It was so great to stay at Fernando’s apartment! My boyfriend and I enjoyed the local life in Parede/Carcavelos - actually more than the central, tourist-y life in Lisbon, haha 😄
It’s a quiet neighbourhood, where the local know a little English, so we got to learn some Portuguese, which is something that we value a lot. Everything is close by: A little market downstairs (they have the best fruit, and the owners are so nice), cafes, restaurants, a mall with a super market (Pingo Doce), the beach (Parede beach is super close, and Carcavelos beach is also close but you have to walk a little more) and bus and train stations!
The apartment is very modern and has everything! A cute little dishwasher, modern fridge, washing mashine and a balcony where we sat every morning to eat breakfast and sometimes dinner. My favourite thing about the apartment was the really cool water tap in the bathroom, haha 😂

A little tip from us to all tourists in Portugal: Learn how to say the basic things in Portuguese, such as thank you, hello, good morning, good afternoon and good evening and the numbers. It was very helpful for us, and we think the locals appreciate it.