Red soles in the sunset? Christian Louboutin has chi-chi hotel near Spatia Melides development for the already well-heeled

The Spatia Melides development in Portugal offers a range of luxurious — and very expensive — residences, villas, and estates, starting from €3.99m writes Property Editor Tommy Barker

First villas at Spatia Melides available 2024/2025 via Savills International. Prices start at €3.99m on large sites 

There's far more to Portugal than the Algarve, or the much-loved buzzing capital Lisbon, as a wealthy Irish cognoscenti (and the likes of Christian Louboutin and Philippe Starck among others) seem to have been discovering of late.

There’s a sandy, unspoiled and environmentally sensitive region south of Lisbon, and north of Faro, called Alentejo, including niche communities at spots like Comporta and Melides, linked by 50 kilometres of sand and unobstructed beach, where nature’s beauty is cherished, Atlantic dunes are protected, and development is pared back.