Villa Aura, Viana do Castelo

Sleep in it first.

Every house in operation is bookable on portugalactive.com, tonight if it is free. Stay as a guest, use the pool, cook in the kitchen, watch the light move across the river. If you go on to buy the house, we credit the full cost of that stay against the price.

We think this is the only honest way to sell a house that someone will live in or receive guests in. No visit tells you what three nights do.

One stay per buyer per house, up to seven nights, credited in full at completion.