Serras

4 Serras sits at Afeiteira de Baixo with an ocean view, which on this coast is less common than the beach-adjacent addresses suggest — most Comporta houses sit behind the dunes with no sight of the water at all. Five bedrooms, twelve guests.

The pool is heated and private, the terrace faces the sea, and an indoor fireplace covers the evenings when the Atlantic wind arrives. Beach essentials are provided, which saves the first-morning trip into town.

The Alentejo coast between Comporta and Melides is one of the emptiest developed coastlines in southern Europe — long sand, cold clean water, and almost no buildings above two storeys. The house is set up for a group that intends to use the beach daily and eat at home most nights.