Sardinia, with main ports at Cagliari (S), Olbia (NE), Arbatrax (E) and Porto Torres (near Sassari in the NW). There is also a ferry from Marseille. Buses and trains service the main towns and some of the more popular tourist locations. An excellent website offering information on all routes and timetable for buses and trains thoughout Sardinia, is the Sardinia Airport Guide. Its website can be found on our Links page together with other sources of information. Car hire is really essential for those visitors wishing to explore beyond their hotel or resort. The main car hire companies operate there and the roads are very good and relatively quiet outside the main towns. The island is approx 260 km (162 miles) long and 120km (75 miles wide) and therefore most locations can be reached within reasonable driving time.

Precautions : Sardinia has a very low criminal rate even kidnapping, which targeted wealthy individuals until the mid 1980s, has completely disappeared. Some areas of Sardinia have a longstanding reputation of family feuds apart from the fact that foreigners were almost never involved in such disputes, these belong now mostly to the past. Beware that some urban areas are unsafe. Be wary of game hunters during the September-February period check with locals, hotel employees, & the website of the Sardinian Region for legal hunting dates. Do not hike in the wilderness during these days! There are protected areas but even these are regularly raided by poachers, especially during the night. From April/May to September, fires plague Sardinia as the rest of the Mediterranean area some are spontaneous wildfires, but most are criminal. Observe the usual precautions. Sardinia is generally forbidden to start domestic fires in forests. Check with local authorities Sardinia is an autonomous region & Italian laws might be superseded by local provisions. Sardinia, with its quintessential Mediterranean beauty, is mainly loved for swimming, boating, windsurfing, hiking, climbing, and camping, with coastal areas tending to become over touristed especially in the warmest month, August. The inner life of the island away from the tourist spots takes longer to appreciate and requires you to peel away the layers of apparent Italianization.

Life style culture : Sardinia is one of five locations identified by the editors of InternationalLiving.com in a recent article on the healthiest places on earth to live. Sardinia, an island of 1.3 million people off Italy’s Mediterranean coast, is a Blue Zone. Blue Zones are areas in the world that have been determined by scientists as places where the people live the longest. Sardinia has some of the oldest people on earth, and Sardinian food may be the reason for their health and longevity. The Mediterranean Diet is no doubt good for you, and Sardinians actually live the Mediterranean lifestyle, too. This could be the key to their incredible health and longevity. Sardinian wine, cheese, and bread have something extra going for them. Sardinians produce a number of wines, but a local variety called Cannonau, a dark red wine, contains the world’s highest levels of antioxidants. Experts have also found that, while the Sardinian diet isn’t heavy on fish, which is the usual dietary source of essential Omega-3 fatty acids, Sardinians get heaps of this dietary boon from a local cheese called pecorino sardo, made from the milk of grass-feed sheep. Sardinians also commonly eat simply, homemade breads that contain vitamins and lactic acids that fight harmful bacterial in the digestive tract. Experts suspect that these three pillars of the Sardinian diet…dark red wine, fresh country cheese, and homemade bread…combined with other lifestyle and dietary factors, could be the keys to living a longer, healthier life no matter where you live. “For 30 years we’ve been providing information on places where people can live better for less,” says Jackie Flynn, publisher of InternationalLiving.com. “There are places on earth where people live simple, healthy lives without the financial and social worries that weigh so heavily on people in modern, industrialized countries. We asked our editors and contributors around the world to come up with their top five, and Sardinia made the cut, as did New Zealand, Panama, Costa Rica, and Ecuador

Languages spoken : Italian



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