“Amendoeiras em Flôr” (meaning almond blossom), specializes in “Places to Stay and Things to Do in Portugal and Spain”, including some very special properties in the Balearic Islands. The aim of this site is to offer you a selection of handpicked and unique options for your villa holiday in Portugal or Spain, all recommended for very special reasons – location, charm, style, or standard of service – and all visited and inspected on a regular basis. Your dream villa holiday is only a click away, so let us inspire you!
ABOUT US "Amendoeiras em Flor" is managed by Mandy de Azevedo Coutinho and her small team. Mandy has dual Portuguese & British nationality and relocated from London to Lisbon in 2003 to work as an Independent Villa Holiday Broker & Consultant. Her experience includes 15 years of working for a number of renowned real estate, luxury villa holiday companies and hotel agents, such as Hamptons International, Palmer & Parker Holidays, CV Travel (voted favourite Villa Rental Company by Condé Nast Traveller in 2007 and 2009 and runner-up in 2008), International Chapters and Abercrombie & Kent Villas. Mandy has travelled extensively for both business and pleasure, all over the Iberia Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
PORTUGAL & SPAIN (INCLUDING THE BALEARIC ISLANDS) Both are well known for their excellent weather conditions, coastal resorts and golf facilities, with no shortage of villa holidays available through mainstream travel agents and tour operators; but the best self catering and staffed properties are only known by experts like Amendoeiras em Flôr.
Also featured by us, the three main Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca each offer a very individual atmosphere and different styles of island life.
A VILLA RENTAL VERSUS A HOTEL ROOM In these difficult times, everyone is looking for the best deal! There is no doubt that for a family or a group of friends (and even for a couple), the price of a rental villa adds up to considerably less than an hotel holiday, as well as offer the benefit of more spacious and private accommodation, grounds and swimming pool, plus flexibility on meals. In addition, many of our villas are offering special rental deals with quite a few extras thrown in! Click on Special Offers for a full list.
CONCIERGE SERVICES & SPECIAL OCCASIONS As well as the staff & services included in your villa rental, our Concierge Services and Dedicated Special Occasion Coordination Team can plan and make all the reservations for your family holiday or manage a special event.
Click on Concierge Services for some unique ideas and add-on luxuries, to complement your visit – including golf and tennis bookings, or activities more suited for children.
Make the most of our insider knowledge in Portugal and Spain - we would also be happy to look for that special event location elsewhere, if you can't find anything suitable on our website.
Let us know what you are looking for and we will aim to make your wishes come true!
THE LEGEND OF THE ALMOND BLOSSOM A long, long time ago, Al-Gharb (Southern Portugal) was occupied by the Moors and Chelb (now called Silves) was its capital. This land was ruled by the powerful but still young Ibne-Almundin. He was very brave and won many battles. One day, amongst the prisoners of yet another battle was a blue eyed and blond princess! The Moorish ruler fell immediately in love with Gilda, the beautiful princess of the North and released her from being his prisoner and slave, making her his wife. Chelb and its people celebrated the wedding with music, dancing and food for many days and nights. But, on the last day of the celebrations, the Moorish ruler found his beautiful Gilda in tears, looking sadly over the castle walls. On enquiring after her feelings, the sad princess said that she missed the snow of her native land. So Ibne-Almundin spoke to all the wise men in the country and asked them to find a cure. None was found, and Gilda got sadder and sadder, until one day a poet from a Northern country, also suffering from nostalgia for the snow of his homeland, suggested that the ruler, planted almond trees all over his kingdom then wait for them to blossom… And so it was, that the beautiful princess of the North, woke up one day to see most of the Al-Gharb countryside, covered in fragile white "Almond Blossom", resembling the snow of the Northern countries.
Today, almond trees still cover much to the southern Iberia Peninsula countryside, offering a spectacular site to our Northern visitors... We hope that you will be one of them!
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“Amendoeiras em Flôr” (meaning almond blossom), specializes in “Places to Stay and Things to Do in Portugal and Spain”, including some very special properties in the Balearic Islands. The aim of this site is to offer you a selection of handpicked and unique options for your villa holiday in Portugal or Spain, all recommended for very special reasons – location, charm, style, or standard of service – and all visited and inspected on a regular basis. Your dream villa holiday is only a click away, so let us inspire you!
Also featured by us, the three main Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca each offer a very individual atmosphere and different styles of island life.
Click on Concierge Services for some unique ideas and add-on luxuries, to complement your visit – including golf and tennis bookings, or activities more suited for children.
Make the most of our insider knowledge in Portugal and Spain - we would also be happy to look for that special event location elsewhere, if you can't find anything suitable on our website.
Let us know what you are looking for and we will aim to make your wishes come true!
Today, almond trees still cover much to the southern Iberia Peninsula countryside, offering a spectacular site to our Northern visitors... We hope that you will be one of them!