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Porto Covo · Alentejo coast

A place to stay and to feel.

Between the vineyard and the sea, a few minutes from Pessegueiro Island. Whitewashed houses around two lakes, olive trees, a young vineyard and a table in the open air.

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Casas da Ilha from the air at night, with the lights on
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Aerial view of the estate, with the lakes, the houses and the vineyard

The place

First the land, then the house.

Casas da Ilha sit on an estate of about 30 hectares inside the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The sea is 800 metres away, and the path always ends at the Island.

Every stay is an invitation to belong to a place: to sleep to the sounds of the countryside, watch the vines grow, make things by hand and share the table at the end of the day.

30 hain the Natural Park
800 mto the sea
2natural lakes
950vines, 12 grape varieties
11experiences on one estate

From here to…

  1. Casas da IlhaFonte Mouro
  2. 800 mthe nearest beach
  3. minutesPorto Covo and Pessegueiro Island
  4. ~20 minSines
  5. 1h30Lisbon

Cultural and regenerative park

A place of culture, art and nature.

Casas da Ilha is more than a place to sleep. Thirty hectares in the Natural Park where art is shown in the open air, gardens and lakes bring life back to the land, and everyone who arrives takes part in what the place is becoming.

CultureArt

Open-air art

The Waste 2 Arte exhibition shows what the sea gives back, turned into art, among the olive trees.

NatureRegeneration

Gardens and lakes

Dune plants, olive trees, vines and two natural lakes, on land cared for to bring life back to the countryside.

Living

Living the place

Workshops, walks, a shared table and time to just be. Every season brings a reason to come back.

Waste 2 Arte open-air exhibition among the olive trees
The open-air exhibition
Installation made of fishing ropes in the park at sunset
Sea ropes at sunset
Waste 2 Arte piece made with bottle caps collected on the coast
Caps the sea gave back
The whitewashed houses with an olive tree and the wooden path on the sand
The gardens between the houses
Aerial view of one of the lakes, with a small island
The lake and its island
The houses at dusk, with the path lit
At dusk
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Stay · Lake · Peace · Silence

Three ways to stay.

For a week’s holiday, for a team coming to work on the coast, or for those who want to stay longer.

Living room of the Casa Grande, with a dining table and windows onto the lake Holidays · days and weeks

The Casa Grande

The main house, with a large living room open to the lake, a fully equipped kitchen and two en-suite bedrooms. For families and groups of friends.

  • Book direct, on Booking or Airbnb
  • Garden, lakes and Pizza Bar
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Suite with a mezzanine, desk and lake view Companies · months

Executive residences

Self-contained suites for medium and long stays, designed for working and resting, close to the Sines industrial and energy hub.

  • Mezzanine, desk, kitchenette
  • Starlink internet, cleaning 5×/week
  • Coworking and lounge with fireplace
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The houses under the olive tree, with the wooden path Coming soon · 2027–2028

New houses and suites

The place is still growing: 8 new premium suites open in June 2027 and 10 Casas Marginais in June 2028. The show house will be ready in May 2027.

  • 8 new premium suites · June 2027
  • 10 Casas Marginais · June 2028
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Today87 suites and the Casa Grande
June 2027168 new premium suitesawaiting approval
June 20282610 Casas Marginaisin design
In total26places to stay

Experiences · The ecosystem

Eleven experiences on one estate, close to the beach.

Vineyard, olive grove, lakes, art, food and building, in four worlds. The place changes through the year, and every season brings a reason to come back.

Stay

3 experiences
Accommodation
Casa Grande, suites and, soon, modular houses
Beach, trail and Island
Guided walks to Pessegueiro Island
Lakes
Reflections, birds, calm

Land

2 experiences
Vineyard
950 vines, 12 varieties, from the Alentejo to South America
Olive trees
Harvest, olive oil, shade

Create

3 experiences
Waste 2 Arte
Art made from objects found on the coast
Lab · Lab AI
AI incubator: projects born in the countryside
Casa Marginal
Show house in May 2027

Share

3 experiences
Pizza Bar and Bar da Eira
Wood-fired oven, tables under the pergola and on the threshing floor
Casa da Ilha gardens and events
Groups, celebrations, late afternoons
Slow-cooking workshop
Local recipes, workshops
Group lunch on the threshing floor, under the shade sails

Oven · Table · Sharing

Events

Group lunches, celebrations, company gatherings and workshops at the Bar da Eira and in the park.

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The Fishermen’s Trail on the cliff, with Pessegueiro Island in the distance

Trail · Wind · Freedom

Fishermen’s Trail

The coast on foot, with a guide, from the cliffs of Porto Covo to Pessegueiro Island and the sunset.

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Long beach between cliffs on the Alentejo coast

Village · Island · Horizon

Local guide

The restaurants we recommend, town by town, the beaches of the coast and the experiences not to miss.

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Lamp made from a buoy and fishing net, in a room with works of art

Cultural and Environmental Park · Waste 2 Arte

This was rubbish. Now it’s art.

The Casas da Ilha Cultural and Environmental Park brings together art, nature and environmental education. All year round it hosts exhibitions, open-air installations, workshops and family activities.

  1. The sea gives back
  2. Collected on the coast
  3. Studio
  4. Exhibition

Photography by Nuno Antunes. Supported by Sines Municipality, ICNF and Porto Covo Parish Council.

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Lab AI · Artificial intelligence lab

There is an AI lab at Casas da Ilha.

Here we create innovation and support new ventures. An idea born next to the vineyard takes shape with artificial intelligence and goes out into the world with its own project and website. These are the ones already born here.

From the estate

PPizzas de Porto CovoFrom the wood-fired oven to the table WWaste 2 ArteThe exhibition also lives online

News and guides

SAmo SinesBilingual daily news, Instagram and podcast GGuide to Sines and Porto CovoThe area explained to newcomers NPublic job competitions newsPublic-sector jobs and careers, every day

Lab

RA RodaOne question, ten thinkers EEasyLearnEnglish at your own pace LLALIAA magazine for girls aged 9 to 15 LLara Personal StylishLooks with the clothes you already have CCasa MarginalShow house in May 2027 GGrow it ModularHouses you assemble

The place in pictures

Low light, warm tones, one real spot per picture.

Aerial view of the houses between the two lakes
The houses between the two lakes
The lake after sunset
The lake after sunset
Suite with a round painting and a window onto the lake
Suite with a round painting
The deck with sofas at dusk, under a full moon
The deck under a full moon
The whitewashed houses at sunset, with an olive tree and the lake
The houses at sunset
Kitchen with a wooden table
Kitchen with a wooden table
The patio between the houses, at dusk
The patio between the houses
Double room with boats on the wall and the lake outside the window
Double room with boats on the wall

Getting here · Contact

From the white village to the Island.

Fonte Mouro, Porto Covo, municipality of Sines. On the road between the village and Pessegueiro Island.

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