Wind in the pines is the daytime playlist and crackling logs is the nighttime soundtrack at this casual-chic hideaway in Portugal’s easy, breezy, and very beautiful Comporta area. Part of the Sublime Comporta resort, the villa sits on 17 acres surrounded by sand dunes and the region’s signature rice fields. See the beaches on horseback and head to Lisbon, 1 hour away, for a day trip.

On sunny days, the villa’s private pool beckons, with its wide deck and row of loungers. Take a break from swimming for lunch and dinner under the pergola at the alfresco dining table. After sunset, cozy up indoors around the floating wood-burning fireplace at the center of the great room.

Glass walls make sitting in one of the living area’s slipcovered sofas feel like perching outside in the forest. Woven light fixtures over the dining table bring a little bit of the beach into the clean-lined, open-concept space, and a fully equipped kitchen shows a practical side. Follow the hallway off the great room to the 5 bedroom suites, each of which has its own entrance and terrace.

Take advantage of the resort’s offerings with a cycle around the grounds, a guided yoga or meditation practice, a wine or oyster tasting, or a picnic by a quiet lake. There’s sailing and surfing along the white-sand coast, and a nature reserve in the area that’s home to Portugal’s only dolphin population.

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