The door is always open to welcome those who arrive with the same joy with which the grandsons of the "old sea dog", Joaquim Modesto de Brito, known as "the champ" and founder of this project we would run to theirs grandparents arms. So many memories inhabit these walls that the grandchildren couldn't allow to get lost. This is how Casa Modesta (modest house) was born, combining a rural tourism with a contemporary feel, manifested in 9 rooms with private patios. There is also a garden with a section for organically grown vegetables and a solarium where time flows with the tides.

To the Algarve summer, with sand in your feet, Casa Modesta have added the daily routines of those who make this way of life a lifestyle, from gathering clams to baking bread, to the harvesting and drying of fruits. Catch a ride on a traditional boat, go birdwatching, support the wildlife, and when night falls the verandas are transformed into a planetarium and you can see the stars. When the body requires rest, surrender yourself to wellness rituals, taking advantage of the natural properties of local olives, almonds, fleur du sel and algae. Some may call it a "vacation" Casa Modesta call it “culture".

Share the secret of a family house opening its doors to tourism in an almost unknown land, facing the sea and in the heart of the Ria Formosa Nature Park, considered one of Portugal's seven wonders. From Casa Modesta you’ll witness the best morning in all Algarve, watch the birds migration, the practice of shellfish gathering or the harvesting of salt and, every day, let yourself be astonished by the small miracles performed by Nature.

Casa Modesta… with open arms just waiting for you!

GPS: 37.041731, -7.785230

Quatrim do Sul

8700-128 Olhão

Photos by João Carmo Simões.