Melides has become Portugal's whispered answer to an overbooked beach holiday. This small Alentejo village offers Atlantic surf, pine-scented roads, a wildlife-rich lagoon, serious design, and lunches that refuse to watch the clock. The...
Christian Louboutin, known globally for his red-soled shoes, has moved into hospitality. His first hotel, Vermelho Melides, opened in Portugal. Instead of another luxury shoe store,...