Family Home T3+1 with Swimming Pool, Between Lagos and Praia da Luz

It is seven in the evening on Friday. The grandparents arrive tomorrow, the children have already disappeared into the basement playroom, and the scent of barbecue rises from the covered terrace while friends settle around the table. The pool is warm. The field is silent. And Monday still does not exist. This is the type of family home that is harder to find in the Algarve than it should be. Generously proportioned: an open‑plan kitchen and living area that accommodates fifteen people without anyone feeling cramped, five bedrooms and five bathrooms (T3+1 with an additional bedroom in the basement), and a 1500 m² plot that truly feels spacious. Built in 2007, with an A energy certificate, and finished to a standard that remains. Interior The social space on the ground floor opens, through full‑width sliding doors, onto the covered terrace, making the boundary between interior and exterior almost disappear in summer. The kitchen is large enough for those long family dinners with friends that end with everyone still around the table at midnight. Underfloor heating runs throughout the house, something that weighs more than one might think when an Algarve night drops to twelve degrees in February. Double glazing, electric blinds, and a fireplace operating for cooler evenings. The bedrooms are on the upper floor, all on the same level, with the suite catching morning light from the south. The basement is the trick of this house. A complete playroom that genuinely keeps noise down below, plus a garage for four cars that also serves as a workshop, plus storage and laundry area. It is the type of useful space that Algarve homes usually skip, and we only realise it was necessary when we stopped tripping over bikes and boards in the corridor. Exterior The 1500 m² plot faces north‑south, so the pool receives sun until late afternoon and the covered terrace remains comfortable even in August. Private pool, barbecue area, automatic irrigation, electric gate. Field and mountain views to the north, no neighbours to confront. The type of garden where Sunday lunch turns into dinner without anyone noticing. Lifestyle It lies between Lagos and Praia da Luz, which is the right spot on the western Algarve. Five minutes by car to Praia da Luz, with its calm bay and riverside restaurants. Seven minutes to the centre of Lagos, the marina, the historic centre and international schools. Forty minutes to Sagres for a weekend surf break, one hour to Faro airport, three hours to Lisbon if you fancy an urban escape. The village of Luz itself has a supermarket, medical centre, restaurants and primary school within short driving distance. Key Features * 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms (T3+1 with additional office) * 495 m² gross area, 299 m² usable area * 1500 m² plot facing north‑south, field and mountain views * Built in 2007, energy certificate A * Underfloor heating throughout the house * Private pool and covered terrace * Garage for four cars plus complete basement with playroom, storage and laundry * Operating fireplace, double glazing, electric blinds, air conditioning * Security alarm, electric gate, automatic irrigation * Five minutes by car to Praia da Luz, seven minutes to Lagos centre * One hour by car to Faro airport Available for an in‑person viewing. For those considering a family move to the western Algarve, or a second home that can also host parents‑in‑law and godchildren at once, this is one of the properties worth seeing before deciding on any other.