São Julião Retreat

São Julião Retreat pairs a three-bedroom main house with a furnished annex holding a double bedroom, its own bathroom and a sofa-bed lounge, giving four bedrooms and four bathrooms across the estate. Inside, high ceilings and an indoor fireplace sit alongside a fully equipped kitchen and dining table for gathering the group.

The property sits in the countryside near Ponte de Lima, in the Minho region, where green hills roll out toward the mountains and walking and cycling trails thread through the surrounding villages.

Days start on the terrace with coffee and mountain views, and slow down by afternoon at the outdoor pool or the garden loungers. Evenings mean barbecue dinners outside, then the jacuzzi under the stars or the fireplace lit against the Minho chill.