We have always been a busy family in our working lives. Because we have always had our own company, it was great to come here. You have our lovely swimming pool here, and the children enjoy themselves. Also in the winter! You are therefore very welcome!

Our apartment is called; "Huis van de Bakkerskinderen (Casa dos filhos do padeiro)." We, Hammy and Anton, are the owners of this apartment house in the Alentejo region. We named the houses “Huis van de Bakkerskinderen," because it does justice to our working experience as a successful bakery. The apartment is on top of a hill. Figueira e Barros is the village where our beautiful house (built in 2025) for 6 guests is located. You have a fantastic view of the area, surrounded by olive trees. Beautiful cities surround the Portuguese countryside. Such as small villages, but also Lisbon and Porto, and the historic city of Evora, which shows life from times gone by. It is a place where you can relax, go for a nice walk, and eat delicious food in Portuguese local restaurants. Figueira e Barros is centrally located in the Alentejo and is almost a two-hour drive from Lisbon airport. We have selected a number of activities for you that you can enjoy in the region. In short, a nice getaway in Portugal. Because the area in the middle of the world-famous wine region 'Alentejo' also provides the Portuguese holiday experience.

Lots of olive trees and cork trees ;). We have selected some tips for you near Figueira. Figueira e Barros is a very characteristic village that has not been affected by mass tourism. The village exudes peace, and relaxation happens automatically here. Figueira e Barros is centrally located in the Alentejo, and is almost a 120-minute drive from Lisbon airport. It is easy to reach with a rental car from the airport, for example. Another option is to drive via the airport in Madrid with an available rental car. It is about a 4-hour drive from Madrid. Via beautiful villages such as Mora-Pavia and Avis, you arrive in Figueira e Barros. There is a lot of nature to see, and especially beautiful villages that are hundreds of years old. In the area, there is a lot of natural beauty to admire, a river where you can experience all kinds of water sports, horse riding, marble quarries, delicious food for little and many buildings from antiquity. Estremoz is located about 40 minutes from Figueira e Barros, on a 425-metre-high hilltop overlooking orchards of gnarled olive trees and cork oaks. It is a charming town nestled against a northern spur of the Serra de Ossa mountain range. Estremoz is known as the marble city, as are nearby Borba and Vila Viçosa. Estremoz is also known for its eccentric ‘bonecos’, elaborately decorated earthenware figurines. Estremoz is a pleasant town with a Moorish feel due to the many buildings, streets, pavements, and houses made of marble. You can stroll around Estremoz through streets with wrought iron balconies and flower boxes full of begonias and pleasant squares with white houses with red roofs. Estremoz consists of an old upper town and a slightly younger lower town. Both are surrounded by a 17th-century fortification wall with loopholes and bastions.