Nook

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A sunlit modern home at golden hour
The Olive House · Alentejo, Portugal
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"We stayed in a 200-year-old olive farmer's cottage and the host left us figs from her garden. You don't get that from a hotel."
Mara D. · stayed in Alentejo

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