A Paradise Hidden In The Rice Fields Of Comporta: Discover Campo de Arroz ♦ Infinity Pool, Home Chef, Bird Eye View to the amazing rice fields of Comporta… this is all you’re missing if you haven’t heard of this amazing new boutique hotel in Comporta. Campo de Arroz is a tradition in the middle of the wood and has a modern twist. With clean and straight lines and all the peace and quiet of Alentejo, this hotel is what dreams are made of. Secrets From Portugal will show you everything about this amazing boutique! Don’t tell anyone but they are going to open to more amazing houses next year.
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Regulars will tell you that the best way to experience Comporta is to rent a house. And this one, a family-friendly project that sleeps 10, makes the most of its views over rice fields that flick from water-logged to luminous green as the seasons change. From the stripped-down main bedroom, which has poured-concrete floors, wooden ladders and shaggy, palm-fibre lampshades, there’s a view of the sunrise over the fields, punctuated only by the orange trees in the garden.
The house is built in the style of traditional local fishermen’s huts: in wood, with a thatched roof, set on stilts, but with a modern twist and a little more comfort. The lines are clean and straight. The decoration is simple and welcoming. The aim is that everyone will feel at home there. Campo de Arroz is in a natural setting, from every room there are far-reaching views over the rice fields. The property comprises a main house plus a separate cabin set in the landscaped garden. With 4 bedrooms, it can accommodate 10 guests. The house and the cabin can be rented separately or together. The infinity pool, the deck and the exterior kitchen together provide an outside living space surrounded by nature.
Outside is a huge barbecue with a pergola-sheltered table, and a swimming pool to leap into. The other way, the dense forest backdrop is filled with umbrella pines and gnarled cork trees. Without this place’s sandy, wooden decking, it would be easy to forget it’s so close to the beach. But just behind the treeline are miles of unspoilt caster-sugar dunes. From Carvalhal it’s walking distance to Pego for lunch at Restaurante Sal, where locals pull on their Sunday best to feast on grilled fish, octopus-ink rice and endless rosé. This is a great spot to go off-grid in the same way the savvy crowd have been doing for decades.
Next year, the group will open two more houses, Flor de Arroz and Casas de Arroz all focus in the rice fields of the area. While strolling around Comporta, you will discover magnificent villas that elegantly combine the simplicity and bohemian spirit of the region. The ideal is to stay in a villa as close as possible to the rice fields, in the front line. You live like a Robinson in the middle of nature, admiring the spectacle of colours that change as the day progresses. It is in this spirit that the Flor de Arroz villas were built. They blend in with nature, and here you can enjoy the sun all day long at the swimming pool or on the terraces. You can enjoy day-long sunshine at the swimming pool or on the terraces. Their unique design brings together nature and contemporary architecture, whilst respecting the simplicity of traditional fishermen’s huts. The swimming pool seems to merge into the rice fields. Flor de Arroz is located just a few minutes from the beach and the village of Carvalhal, Comporta. The cabins can house 2-4 guests. They can be rented separately or together (up to 8 people). Click on “Stay informed” and leave us your email to be informed of the opening of reservations for 2020.
The hotels of Comporta combine simplicity, comfort and a bohemian decoration that create the atmosphere of this region. The particularity of local houses and hotels is to blend into nature and integrate completely into the surrounding landscapes. It is with this objective in mind that the Casas de Arroz was created. This property comprises four cabins that together offer a peaceful retreat. These comfortable minimalist cocoons are just a few minutes from the beach and the village of Comporta. Their thatched roofs, wood and sand floors pay homage to the traditional homes and hotels of the region. The infinity pool at the end of the garden overlooks Comporta’s rice fields and meadows. The cabins can house 2-4 guests. They can be rented separately or together (up to 12 people). Click on “Stay informed” and leave us your email to be informed of the opening of reservations for 2020.
These hotels were created with the project Alma da Comporta that aims to share the best of Comporta to the world. It is in this grandiose setting that Charline and Antoine decided to build their houses project, Alma da Comporta. Comporta is a little paradise as if lost at the end of the world. It reigns a serenity and a sweetness of life without ostentation that seduced them immediately, from their first trip here. Eight years later, they decide to build their first house in front of the Comporta rice fields. With their thatched roofs Campo de Arroz, Casas de Arroz and Flor de Arroz pay homage to the traditional homes of the region. The infinity pools overlook Comporta’s rice fields and meadows. It is the best place to enjoy the “slow life” spirit of Comporta.
Comporta is surrounded by rice paddies, the ocean, sand dunes and pine forests. It’s a unique place, where you can connect with nature and live in the moment. To some people, the fishing cabins on stilts conjure up images of Asia, whilst for others, the magnificent white-sand beaches bordering the ocean evoke the Hamptons, but Comporta has a rhythm and an ambience that are all it’s own. This wild place has long been kept secret by regular visitors, who appreciate the ‘tranquilidade’ of this distinctive region. And although spending holidays here is becoming more and more ‘trendy’, make no mistake – Comporta isn’t the new Ibiza. This is the epitome of slowness and simplicity; a little corner of paradise, suspended between the ocean and the rice paddies.
Comporta is located 1 hour and 15 minutes from Lisbon, so it’s perfectly possible to spend a few days in the region during a holiday in Portugal. Far from Lisbon’s hectic lifestyle, in Comporta you’ll find a cosmopolitan mixture of surf spots, authentic beach cabins, forests of pine and cork oak, generous meals and cool boutiques. It’s the perfect place to re-energise and enjoy the delights of Portugal.
