Homes at Vale do Lizandro, Ericeira
Certified to the Passive House standard, so the house stays warm, dry and quiet with almost no heating.
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Five minutes from your door the road ends at Foz do Lizandro, where the river meets the Atlantic. The beach is wide and the water is calm enough for children most of the year. Walk north along the cliffs and you are in the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve.
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Vale do Lizandro sits in Carvoeira, a place where people live all year. There is a bakery, a school bus, and friendly neighbours who will make you feel welcome. Ericeira is five minutes away for the market, the harbour and a proper dinner out.
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Your house is built for this coast. No damp, no cold corners, no condensation on the windows in January. It stays warm in winter and cool in summer with very little energy, so the bills stay low and the house stays comfortable all year.
PASSIVE HOUSE
Filtered fresh air, continuously. A stable temperature in every room. No damp, no mould. Solar generation and storage keep the bills low, with smart energy monitoring and EV charging as standard.
Surf at Foz do Lizandro, ride the valley trails, walk the Tapada at Mafra among the deer. The coast north of here is the first World Surfing Reserve in Europe. Ericeira is five minutes for dinner, Sintra and Lisbon a short drive.
From your door you can ride gravel along the Lizandro valley or take the road up to Mafra. The trails begin where the tarmac ends, so you never need to load a bike onto the car.
Foz do Lizandro is where you learn, with Ribeira d'Ilhas and Coxos up the coast when you are ready for more. The whole stretch north of here is the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve, the first in Europe.
Five minutes away for the market, the harbour and dinner out. Close enough that you go on a Tuesday evening without thinking about it, and you still come home to a quiet village.
The valley itself is green all year, with footpaths along the river and up through the pine and eucalyptus to the ridge. A short drive away is the Tapada de Mafra, a walled royal hunting park with deer and wild boar, part of the Mafra World Heritage site since 2019.
Fish comes off the boats at Ericeira and vegetables are grown on the valley floor around you. At home you have space to grow your own. The restaurants are open all year, so you can eat well in January as easily as in July.
State and private, Portuguese and international, from nursery through to secondary. The nearest are in Ericeira and Mafra, both a short drive. See the full list on our schools page.
Location
Four detached houses in Carvoeira, each with 140 m² of gross private area, 60 m² of terraces, a private garden with a pool and covered parking. Every house faces the sun.
Timber-clad ground floor, white render above, and a terrace on each level. The gardens are planted with olive, lavender and native shrubs that need little water.
The ground floor is one open room for cooking, eating and living, with glass along the garden side. Upstairs is the main bedroom, its bathroom and the large terrace.
Each of the four houses has 140 m² of gross private area over two floors, with 60 m² of terraces. The plans below are for house 03, highlighted on the site plan.
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