We arrived at Rita's Miramar beach house a little weary from long travels and left a week later rested and refreshed. This corner apartment has expansive views of the sea and a large wrap-around balcony with table and chairs. It's the perfect place for dinner while enjoying beautiful sunsets over the Atlantic. The apartment is spotless, and has a kitchen equipped with everything you need for cooking, although there are many inexpensive restaurants within walking distance. There's space for privacy if you're travelling with several people, the apartment is lovely. A family with young children would also find it ideal. The boardwalk to the beach is just a few steps away from the apartment. The dunes along this stretch of ocean have an interesting variety of vegetation, and while walking along the beach at dusk we saw little hedgehogs trundling down to the water. There's a running/walking/biking trail just outside the apartment that winds through the beach front communities. It's about a ten minute walk to the train station, with frequent and inexpensive commuter trains. We found it easy to get day trips into Porto. You couldn't ask for better hosts than Rita and Sergio, friendly and kind, and I'm sure there isn't a better place to stay along this stretch of Portugal's coast.