Vila Vita Parc
The Algarve's grand resort since 1992, on the cliffs of Alporchinhos above its own coves near Porches.
Porches & Armação de Pêra · Algarve
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the resort has been one of the Algarve's most luxurious getaways since it opened in 1992 and keeps renovating, with whitewashed buildings of rooms, suites and villas on parquet floors in blue and white, terraces to the sea or the flower gardens, hand-painted pottery from Porches, Portugal's first Sisley spa, a golf course, a beach club, six bars and ten restaurants including the two-star Ocean, and clifftop villas with infinity pools.
- On the cliffs of Alporchinhos near Porches, half an hour from Faro Airport; an independent house.
- Rooms, suites and villas with terraces; the Sisley spa; the golf course; the beach club; six bars and ten restaurants including Ocean; clifftop villas with pools.
- Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Porches & Armação de Pêra
The cliffs and coves between Lagoa and Albufeira, with the pottery village of Porches on the hill. Armação de Pêra's long beach lies below, and the grottoes of Benagil are a short boat ride west.
- The coves and the beach club, at the door.
- Porches and its potteries, five minutes; the Benagil caves, fifteen.
- Faro Airport, half an hour.
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