Manas Slowliving is a boutique coliving near Sines on Portugal's Alentejo coast, in a property built in the 1950s, with private rooms from around 1,050 euros a month or 58 euros a night. It combines surf, yoga and wine tasting with a slow-living philosophy, and also runs creative retreats and artist residencies. Reported internet is 200 Mbps and it operates year round with a seven night minimum.
Manas Slowliving: the Alentejo coast, slowly
Manas Slowliving is a boutique coliving near Sines, on the Alentejo coast south of Lisbon, in a house built in the 1950s. Alongside coliving it runs creative retreats and artist residencies, and the whole thing is organised around a slow-living philosophy rather than productivity.
What Manas Does
- Private rooms from around 1,050 euros a month. Or 58 euros a night, with a seven night minimum.
- Surf, yoga and wine tasting. The three activities the operator leads with.
- Creative retreats and residencies. Alongside individual coliving stays.
- Reported 200 Mbps internet. Solid for the Alentejo coast.
- Year-round operation. Unlike many Portuguese coastal properties.
Why It Makes Sense for Nomads
The Alentejo coast is the best stretch of Portugal that has not been developed. It is protected as a natural park, the beaches are wild and often empty, and the towns stay small. Sines is a working port with a castle, and Porto Covo and Vila Nova de Milfontes are nearby.
Compared with the Algarve, this coast is cooler, emptier and more rugged, and it has surf without the crowds of Ericeira or Peniche. Lisbon is about ninety minutes away.
At 1,050 euros a month this is mid-range for Portugal, and the 4.9 rating across 27 reviews suggests the small scale is delivering. A car is close to essential on this coast.
Pricing
From around 1,050 euros a month, or 58 euros a night, with a seven night minimum.
Portugal's wildest coast, with a house that has been there since the fifties.