A Maximalist Masterpiece on the Algarve Coast

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A Maximalist Masterpiece on the Algarve Coast

High above an Algarve beach, this award-winning hotel is part historic, part contemporary, and entirely Portuguese. Decorated by one of the country’s finest, it’s a masterclass in maximalism. WORDS Martin Jacobs PHOTOS Francisco Nogueira It’s hard not to feel like a Portuguese Jay Gatsby when a guest at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa. There’s increased confidence in your step, an inexplicable need to descend the lobby’s grand staircase in the most state…