Braga Essence Villa
No. I · Estate Folio MMXXVI · Braga, Portugal

Braga Essence
Villa

A contemporary house of wood, light and water — between the cathedral spires of Braga, the granite of Sameiro, and the slow bend of the Cávado. A house for long mornings, long tables, and the slow choreography of a Portuguese summer.

a private villa, on the green hill of Braga

Reserve the villa → Tour the house
The indoor heated pool, glazed to the garden. The living room — vaulted wood ceiling, light pine floor, garden beyond. A suite — soft light, white linen, curtained windows. The kitchen and dining room — wooden ceiling, long table, valley views. The Garden Suite — linen-dressed bed and a view of the lawn. An open living space — pine floor, white walls, sheer curtains and light from every side. A living room opening through full-height glass onto the courtyard. The villa from the courtyard — wood-clad façade and walled garden.
The Indoor Pool heated, glazed to the garden, all-season
[ Braga Essence Villa ]
Rua dos Matos 21, Braga Tenões Six bedrooms · Five bathrooms · Sleeps ten Indoor heated pool · Steam · Gym
§ 01 The Dossier
Bedrooms 06 four king suites, a twin and a queen room
Bathrooms 05 stone, glass and pine, rain showers throughout
Sleeps 10 families, friends, or both at once
Wellness ∞ heated indoor pool, steam room, private gym
§ 02 A Sense of the House
Indoor heated pool with a line-drawing mural and pale wood bench.Indoor pool
The Water

An indoor pool, year-round.

Still, heated water under a soft daylight ceiling. A steam room and rain shower are set into the adjacent wing — for the cool hours, and the warm ones.

The kitchen and dining room of Braga Essence Villa — wooden ceiling, long table, valley views.Kitchen & dining
The Table

A kitchen built for long meals.

Twin ovens, a six-burner range with hood, a Sub-Zero, a marble island. A dining table that seats ten, with a low window onto the valley. The chef arrives with the season's market by ten.

Open living room with curved sofa, wood-burning stove and floor-to-ceiling glass to the garden.The living room
The Quiet

Rooms made for the slow afternoon.

A wood-burning stove at the centre, a curved velvet sectional, a Sonos zone in every room. Stay in. The world will wait.

§ 03 The Setting
The villa from across the lawn — orange wood-clad façade, hills of Braga in the distance.The lawn, looking back

Tenões,
on the green side of Braga.

Rua dos Matos rises on the eastern hillside of Braga, in the small parish of Tenões — five minutes from the city centre, ten from the baroque stair of Bom Jesus, twenty from the granite outcrops of Sameiro. The Minho rolls north, vineyards to the Atlantic, Gerês climbing east. The villa sits in the middle of it.

"Five minutes from the cathedral, an hour from the Douro, a country away from everywhere."
— from the estate journal
§ 04 Concierge — discreet, on request

A house that arranges itself around you.

i.

Private Chef

Breakfast through dinner. Market-led, Minho-rooted.

ii.

Private Driver

Mercedes V-Class for Porto, Douro, the airports.

iii.

Daily Housekeeping

Two visits a day, turned-down beds, fresh flowers.

iv.

EV Charging

Charger at the gate; Tesla adaptor.

v.

Events

Long-table dinners, weddings, small celebrations.

The full concierge →
An invitation

Come, & stay a while.

Direct inquiry receives the best rate.

Direct Inquiry → View on Airbnb