Sunshine spills through glass walls—and heats the hot water—at this modern-on-the-outside, wild-at-heart retreat in Portugal’s Comporta area. The villa is part of Sublime Comporta, a 17-acre eco-friendly resort nestled in the heart of sand dunes, rice fields, and white-sand beaches. Sail and surf along the coast and see if you can spot dolphins, and day-trip into Lisbon, just 1 hour away.

Listen to the wind whisper through umbrella pine and cork trees from a lounger on the wide deck around the villa’s private pool. Do some whispering of your own over a glass of wine at the pergola-covered alfresco dining table or cozied up around the floating wood-burning fireplace in the great room.

Casual-chic slipcovered sofas and a live-edged dining table make inviting places to gather, as does the fully equipped kitchen that shares the open-concept great-room space. A hallway leads off the great room past a courtyard to the 4 bedroom suites, each of which has its own entrance and terrace.

A stay at Sublime Comporta makes it easy to get a taste for the region, with wine tastings, oyster samplings, and picnic lunches on offer. Book a sailing trip to get out on the water or a horseback ride along one of Comporta’s white-sand beaches. There are plenty of open-air seafood restaurants along the coast, but for a bigger dining scene, Lisbon is only an hour away.

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