Rui greeted my when I arrived on a Saturday afternoon and gave me a warm welcome. From the outside his house looks like a normal mid terrace house but once you walk in you walk in to a modern paradise of beauty!

The photos he has do not do the place justice. It is opulent, luxurious and very tasteful. My bedroom was lovely with an en-suite bathroom and walk in wardrobe. The back of the house was also stunning with an amazing pool and view looking towards the famous bridge.

I was not told if I was able to use the kitchen to make a coffee and breakfast in the mornings so I was very pleased to find two cafes very close to the house.

Ideally you need a hire car, but not essential. The centre is about 3km away and if you want to visit a beach you could not walk there. I walked to Belem a few times and caught the 15 E tram into Lisbon. The walk down is around 20 minutes and the journey on the tram is around 20 minutes.

You will be close to the home of the custard tart (Pasteis de Belem) and many other good places to eat. Enoteca De Belem was amazing and also the 'grill house' serving amazing chicken peri peri - Churrasqueira do Marques

You should also visit Aduja National Palace opposite. The most opulent Palace I have ever seen! Just stunning.