Villas in Alcácer do Sal

About Alcácer do Sal

Alcácer do Sal is a historic town that overlooks the Sado river, built around an old Muslim castle that now houses a pousada hotel, with a museum under it tracing occupation back to the Iron Age. Rice and salt were the area's main trades for centuries. A few kilometres from the town lies the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve, with dolphins, about 200 bird species and white storks nesting on church towers and pylons. Our homes are scattered over a wide area, nearly all with a private pool and three bedrooms or so, so expect to drive to anywhere you eat or shop.

Is Alcácer do Sal right for you?

Best for

Pool holidays with estuary wildlife and quiet countryside

Not for you if

You want to walk to a beach from your home.

Near Alcácer do Sal

• Sado Estuary Nature Reserve

  Estuary reserve a few kilometres from town, with rice terraces, old salt pans, boat trips to see dolphins and signposted routes.

• Tróia

  A beach resort on white sand dunes with Roman fish-salting tanks, suggested as a base for exploring the estuary.

• Comporta

  The civil parish known for the white-sand beaches of the Sado estuary, in the same municipality as Alcácer do Sal.

• Alcácer castle

  The town's old Muslim castle, now a pousada, with a museum below it covering Iron Age to later history.

Getting to Alcácer do Sal

Lisbon airport is about 54 minutes away by car. A bus to Lisbon's Oriente station runs about six times a week, so you need a hire car for the whole stay. The homes are scattered across the municipality, so everything from shopping to the coast means driving.

When to go to Alcácer do Sal

The estuary offers boat trips for dolphins and signposted walks, and Tróia and Comporta have the beaches. Check boat trip and museum opening times for your dates before you book. The whole municipality has about thirteen thousand residents, so get groceries in town before heading out to a rural home.

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