2-Bed Apartment with 65m² Terrace & River Views – 600m from Praia da Rocha, Portimão



Algarve, Portimão, Portugal, Portimão (Portugal)
2 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 191m² Floor area
€445,000
Apartment
Parking
2 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
191m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out onto 65 square metres of terrace on a warm October morning, coffee in hand, and watch the fishing boats push out from the Marina of Portimão as the River Arade catches the early light. The air smells of salt and the faint sweetness of the pastéis de nata cooling in the café downstairs. This is not a fantasy sequence — this is a Tuesday at Encosta da Marina.
Portimão doesn't get talked about the way Lisbon does, and that's precisely why it works so well as a second home base. It's a real town with real life in it. The covered market on Rua Serpa Pinto still sells whole octopus and freshly shucked clams before 9am. The sardine festival in August — the Festival da Sardinha — transforms the riverside promenade into something loud, smoky, and completely irresistible. Locals and visitors pack the long tables together, eating grilled sardinha assada on slabs of bread while brass bands play late into the night. That's the Portimão rhythm: unhurried but alive.
This 191 m² apartment sits within the Encosta da Marina development on Rua do Oceano Atlântico, a quiet residential address that puts you precisely 600 metres from Praia da Rocha on foot. It's a walk you'll want to do barefoot in July. Praia da Rocha is one of the western Algarve's signature beaches — wide amber sand backed by ochre cliffs, with warm Atlantic water that stays swimmable from May through October. In winter, the same beach is almost yours alone; the light goes golden by four o'clock and the cliff walks above the shore are empty enough that you'll hear nothing but wind and gulls.
Back at the apartment itself, the layout makes immediate sense. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms — one of the bedrooms en-suite — and a circulation hall with a built-in wardrobe that handles the storage problem most holiday properties completely ignore. The rooms are well-proportioned. Light comes in generously. The condition throughout is good, meaning you can drop your bags, pour a glass of vinho verde, and get straight to the business of being on holiday without a renovation project hanging over you.
But the defining feature here is that terrace. At 65 m², it's less a balcony and more an outdoor room — large enough for a proper dining table, sun loungers, and still space left over. The views run straight across the River Arade toward Ferragudo on the opposite bank, where the 16th-century Castelo de São João do Arade sits above the waterline. At night, the lights of the marina reflect off the river. It's the kind of view that makes evening meals stretch long past midnight.
The Portimão Marina itself is minutes away on foot. It hosts the FIA World Rallycross Championship at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on the town's outskirts and regularly docks superyachts during the summer season. The waterfront restaurants along the marina strip — including some of the better cataplana spots in the region — fill up quickly in July and August, so locals know to book ahead or eat early. A cataplana de marisco, the copper-pot seafood stew that's become synonymous with Algarvian cooking, is the meal you'll be recommending to every friend who visits.
Beyond the beach and the river, the western Algarve opens up considerably. The wild coast of Sagres and Cabo de São Vicente — the southwestern tip of mainland Europe — is roughly 45 minutes by car. The dramatic sea cliffs there are a different landscape entirely from Praia da Rocha: raw, windswept, and genuinely awe-inspiring. The Rota Vicentina walking trail passes through, and serious hikers track sections of the Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores) that runs along the cliff edges between Sagres and Odeceixe. Lagos, with its old town, Ponta da Piedade sea caves, and lively café scene on Rua Cândido dos Reis, is only 20 kilometres west.
Faro Airport is approximately 65 kilometres east along the A22 motorway — typically under an hour in normal traffic, which makes this one of the more accessible holiday home positions in the western Algarve. Direct flights connect Faro to most major European cities year-round, and in summer the schedule expands considerably. That ease of access matters when you're calculating how often you can realistically use a second home.
On the practical and investment side, the Algarve property market has shown consistent resilience, and Portimão specifically benefits from both a strong short-term rental market (driven by Praia da Rocha's pull) and growing interest from long-term remote workers who've discovered the town's combination of infrastructure and liveability. A property of this size and specification, with a premium outdoor space and direct river views, sits at the quality end of what the local market offers. For international buyers, Portugal's legal framework for non-resident property ownership is well-established, and the country's Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime — while it has evolved in recent years — remains worth examining carefully with a local tax advisor. Property management companies operating in the Portimão area can handle short-term rental logistics if you plan to generate income during periods you're not in residence.
One private parking space and a dedicated storage room are included — practical details that matter enormously when you're actually living in a place, not just visiting it in your imagination.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms, 1 en-suite, 2 bathrooms
- Total area of 191 m²
- Exceptional 65 m² terrace with panoramic River Arade views across to Ferragudo
- 600 metres on foot to Praia da Rocha beach
- Walking distance to Portimão Marina and waterfront restaurants
- 1 private parking space included
- 1 storage room included
- Circulation area with built-in wardrobe storage
- Good overall condition — move-in ready
- Strong short-term rental potential in a high-demand tourist location
- 65 km from Faro International Airport (approximately 50-60 minutes by car)
- 20 km from Lagos old town and Ponta da Piedade
- 45 km from Sagres and Cabo de São Vicente
- Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax framework available for eligible international buyers
- Located within the established Encosta da Marina residential development
Praia da Rocha in summer, the sardine festival in August, a cataplana at a riverside table in September, a solo walk above the cliffs in February — this apartment gives you a foothold in one of southern Europe's most consistently rewarding coastal towns. Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or to request a full information pack tailored to international buyers. The terrace is waiting, and the river view doesn't disappoint in any season.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 191m²
- Price per m²
- €2,330
- Garden size
- 945m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Apartment
- Energy label
Unknown
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