Campingar i Estevais

Silvana Tyskland

We spent a wonderful 1-week holiday at the tiny house. The house is nestled away in the hinterland of the Algarve in a very small, quiet village, in the middle of a permaculture food forest garden. You share the garden with the two hosts, chickens, cats and many birds and lots of plants, of course. It's very relaxing to wake up early with the animals and enjoy the sun and breakfast on the private tiny house terrasse. A chicken or two might pop by to check if you dropped something yummy to eat. They are really cude and friendly. The hosts, very kind twin sisters from France, respect your privacy and will leave you alone, if this is what you desire, or engage with you with a wide open heart, if you signal an interest in getting to know them and learn more about their project. In fact, we were promptly invited to a delicious home-made pizza on their own terrasse and had a lovely evening together. The tiny house itself is very simple but cosy, especially the sleeping loft. We didn't use the kitchen much, except for preparing breakfast, but cooking dinner would also not be a problem. There is a stove and oven and even some condiments to use. You might want to be aware that the house features a dry toilet, e.g. a bucket with woodchips. It takes some getting used to seeing your "donations". In the end it became a weirdly peaceful routine to take the bucket with the liquids, add some water and grace some plants with nutrients. As for the more solid parts, you just add woodchips and drop everything off in a designated dry toilet compost bin, thereby contributing to a nutrient cycle being closed eventually. The house is very stategically located for some wonderful day trips to Sagres, Monchique, Alte, Olhao, Faro, Lagos, etc. And if you feel like staying in the permaculture paradise you can choose to enjoy a wonderfully relaxing Ayurvedic massage or a one-on-one yoga lesson in an absolutely beautiful yurt.

Raquel Portugal

The outside space, the quirkiness and the ambience! My son had the time of his life pretending he was a bus driver :)