5-star luxury bang on the beach! You will find it at this Hideaway in Portimão, Portugal.
The main building exudes the atmosphere and grandeur of the past when a Portuguese businessman, made rich by the fish and canning industry, used to live with his family in this house and the interior was the setting for decadent parties and famous guests. Today, it is a haven for the luxury traveller and everything is done here to pamper you.
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.
When there’s a big bar of Hermès soap in the bathroom and a tea menu, you know this is pure luxury. This wine and olive oil estate, Herdade in Portuguese, covers 450 hectares, so it is huge but it doesn’t feel too big. It’s because the various accommodations are spread out and all have their own style. This is such a special hideaway, very suitable for the spoilt international traveller who goes for luxury and (eco) top quality in combination with nature, Alentejo deluxe!