Beach Flat

The apartment covers 80 square metres on a single level, with one bedroom and an open-plan kitchen kept bright and unfussy. A private garden with outdoor furniture sits alongside a terrace, and air conditioning and heating cover both ends of the year. The kitchen is fully equipped for home cooking.

It sits in a quiet corner of Viana do Castelo, right next to Cabedelo Beach — the surf, sand and sea a short walk from the door. Porto Airport is 60 km south, close enough for an easy transfer without the crowds of a city stay.

Mornings start with coffee on the terrace before the short walk down to Cabedelo for a swim or a surf. Afternoons suit cycling along the coast or reading in the garden, and evenings settle back onto the terrace as the light fades over the beach.