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TimeOut: Portugal Active Ocean Lodge

November 1, 20192 min read
TimeOut: Portugal Active Ocean Lodge
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TimeOut Magazine profiles the Ocean Lodge — a stone residence in a 9,000m² garden that journalists called paradise.

TimeOut Magazine featured the Portugal Active Ocean Lodge in an article about the Minho region. The piece, part of a broader feature on the region, gave extensive praise to the property — describing its stone architecture, expansive 9,000-square-metre garden, and the atmosphere that makes guests reluctant to leave.

The journalists noted that the property felt like a paradise, and that the combination of the natural setting, the quality of the accommodation, and the warmth of the hospitality created an experience that was genuinely hard to leave behind.

The TimeOut feature reached a broad national readership and helped establish the Ocean Lodge as one of the Minho's standout accommodation experiences.

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