A holiday house with a private pool in Mourão, five minutes from a Blue Flag lake beach and twenty from Monsaraz.
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.The house
It's a plain Alentejo house — the kind with walls thick enough to stay cool through August. Inside: whitewash, exposed beams, jute rugs, terracotta. Nothing staged. Things that get used.
The living room opens onto the kitchen, and the kitchen opens onto the courtyard. In practice you spend the day going in and out, which is exactly how the house was meant to work.
.The courtyard
The courtyard gets sun from morning until late afternoon. The pool is set between whitewashed walls, with deckchairs, shade when you want it, and nobody watching.
It's where the day ends after the lake beach, and where the evening starts before you head out to dinner.
.Guests
Reviews from verified guests, with a link to the original source.
10/10
“A simple, fully functional Alentejo house: very clean, with excellent air conditioning and Wi-Fi. Great location, close to restaurants and away from noise.”
10/10
“A very comfortable, beautifully decorated house near the centre of Mourão, with a host who was always available.”
10/10
“A lovely pool, a good outdoor area and a very well-equipped kitchen.”
.Availability
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9.5 out of 10 on Booking, from 50 reviewsLocation 9.8 · Host 9.8 · Cleanliness 9.5
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.Where it is
Mourão sits on the eastern shore of Lake Alqueva, on the quieter side. Monsaraz is visible across the water, twenty minutes away by car over the bridge.
It's a working village — grocer, café, butcher — not a postcard. If you want Alqueva without the crowds of the busier stretches, this is the right side of the lake.
.From the house
.Discover
River beaches, a walled medieval village on a hilltop, the world's first certified Dark Sky reserve, and restaurants where you still eat well for very little.
Lake beaches, Monsaraz, boat trips, the Dark Sky reserve and where to eat. What's actually worth doing on Alqueva, with real driving times and the best season for each.
320 metres of sand on an island, a Blue Flag, free parasols and an enclosed pool for children. Everything about the second-largest lake beach on Alqueva.
What to see in Monsaraz, how long it takes, where to park and what time to go to miss the coach parties. A practical guide, 20 minutes from Mourão.
Restaurants around Lake Alqueva: the village kitchens of Mourão, the tables with a view in Monsaraz, the few places right by the water, and the wineries of Reguengos.
How to plan a Dark Sky Alqueva night: the Cumeada observatory, moon phases, what you can see and stargazing from Casa de Santa Margarida.
Supervised swimming, short outings, stars and very hot afternoons. How to plan a few days on Alqueva with children without anyone getting fed up.
.Guides
Practical guides to Alqueva, Mourão and Monsaraz — written by people who know the roads, the beaches and what time places close.
Accommodation
Which area to choose on Alqueva, what changes between Mourão, Monsaraz and Reguengos, and how to decide between a house with a pool, a farmhouse, a hotel or a houseboat.
4 min read
Planning
Real month-by-month temperatures, when the water is warm, when the beach is open, and why September is probably the best month to come to Lake Alqueva.
4 min read
Itineraries
A day-by-day plan for a long weekend on Alqueva: lake beach, Monsaraz, Dark Sky and wineries, with real driving times and an order that works.
3 min read