Walking two horses along a sunlit path at Malama

Living Space

Animals and nature

Being in contact with animals has transforming power.

Animals

They bring us back to the present moment

It is difficult to describe, how their presence affects the atmosphere of our home.

Without doing much, they make us happy, calm us, make us laugh, bring us back to the present moment and have so much love to share.

  • A yellow and black butterfly resting on a dried stem
  • A child standing beside a horse under the cork oaks
  • A small frog held carefully in a child’s hands
  • A mare and foal grazing together in a meadow
  • A child holding a young chicken

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“There is a reason why we turn to nature, when we seek ourselves.”

Nature

All we need to do is: be quiet

Nature speaks to us in such colourful pictures, with such yet unknown sounds, with all its roughness and beauty, with its glow and magic. All we need to do is: be quiet and we’ll receive its message.

Around our land you find most beautiful cork and pine forests, meadows, hills, hiking and biking trails.

  • Sunset over the Malama landscape beneath olive branches
  • A ladybird resting on a green apple
  • Leaves silhouetted against the setting sun at Malama
  • A hammock hanging between cork oaks at Malama
  • An orange hibiscus flower in bloom
  • Green Alentejo fields and cork oaks beneath a cloudy blue sky
  • A puddled path winding between cork oaks
  • Sunlight reflected in water along a woodland path

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Beaches nearby

Portugal’s west coast in 20 – 30 minutes

We are lucky to live so close to the amazing beaches of Portugal’s west coast.

  • Lagoa de Santo André, where the wild ocean meets shallow calm water of the lagoon

  • Praia de Melides, close to the very pretty village of Melides

  • Praia de Galé with its beautiful sand cliffs

  • Praia de São Torpes, the absolute must for surfers

  • Praia de Samoqueira with its rocks and low waves, ideal for swimming and jumping

  • And many more beaches along the coast to Porto Covo and Vila Nova de Milfontes

Stay a little while, or even longer

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