This was a great place for an exclusive experience in Portugal. The nearby beach is not for swimming, much too wild and no beach. Parking was free, if you could find it. GPS led us to a dead-end, uphill on cobblestones and had to back out down the curvy road....quite slippery! We ended up parking down hill at a local restaurant and hauling our luggage uphill. That part wasn't a peak experience, but we stayed 3 days, so walking up anx down after that was the easy part. We did day trips from there.