A hand-picked collection of places to stay: Authentic, Small-scale, One of a kind!
Celine and Julien were looking for slow living with their family… a Hideaway under the sun where they felt at home, surrounded by nature but not too far from the city. And so they found a fantastic old Mas, Catalan farmhouse, where they could realise their dream. A fine guesthouse where you can relax and where the senses are opened up. But where there is also plenty of room for Celine’s wonderful cooking, because this passion certainly finds its place here with a selection of fresh herbs, edible flowers and as many 0-km products as possible.
In a tiny village in the Empordà, there is a surprise hidden behind a pale green door. If you didn’t know it, you would walk right past it. But once inside you will be surprised by all the space and a beautiful garden. This is where South African Johan and Sandy have housed their small-scale B&B. Only 7 rooms, varying from a spacious suite to a small double room.
The white gate of this rural hideaway in central Algarve is easy to drive past… it looks like the entrance to a huge orange plantation. But this is exactly where you need to be! Before you reach the white-painted (former workers’) houses, you cross groves full of large orange trees. Open the windows for the fresh sweet smell (in season :))…
From your lounger at the edge of the infinity pool, staring at the sheep grazing over the hills… it does not get any more Alentejo Zen! At 45 minutes from Lisbon airport, we discovered this new gem. A recently completely renovated farmhouse, the house of the grandparents of the dear hostess Dona Toia, is now a charming bed & breakfast with 5 suites. All with their own terrace, bathroom and fully equipped kitchen. But this is not all, the family now owns 3 townhouses in the historic town of Alcácer do Sal, 10 minutes by car, which are also rented out.