The Villa

An architectural retreat in the Algarve hills.

Five bedrooms, a pool that passes through the house and 312 m² of light-filled living.

Long and low, white and glass, Villa Sernadinha is built to be lived in the open — rooms that slide into terraces, water at the centre of the house, and the hills as a constant companion.

Guests: 10
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5
Private pool: Infinity
Private wellness: Gym + Sauna

Aerial view of the villa with its flat roofs, courtyards, infinity pool and timber deck surrounded by planted gardens

01Architecture

White planes, glass and local stone.

The villa is composed of simple white volumes set into the hillside. A cantilevered upper terrace floats above the garden, courtyards are cut into the flat roofs, and a single olive tree marks the entrance.

White-walled entrance court framing a single olive tree beside the glass front door

Long white facade of the bedroom wing with tall narrow windows and sculptural dragon trees

Open living room with a large white sectional sofa and red accents, glass walls opening to the pool and hills

02Living Spaces

One long room facing the landscape.

Living, dining and kitchen share a single open space with glass on three sides. Deep sofas gather around a fireplace, while the courtyard pool shimmers just beyond the glazing.

“Rooms that open to the air, and a view from every seat.”

Living room with a white sectional sofa, a double-sided fireplace and a view to the courtyard pool

Soft white sofa with red cushions and a striped throw, terrace dining chairs beyond the glass

03Kitchen & Dining

Made for cooking together.

A walnut and black-glass kitchen with a granite breakfast island, fully equipped for family meals. The live-edge dining table sits beside the pool, and a second table for long lunches waits on the terrace beside the barbecue.

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

Capsule coffee machine on a black granite worktop

Live-edge timber dining table with red chairs beside glass walls overlooking the pool

Built-in barbecue on the covered terrace with countryside views — The terrace barbecue

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

04Bedrooms

Five bedrooms, sleeping ten.

Each bedroom has its own character — slatted timber and ochre, pressed botanical prints, deep navy, soft olive. Several open onto the garden or the courtyard pool; the twin room suits children or friends sharing.

Two en-suite bedrooms, two double bedrooms with queen-size beds and one twin bedroom.

Bedroom with glass walls onto the courtyard pool, a sculptural mirror and garden views — Waking beside the courtyard pool

Double bedroom with a grid of pressed-flower prints above the bed and a velvet armchair — Botanical prints and soft grey

Double bedroom with navy bedding, a tall garden window and coastal artwork — A double bedroom with garden window

Twin bedroom with olive-green throws and a tall glass door onto the garden — The twin bedroom

Mother-of-pearl bedside lamp and ochre cushion against a slatted timber wall

Ochre velvet armchair and footstool in front of sheer curtains

05Bathrooms

Warm stone and timber.

Five bathrooms in limestone tones, with walk-in showers, generous vanities — some with double basins — and a bath set beside full-height glass.

En-suite bathroom with a double basin on a warm timber vanity, walk-in shower and garden window

Corner bathtub beside full-height glass and sheer curtains

Body lotion and liquid soap bottles beside a chrome tap

Long outdoor dining table running along the glass facade of the upper terrace towards the view

06Outdoor Living

Life on the terrace.

Covered terraces run the length of the house: an outdoor lounge, a long dining table facing the valley, a built-in barbecue and quiet corners for a book or an early drink.

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

Corner sofa on the terrace beside open floor-to-ceiling glass doors

Elevated view of the infinity pool passing beneath the villa's roof into an inner courtyard, with timber deck and loungers

07Infinity Pool

Water through the heart of the house.

The pool begins in a sheltered courtyard between the living spaces, passes beneath the roof and extends out to an infinity edge above the garden. Sun loungers line the timber deck.

Narrow channel of pool water running between floor-to-ceiling glass and a white wall towards the landscape

Sun loungers on a warm timber deck beside the infinity pool, a tall palm and green hills beyond

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

08Gym & Sauna

Keep your rhythm.

A private gym on the lower level has an exercise bike and a multi-station weight machine, shared with a table tennis table for friendly competition. A sauna completes the villa's wellness offering.

09Entertainment

For slow evenings.

A separate lounge of tan leather sofas, bookshelves, a television and a chess set offers a second place to gather — and a telescope for the clear skies of the countryside.

Relaxed lounge with tan leather sofas, a timber games table, bookshelves and a telescope

Telescope on a tripod beside a window in the lounge

Textured metal artwork of three donkeys looking over a fence

10Gardens & Landscape

Where the garden meets the hills.

Gravel gardens of dragon tree, fan palm, agave and oleander surround the house, then give way to open country. A small reservoir sits in the valley below, and there is no other house in view.

Sculptural dragon trees and agave in a white gravel garden beside the house

Red and white oleander in full flower against dry hillside

Wide aerial view of the villa on a rise of land surrounded by open countryside

At a glance

Everything for a longer stay.

View all amenities

Open-plan living and dining room
Floor-to-ceiling glazing
Private infinity pool
Courtyard pool section within the house
Covered terraces
Outdoor dining table
Fully equipped kitchen
Breakfast island with bar seating
Air conditioning
Bed linen
Television
Table tennis

Wide view across the pool to the house, loungers lined along the deck and a palm overhead

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Make it yours for a while.

Five bedrooms, a private pool and the hills to yourselves.

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