How about this for a romantic getaway? Sleep in a well-appointed, huge, wine barrel while sipping on wine to your heart’s content.
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Sip Wine and Sleep In a Giant Wine Barrel
Love wine? Looking for a getaway that’s delightfully unusual, wonderfully romantic and truly relaxing?
Wine lovers everywhere are invited to Douro, Portugal and the Quinta da Pacheca. It’s a 280-year-old wine estate with a 140-acre vineyard. It’s a dream, isn’t it? To relax with a view like this one, in a place like this, with nothing to do but take naps and drink good wine. It’s pretty close to perfect.
Yes. You really do sleep in a giant wine barrel. Designed to look like the actual wine barrels they use in the vineyards, they are made from pine and were designed by the property’s owners Paulo Pereira and Maria do Céu Gonçalves.
Each suite is 30 meters, which for Americans translates to about 98 feet. Breathtaking views and a skylight window make for a room that feels much bigger than it is.
Your “wine room” has a walk-in shower, bathroom, and a front deck to do nothing but slow down and take in the beauty that surrounds you. Round bed anyone? I don’t think I’ve ever slept on a round bed. Have you? In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen one, other than in photos.
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