Aldeia da Pedralva
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PORTUGAL southwest coast ALGARVE Slow Village Hotel
Transcript of Aldeia da Pedralva
PORTUGALsouthwest coastALGARVE
SlowVillageHotel
Aldeia da Pedralva was completely in ruins until 2006. A�er a long process to discover all the owners/heritors it was possible to bring this village back to life again.
�e villages main economy, Agriculture, collapsed and only the oldest people stayed.
So, since 25 YEARS AGO,this traditional Portuguese village,in the southwest Coast of Portugalwas abandoned by the youngest generations.
In 2006, when we discovered this village, the scenario was a pile of ruins, 9 inhabitants and very poor conditions to live in.
A�er a long process to discover all theowners/heritors (about 200 people), we bought 30 ruins and began to rebuild the village.
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In 2010, Aldeia da Pedralva, a dead village in ruins, was
ready to live again.
Here, at Aldeia da Pedralva, you can enjoy a genuine and authentic holiday experience.
At Pedralva Village you have 27 typical village cottages with di�erent typologies (1, 2 or 3 bedrooms) and a lot of comfort, equipped with a little kitchenette and decorated with rebuilt furniture. With a very complete hotel service, like DailyHousekeeping, ameneties and breakfast on request, you may also enjoy many other services that you can order at the hotel reception.
Here you can buy local products at the old grocery,make your food in the community wood �red ovenor order vegetables and �sh directly from the local producers.
It´s why we inspired Aldeia da Pedralva's culture in the international Slow Movement. It´s why we ask our clients to be a piece of these local communities, so they can enjoy their holidays in a better way, helping a lot of local people and lot of little economies.
“Slow travel is about making conscious choices. It is about deceleration rather than speed. �e journey becomes a moment to relax, rather than a stressful interlude imposed between home and destination. Slow travel re-engineers time, transforming it into a commodity of abundance rather than scarcity. And slow travel also reshapes our relationship with places, encouraging and allowing us to engage more intimately with the communities through which we travel.”
Finally, by staying at Aldeia da Pedralva –Slow Village Hotel you can enjoy one of themost unspoiled regions in Portugal: CostaVicentina, or, as we call it, “ �e OtherAlgarve”, a big Natural Park across Alentejoand Algarve. Beautiful landscapes, longbeaches and a lot of biking and hiking trails,which the most beautiful one is the newestBig Trail “Rota Vicentina”, 300 Km betweenSt. Vicent Cape (Sagres) and Santiago doCacém.
Main facilities on the Village:
27 Cottages (with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms)ReceptionDaily HousekeepingGroceryCafé CentralRestaurant(breakfast options: self catering or bu�et)Nature Activities
Aldeia da Pedralva – Slow Tourism VillageRua de Baixo – Recepção – Aldeia da Pedralva8650-401 Vila do Bispo – Portugal Telf:. 00351 282 639 342Fax: 00351 282 639 158 www.aldeiadapedralva.come-mail: [email protected] Sales & Marketing: [email protected]
