I would rent Veronika’s place in the summer. If you are not familiar with Portuguese housing you may be uncomfortable in the winter or rainy months because you cannot run the heater and another appliance at the same time. I was not able to get warm in the apartment but Veronika was an AMAZING problem solver and transferred me to one of her other properties which I ended up liking even more. I’m so very grateful! So aside from the above, her place is really cute and it looks like the photos. I rented a car and I would recommend a car as well since there is not too much around. The beach is there but again—it would be better in the summer as most things were closed.