The Vale Palheiro Earth Resort in Portugal has just opened as a 13-villa resort with a warm and welcoming restaurant. Running through the resort is a network of walking trails across what is considered one of Europe’s most beautiful and well-preserved coastal areas, taking hikers through rural valleys, clusters of cork oak trees and centuries of history visible in the ruins of ancient castles and fortresses.
Amoreira Beach, one of the Algarve’s loveliest and largest beaches with dramatic cliffs and soft golden sand is nearby.
Leading the design was owner Madalena Rutkowski, an architect with decades of experience.
The different levels of the villas create the image of a small hamlet. The ochre color of the buildings and the rammed earth, the pillars of rough schist stone that form buttresses, the old terracotta tiles that were sourced so painstakingly for the roofs and the chimneys, are a perfect blend of local character and contemporary design.
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