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Termas da Azenha is a former spa in mid-Portugal. It is situated in a beautiful valley about 12 km from the Atlantic Coast. It was originally a spa resort with healing waters and a history going back a few hundred years. The natural spring still operates and the buildings have been mostly maintained. The complex lies just outside the village of Pedrogão do Pranto, at the foot of some hills in the valley of the Pranto River (a branch of the Mondego River which empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Figueira da Foz). The location, on the border of two different ecosystems (rice fields abounding with water and afforested hills), gives this area a rich flora and fauna. There are over 300 bird species and a large variety of deciduous, pine and fruit trees. Numerous fish, river crayfish, shrimp, fox, rabbit, hare and bats can be found here as well. At Termas da Azenha you can enjoy a relaxing, natural holiday. Termas da Azenha has a swimming pool and paddling pool filled with pure spring water from the Termas. There is a large library (including children's books and movies) and a gym in the old bath house. There is also plenty for kids to do. There are board games, Legos, a number of musical instruments (piano, guitar, drums) and a dressing room with lots of nice clothes, shoes, scarves, hats and wigs. Every week there are mosaic workshops. Furthermore, you can enjoy a relaxing massage (relaxation, sports, hot stone, shiatsu, foot). These are given in the bathhouse, now beautifully renovated and decorated. All houses and rooms in the Termas have been beautifully painted or contain lovely mosaics. There is a nice cafe with a terrace and you can even make dinner reservations. Termas is a (tiny) small farm with lots of fruit trees, olive trees, a vegetable garden and some sheep. In the summer we organize donkey cart rides (by appointment). Children can ride Esme the donkey or pet the dogs or chickens. And of course it is always pleasant on a hot day to cool off in the pool (2010). In short, a holiday at Termas da Azenha is great for people who love nature and would like to enjoy organic food, plenty of rest and simple-but-comfortable accommodation.