Restaurants with a renewed menu, SPA with a new wellness program, and two new pickleball fields at this five-star resort located in Porches, in the Algarve, promise to provide unique experiences to guests and clients of the unit.
The Vilalara Thalassa Resort reopened in April full of novelties to enjoy during your next vacation or a brief getaway to the south of the country, in an environment of excellence and refinement. This year, this resort offers unique gastronomic experiences, leisure and relaxation programs, and new sports spaces.
Surrounded by cliffs and with direct access to a golden sandy beach, the Vilalara Thalassa Resort offers comfort and tranquility to all those who, to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, choose this idyllic area for a few days of rest.
For the 2023 tourist season, Vilalara is betting on a new program for the Vilalara Longevity Thalassa & Medical Spa. Considered one of the best Thalassotherapy Centers in Portugal, this wellness center invites guests to embark on a journey of relaxation and renewal with the wellness and self-care solutions offered by the resort.
In gastronomic terms and by the hands of the enthusiastic and young team of Chefs de Cuisine, whose roots are in the Algarve, it is now possible to find several concepts such as B&G, a restaurant based on minimalism. Led by Diogo Pereira and with a privileged view over the sea, it offers the opportunity to taste local products such as prawns, the very rare, boiled corn from Monchique, or even carob in a tasting of seven moments in which the concept of time will become redundant in the face of such epicureanism.
Focused on Portuguese cuisine and its famous traditional way of cooking in a pot and over a fire, the Terrace Grill, located above the cliff, guarantees throughout the day a set of unmissable memories of flavors and aromas. The painstaking work of finding local products such as fish, meat, and vegetables or fruit is carried out daily by Telmo Pires, who is passionate about local traditions, especially the unique curing of ham made in Monchique.
Opened last year, the Italian restaurant Trattoria presents the lost recipe for pinsa Romana – an ancient, lighter, and healthier way to eat pizza. Ricardo Lucas, head chef, collected a lot of information from Milan to Naples on the two trips he made between 2020 and 2021, trying to understand why the country is so rich in ingredients and how beautiful its way of not spoiling them. The sheep’s cheese ravioli is not to be missed, largely because of the daily hard work of the kitchen team, which transforms the flour into fresh dough first thing in the morning.
In another register, sports lovers also have at their disposal two pickleball fields (outdoor). Pickleball is the ideal modality to release stress and keep in shape and in the company of friends. It is a racket sport that combines the characteristics of tennis, paddle, badminton, and table tennis. It is a sport that has been registering a strong growth in the number of practitioners all over the world.
Equipped with 104 junior suites, seven suites, and nineteen apartments, this five-star resort underlines the guarantee of being able to count on the tranquility and privacy of accommodation in spacious and welcoming spaces, abundant natural light, and views of the unparalleled beauty of the gardens, swimming pools or the sea, in the comfort of a terrace or a private balcony.
