À Espera is close to everything.We are 10 minutes away from the village center and the beach. And if you're coming from Lisbon, it takes just over an hour to get here. The right time to free yourself from the hustle and bustle of the city and meet its essence, which is in the hiking trails of Serra de Grândola and in the contemplation of the mystical Alentejo landscape.

In the perfect sea for surfing, there are also those who rock these waves and those who prefer the calmer waters of Lagoa de Melides and Sto. André, where you can do canoeing and Stand Up Paddle (SUP). 

A nature ingrained in the people, customs and gastronomy of this village. n Lagoa de Santo André, a stronghold of biodiversity enshrined in the status of a Nature Reserve, lives a fishing community that takes the eels to the restaurants in the region, often served with rice from the Melides floodplain, a local product with history and well known to all. the Portuguese. Alentejo bread is reputed to be the best in the country. In Melides we can eat it with the honey of the region. There are many delicacies in this village, and in all of them we find a typical ingredient that allows everything to be served at the right time: calm.