The place
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo & Algarve
Best season
March — June, September — October
Climate
18–26°C days. Sea 15–19°C — wetsuits provided.
Sea
15 — 19°C
Nearest airport
Faro (FAO) · 1 h 40
The Costa Vicentina is a natural park, which means no high-rises, no beach clubs and a coastline that looks much as it did fifty years ago. Fishing villages like Odeceixe and Aljezur sit a few kilometres inland; between them are dozens of beaches that face the open Atlantic.
We stay at a converted farmhouse in a cork-oak valley, eight minutes' drive from the sea. The yoga shala looks into the trees; the pool is filled with spring water and nobody has ever complained that it's cold.
Getting there
Faro (FAO)
Fly into Faro (FAO) or Lisbon (LIS). Our shared transfer leaves Faro at 14:00 on the first day (1 h 40). From Lisbon, take the train to Lagos and we'll collect you.