Pensão das Dunas is a cozy, authentic bed and breakfast in Carrapateira, on Portugal’s Algarve coast. Located in the heart of a natural park, the guesthouse offers a welcoming base for visitors seeking the region’s beaches, trails and local culture away from mass tourism. Accommodation includes colourful rooms with shared or private bathrooms, as well as apartments for two, three or four guests. An apartment adapted for people with reduced mobility is also available.

Guests can relax in the shared indoor area, enjoy a drink or read, and spend time in the flower-filled patio, furnished with tables and comfortable chairs and equipped with a large barbecue. The property serves a generous buffet breakfast with cheeses, meats, fresh and dried fruit, cereal, muesli, fresh orange juice, homemade yoghurt and cake.

Pensão das Dunas also helps guests explore the surrounding area, with information about hiking on the Rota Vicentina and local circular routes, bike and mountain-bike borrowing, surfing and bodyboarding, beaches, regional cuisine and other activities.