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Comporta
Portugal
The sleepy fishing village of Herdade da Comporta has been
touted as “the new Ibiza”, referring to the Balearics island’s 70s
heyday long before dirty beats and the Air Max crew turned up.
Miles of sand dunes, wild beaches and rolling surf await just an
hour’s drive from Lisbon.
Pego Beach is a quieter option than
Comporta‘s main sand strip, thanks to an absence of
day-trippers. For lunch, hit up Museu do Arroz, the oldest
restaurant in the region, housed in a former rice factory and
adorned with well-loved velvet sofas and global curiosities – order
salt-cod fish and local “green” wine. At the weekend, everyone
heads to Sal’s for kilos of sea bass and prawns washed
down with jugfuls of sangria. Keep it traditional with a stay at
Cabanas No Rio; the converted
twinset fisherman huts designed by Manuel Aires Mateus have
open-air showers and a private pontoon with a kayak conveniently
parked at the end. For a more luxurious stay, Sublime Comporta offers 14 beautiful
suites and several cabanas nestled in 17 acres of pine forest.