November 19th, 2009
Train it!
I used to live surrounding by 1 million people, that’s Lisbon! When I moved to Alentejo 4 years ago everything changed and now I’ve a small family of 3 thousand people… that’s Milfontes! and that means lots of space and we’ve everything we need for an outdoor activity holiday: the magnificent sea, the extraordinary river, the fabulous hills… and the amazing Funcheira Railway Station. The first time I went there I couldn’t believe in my eyes: literally in the middle of nowhere, thirty four miles from my village, one old building with a strong character stuck in time. Nothing moves around and suddenly down on the horizon a train. Funny is when some of our guests choose the train as best option from airport to Milfontes and ask us: “ok we will catch the train but how we will recognize you when we stop at Funcheira?”. I answer to that question with a smile and a simple comment: “don’t worry, probably you will be the only ones!”.