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VILLA SERNADINHA
Long infinity pool leading the eye towards the glass-fronted villa beneath a wide flat roof

Bensafrim · Lagos · Portugal

VILLASernadinha

A private Algarve retreat between countryside and coast

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The Algarve, undisturbed

A private retreat shaped by light, landscape and silence.

Villa Sernadinha stands alone on a rise of open country outside Bensafrim, reached by a single track through the hills. There are no neighbours in view — only wild olive, scrub and a wide western sky.

The house is long, low and lined with glass. Living spaces slide open to covered terraces, a pool runs into a courtyard at its centre, and the main rooms turn towards the landscape. Five bedrooms sleep ten in complete privacy.

The coast is never far. The historic centre of Lagos is around fifteen minutes by car — close enough for dinner in town, far enough to hear nothing but the hills.

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White cantilevered upper storey with a glass-lined terrace floating over a planted garden and cobbled drive
White-walled entrance court framing a single olive tree beside the glass front door
Guests
10
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Private pool
Infinity
Private wellness
Gym + Sauna
Courtyard section of the pool reflecting the glass walls of the living room, hills visible through the glazing

Architecture

Designed around the landscape.

Deep white roofs float over walls of glass, shading the rooms while framing the hills beyond. Sliding panels open the living room to the terrace, so a meal, a swim and an afternoon read happen in one continuous space.

At the centre of the plan, the pool slips beneath the roof into an open courtyard. Water and light are visible from the corridor, the living room and a bedroom that opens directly onto it.

  • 01Floor-to-ceiling glazing
  • 02A courtyard pool
  • 03Covered terraces
Long outdoor dining table running along the glass facade of the upper terrace towards the view
Close view of the infinity pool's tiled edge with flowering oleander and terraced hills behind

The pool

Nothing between you and the horizon.

A long infinity pool runs from the courtyard at the heart of the house towards the valley, its edge falling away to the hills. Loungers line a warm timber deck, with the shade of the terrace a few steps away.

Life at Sernadinha

The shape of a day.

  1. Breakfast laid on a black granite island beside a window facing the hills

    Morning

    Coffee at the kitchen island as the valley fills with light.

  2. Loungers with monogrammed towels beside the pool, surrounded by palms and flowering shrubs

    Midday

    Long swims, then the shade of the palms.

  3. Outdoor dining table on the covered terrace facing a wide valley

    Lunch

    A table for ten on the terrace, facing the hills.

  4. Walnut and black-glass kitchen with a granite breakfast island and four bar stools

    In the kitchen

    Walnut, granite and room to cook together.

  5. Bedroom with a floating walnut bed, ochre throw and full-height glass opening to the pool and hills

    Afternoon

    Linen, cool slate floors and a slow siesta.

  6. Outdoor lounge on the upper terrace looking out over green hills and a flowering garden

    On the terrace

    A book, a breeze and nowhere to be.

  7. Fitness and games room with an exercise bike, multi-gym station, table tennis table and television

    Movement

    An exercise bike, weights and a table tennis table downstairs.

  8. Champagne on ice with two glasses and strawberries on a timber tray, hills softly blurred behind

    Golden hour

    Something cold as the light softens over the hills.

Bedrooms

Room to retreat.

Five bedrooms for up to ten guests, finished in a calm palette of linen, timber and slate. Several open onto the garden or the courtyard pool, and five bathrooms keep mornings unhurried.

Bedrooms
5
Guests
10
Bathrooms
5
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Symmetrical bedroom with a slatted timber headboard wall, ochre bedding and sheer curtains
Bedroom with glass walls onto the courtyard pool, a sculptural mirror and garden views
Calm double bedroom with botanical prints, stone lamps and sliding glass doors to the terrace
Mosaic-tiled corner of the raised infinity pool with the house and a palm trunk behind
Fitness and games room with an exercise bike, multi-gym station, table tennis table and television

Private wellness

Wellness, without leaving home.

Begin with lengths of the infinity pool before the heat of the day. Train in the private gym, unwind in the sauna, then let the terraces and gardens do the rest — all of it yours alone.

  • Infinity pool

    Long enough for proper lengths, with a view at the end of each one.

  • Private gym

    Exercise bike and multi-station weight machine.

  • Sauna

    Warmth after a swim or a day on the coast.

  • Gardens & terraces

    Open air, shade and silence in every direction.

Aerial view of a single track winding through wooded hills to the villa, with a small reservoir and distant mountains

The western Algarve

Countryside calm.
Atlantic energy.

From the quiet of the hills, the coast is close. Lagos brings a historic old town, a lively marina and the sculpted cliffs of Ponta da Piedade. Further west, the south-coast coves give way to the wild Atlantic shore, where surfers head for Arrifana and Amado. In between: golf, coastal trails, seafood and long, unhurried lunches.

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Location

Between countryside and coast.

Villa Sernadinha lies in the hills above Bensafrim, in the municipality of Lagos — rural, private and within easy reach of the western Algarve.

Villa SernadinhaBensafrimLagosAlgarvePortugal
Location & travel
Map of the western AlgarveVilla Sernadinha lies in the countryside near Bensafrim, north-west of Lagos, between the south coast beaches and the Atlantic west coast.Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanBensafrimLagosPonta da PiedadeMeia PraiaWest CoastAljezurSagresVilla SernadinhaCOUNTRYSIDE NEAR BENSAFRIMN
Illustrative map, not to scale. The shaded circle marks the general area; directions are shared with confirmed guests.

Within reach

  • Lagos Old Town

    11 km · Around 15 minutes

    Walled streets, azulejo-tiled churches, the marina and an evening choice of seafood restaurants and bars.

  • Ponta da Piedade

    Golden sea stacks, arches and grottoes at the tip of the Lagos headland — seen from the clifftop paths or by boat and kayak from the marina.

  • Praia do Camilo

    A small cove reached by a long wooden stairway through the cliffs, with clear water and sculpted rock.

  • Meia Praia

    A long, open sweep of sand running east from Lagos — room to walk, swim and find a quiet stretch in high summer.

  • The West Coast

    The wild Atlantic shore of the Costa Vicentina, with surf beaches such as Arrifana and Amado and some of Europe's most unspoilt coastline.

  • Aljezur

    Approx. 19 km to Aljezur Castle

    A whitewashed hill town below a Moorish castle, gateway to the western beaches.

Aerial view of the white modernist villa alone on a hillside, rolling Algarve hills stretching to the horizon

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Your place in the Algarve.

Complete privacy among the hills of southern Portugal, around fifteen minutes from Lagos.

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