Quinta da Susy is a place where you can stay while exploring Terceira island taking some time off from busy city life. We rent two renovated traditional one-bedroom houses with separate double rooms that can be combined with a house. We seem to always be building something, whether it's a shed in the fields made with the local rock, a cistern to capture rain water or an extension of one of our bui
ldings. We are also working to cultivate fruit and vegetables in the traditional, natural way. Our area has historically been known to supply a prized commodity to the island's inhabitants and passing ships - oranges, lemons and other citrus fruit. The area where we are located was a productive hillside close to the village of Altares on the northern side of the island. Many houses here were abandoned after a disastrous earthquake in January 1980. As people left for the US and Canada after the quake, the formerly productive plots were soon overgrown. We were lucky to acquire some of the ruins and to build them up again. For some years now, we have been taking care of the gardens that came with these houses. We reactivated the traditional orchards, all in small plots. We consume much of our fruit ourselves, and sell some to the local agricultural cooperative. Our next project may be another house to fix, or a Pub to provide a space for people to meet and have a good time... it may still take a while before we can start building that one. Meanwhile, you are most welcome to visit. We recommend you spend at least a week...
The regional government of the Azores checks local offers of houses and rooms for rent. They have given us number 1750...
Contact us by email
[email protected] (Salomé)
[email protected] (Sepp)
or check out availability of quarters on Airbnb. or phone:
landline
+351 295 989275
mobile
+351 927 583 820 (Salomé)
+351 962 550 192 (Sepp)
