Arriving at Rucas's house on a very hot summer day was like coming to Paradise in the sence that a very charming woman - who even spoke a fine English - was welcoming under a shady and cool grape growing with things in the fridge and a fine bottle of Port. The house was a little difficult to find the first time because you had to drive up a long private driveway after passing a solid cast iron port. And the view of the house as seen here is not to be seen from the road. The pictures you had probably already seen in the presentation do not give the place full credit. Also there is full assess to a pool just outside the living room. And the sea is just to the other side of the house with a wonderful big sandy beach. The nearby village offers a few very fine and cheap restaurants and shops. The second biggest city in Portugal (really worth seeing) is reached very easy with a metro train stopping just a few hundred meters away. All in all a perfect place for a big family or a group of friends.