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Condo, €2.49mn
What A three-bedroom villa completed this year. It has an office and the light-filled living room has sliding doors that open on to the swimming pool.
Where A 20-minute drive south of Comporta village and 15 minutes from the beach. Lisbon is an hour and a half by car.
Why It’s a newly built smart home with air conditioning and disabled access. The house is located within a gated community that has a concierge service.
Who Berkshire Hathaway
Villa, €9.85mn
What A sprawling home made up of seven wooden cabins, with five bedroom suites, a living room, open-plan kitchen, two workspaces and a garage. There is a swimming pool amid the landscaped garden.
Where Brejos nature reserve with walking access to Brejos beach. It’s 10 minutes’ drive to the village of Carvalhal and 15 minutes to the village of Comporta.
Why The views from the house, looking out over rice paddies and pine trees.
Who John Taylor
Villa, €1.8mn
What A newly refurbished villa with four bedrooms and a pool, being sold furnished.
Where In the centre of Comporta village with restaurants and shops within walking distance. It’s a five-minute drive to the beach and 15 minutes to Troia golf course.
Why It’s decorated in the typical Alentejo style with white walls, rattan lampshades and a shaded terrace. It has an electric car charger, air conditioning and an outdoor shower.
Who Engel & Völkers
Villa, €6.1mn
What A modern single-storey villa with five en-suite bedrooms, inside-outside living spaces and a swimming pool.
Where Set among pine forest and sand dunes, a 20-minute walk from Pego beach and a 15-minute drive south from Comporta village.
Why Designed by Portuguese architecture practice Fragmentos, it features natural materials, sliding doors and a landscape planted with olive trees and grasses.
Who John Taylor
Villa, Grândola, €4.25mn
What A detached single-storey villa with six en-suite bedrooms, a large L-shaped swimming pool and nearly 20 acres of land.
Where On the outskirts of the beach town of Melides, 20 minutes’ drive from the town of Grândola, and 30 minutes from Comporta.
Why The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the pool and the lawn, surrounded by cork oak trees, and rice fields beyond.
Who Knight Frank
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