Sublime Comporta

Top choice in The Alentejo


One of Portugal's top sleeps, Sublime stays true to its name, revamping a former rice-storing warehouse tucked away in a dramatic landscape of cork trees and umbrella pines surrounded by sand dunes, rice fields and vineyards. Its 22 environmentally unobtrusive, pinewood villas cradle 76 rooms steeped in luxurious furnishings with massive windows that frame the cinematic surroundings.

An outstanding spa (featuring all-organic Amala products complimented with aromatic herbs from its organic garden as well as local rice and sea salt) and one of the country's sexiest pools beckon multiday getaways here. It's 14.7km south of the village.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Alentejo attractions

1. Cais Palafítico da Carrasqueira

9.83 MILES

Built in the 1950s and 1960s, this ramshackle, zigzagging, interlocking pier on wooden stilts is one of Europe's last surviving of its kind. At sunset, it…

2. Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado

17.14 MILES

This natural reserve protects the Sado Estuary, a biologically rich area of wetlands extending east and south of Setúbal. With more than 250 avian species…

3. Moinho de Maré da Mouriscas

18.7 MILES

This former tide mill built in 1601, which also houses a gallery and cafe, is a worthwhile nature-tourism interpretive centre amid prime birdwatching…

4. Museu do Trabalho Michel Giacometti

19.76 MILES

How does the sardine get in the tin and 1001 other fishy mysteries are solved at this quirky, rarely visited museum, set in a former sardine-canning…

5. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnografia

19.81 MILES

This small, rambling museum showcases prehistoric, proto-historic and Roman collections as well as traditional artefacts of fishing, gathering and salt…

6. Praça do Bocage

20 MILES

All streets in the pedestrianised old town seem to lead to this mosaic-cobbled square, presided over by the arcaded bright-purple town hall. It’s a sunny…

7. Casa da Cultura

20.05 MILES

This newish art space has a packed cultural calendar. Wander through changing exhibitions on the main floor, or stop in for an evening concert of jazz…

8. Castelo de São Filipe

20.12 MILES

Worth the 500m schlep uphill to the west, the castle was built by Filipe I in 1590 to fend off an English attack on the invincible Armada. Converted into…