A unique story about a “Smugglers Cottage” on the Spanish Portuguese Border – now a Holiday Cottage.

Casa Salto del Caballo situated in the small village of La Fontañera offers stunning views towards the Natural Park Serra de São Mamede and the Castle of Marvão in the Alto Alentejo of Portugal.

This Smugglers Cottage is a historic building dating back from the late 19th century with the added bonus of having some unique characteristics.

Firstly, it is slap bang on the Spanish Portuguese border. You can literally come in from the Spanish side and walk out through the other doors onto the magnificent São Mamede Natural Park in Portugal.

Not surprisingly, this strategic position has lent it a past always connected to the smuggling trade between Portugal and Spain. Up until 1992, when the borders opened mainly coffee and leather boots or whatever was wanted on the other side was smuggled. As the front entrance is in Spain and the backdoor opens onto Portugal, it was a “casa de la duda” – a house in no-man’s land. Ultimately the Spanish ended the confusion by incorporating the whole property is Spanish now.

Visit the owners web page to see more photos and read more about this Smugglers Holiday Cottage on the Spanish Portuguese borders

Please be warned this cottage has been fully searched and there is no longer any contriband hidden anywhere within!