The flat sits on the 4th floor (no elevator — worth knowing before you book), flooded with natural light and quiet above the beach-town rooftops. Inside, you'll find: • Private terrace with unobstructed Atlantic views • King-size bed with hotel-quality linen • AC + heating — comfortable year-round • High-speed fibre WiFi, ideal for remote work • Smart TV with Netflix • Fully equipped kitchen with everything you need • Micro-cement throughout — warm, minimal, textural Outside your door: • 100m to Praia das Maçãs beach • Direct train to Sintra (100m from the flat) • Local farmers' market (100m) • Cafés, restaurants, and coastal walking trails within minutes • 20-min scenic walk to Azenhas do Mar

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Praia das Maçãs — the Sintra coast at its most authentic Step outside and you're already there. The beach is 100 metres away, the Atlantic fills the horizon, and the pace of life slows down the moment you arrive. The village has a genuinely local feel — seafood restaurants with daily catches, café terraces spilling onto the street, fishermen on the rocks at either end of the beach. The name itself comes from a legend: apple orchards lined the stream running from the Sintra hills, and every autumn the river would carry the fruit all the way down to the sea. Getting around: - 100m to the beach (golden sand, lifeguards in summer, saltwater pool next door) - 100m to the historic tram — a vintage line built in 1904 that winds through the Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais, arriving in UNESCO-listed Sintra in 45 minutes - 100m to the weekly farmers' market - 20-min coastal walk to Azenhas do Mar, one of Portugal's most photographed cliffside villages - 5 min to Colares, known for its rare Atlantic-grown wine - 40 min to Lisbon by car Nearby beaches worth exploring: - Praia Grande — a 900m surf beach, with one of the largest saltwater pools in Europe overlooking it - Praia da Ursa — wild, dramatic, and barely touched - Praia da Adraga — consistently rated one of Portugal's most beautiful