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Our cornerof the coast

There's more to discover just along the coast. We've gathered a few of our favourite places to eat, explore and while away an afternoon, with local tips to help you make the most of your stay.

Beaches

The sand, on your doorstep

Pego is the beach at the end of the path – long, flat and quiet even in August. A short drive opens up the rest of the coast either side of it.

  • Pego5 minutes on foot

    The house's own beach: a handful of restaurants at one end, very little else for miles either side. Walking down saves the parking fee now charged on the sand road.

  • Carvalhal & Comporta beachesShort drive

    Wider, busier stretches with more beach clubs – worth the drive on a day you want a change of scene, or a beach restaurant lunch that isn't Pego's.

Sports & Activities

Beyond the beach towel

Riding on the sand is the one people remember, but the area has a lot else on tap – surfing, wine, golf, and a boat out to see the dolphins at Tróia.

  • Imagine Surf SchoolPego

    Lessons and board hire on Pego's own break. Worth checking their site for the day's swell, wind and water temperature before you walk down.

  • Surf in ComportaComporta

    A second surf school covering the wider Comporta coastline.

  • Cavalos na AreiaComporta

    Horse riding out along the beach and through the dunes – the single most-requested activity, and worth booking ahead in summer.

  • Herdade do Brejinho da CostaComporta

    A working wine estate nearby, with tastings and a proper look at how Comporta's rice-and-vine landscape actually works.

  • Tróia CruzeTróia

    Boat trips out of Tróia to see the resident dolphin pod – a full morning or afternoon out on the water.

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Fresh Food

Where to eat, and where to shop for it

Carvalhal and Comporta village are a few minutes' drive and both have places worth booking ahead for, especially in July and August.

  • JNcQUOI Beach ClubPego

    Right on Pego beach, and the closest proper lunch to the house. For club members, the house is just 80 metres from the club car park entrance – about a minute's walk.

  • Restaurante SalCarvalhal

    A Carvalhal fixture, and one to book ahead for in season.

  • O DinizCarvalhal – grilled fish

    Simple, excellent grilled fish. Booking is by phone: +351 967 977 193.

  • Dona BiaComporta

    N261, 7580-681 Comporta.

  • Comporta CaféComporta – beach club

    A relaxed beach-club lunch in the village itself.

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Shop Till You Drop

Boutiques, worth the browse

Comporta and Carvalhal both keep a carefully curated set of independent shops – the area's distinctive architecture and lifestyle, in miniature.

  • Lavanda ComportaComporta

    Homeware and linen in the Comporta style.

  • Côté-Sud ComportaComporta

    A long-standing name in the village.

  • ManumayaComporta

    “Made with love”, by their own description.

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