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The Lemon Lodge, Aljezur, Algarve

Photographs by The Lemon Lodge, used with permission.

The Lemon Lodge

Aljezur, Algarve

An off-grid farmstead between the Monchique hills and the wild beaches of the Costa Vicentina.

Why we love it

This is the Algarve that the Algarve's reputation does not cover: the far west, above Aljezur, where the coast is a protected natural park, the beaches face the full Atlantic, and the development stops. The lodge is an off-grid smallholding between those beaches and the Monchique hills behind.

Founded by a group of friends rather than a company, and small enough that it shows.

Best for: surfing the Costa Vicentina and staying somewhere that has not been built for surfers

Worth knowing

  • The tap water is not drinkable — the drought has left the well short — so you bring your own.
  • First arrivals have to be in daylight. There is little phone signal, the roads in are dirt, and the lodge does not check anyone in after sunset.
  • There is no television and no air conditioning in any of the three units, and the salt-water plunge pool is currently out of order.

The practicalities

Check in
From 4pm, preferably between 4pm and 6pm; late check-in until 9pm by arrangement, and never after sunset on a first visit
Check out
11.00
Phone signal
Patchy
Bring
  • Drinking water — the tap water is not drinkable
  • Your shopping: everything is self-catering and the supermarket is ten minutes away in Aljezur
Included
  • A fully equipped kitchen and a gas barbecue
  • The wood-fired sauna, free of charge
  • Yoga mats and two wooden decks
  • Tea, organic coffee and kitchen herbs
  • Handcrafted biodegradable soap and shampoo
Extras
  • Late check-out — EUR 50 for the first three hours, then a full day's rental

Getting there

Nearest station
Lagos — 23.6 miles
Without a car
Difficult, but possible

The lodge sends its own route description and asks you not to follow Google Maps. Aljezur is about ten minutes by car and forty-five on foot; the coast is about fifteen minutes, and Amoreira beach an hour and a half's walk. It recommends having your own vehicle.

What is around it

Beaches

  • Praia da Amoreira · 8.4 miles — By road; the lodge puts it an hour and a half away on foot.

Towns

  • Aljezur · 4.2 miles — The supermarket, ten minutes by car or forty-five on foot.

Who runs it

William and Michelle, Alex and Helena

It began as the dream of a group of friends to start a farmstead with lodging, driven by permaculture principles; four of them now run it together as an eco-friendly farmstead. Alex teaches the Wim Hof Method sessions and Helena gives healing sessions from the tipi.

Where it is

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Checked August 2026 · We re-verify prices and opening every quarter.

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