Pool of Casa da Volta by PROMONTÓRIO

A Striking Holiday Home in Portugal Evokes the Poetry of the Surrounding Landscape

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On the outskirts of Grândola—a small Alentejan town in the Setúbal district of Portugal—a dramatic architectural form sits in the vast, arid landscape amidst cork trees and herds of cows. The whitewashed guesthouse is known as Casa da Volta, which translates as "Home of the Return,