Casa Luz da Tarde in Trancoso, Bahia, at dusk, a lit timber walkway crossing the pool to the glass-fronted house and a hanging chair

White living room with deep sofas, tree-trunk stools and louvred timber windows running through to the pool

Thatched table on the sand at Itapororoca beach with a jug of lemonade, blue glasses and the Atlantic beyond

Bedroom with a white canopy bed and orange throw, timber roof and a veranda with a lounger among palms

Dining table laid with green plates and yellow chairs beneath a huge woven pendant lamp

Casa Luz da Tarde

Trancoso, Brazil

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Sleeps14 guests

Bedrooms7

Bathrooms7

From€24,600 / week

Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec

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The Residence

A timber house on Itapororoca beach, built around a curving pool

On Itapororoca beach in Trancoso, Bahia, Casa Luz da Tarde is right on the sand, in a sheltered part of this coast, away from the busy Quadrado. It was designed by David Bastos and sleeps 14 in seven suites, all arranged around one long, curving pool.

Breakfast, with tapioca and grilled plantain, is served by the pool, and there is a long table in the pavilion for dinner.

Glass doors and wide louvred windows open every room to the garden and the sea breeze. The decoration is mostly white, with handmade timber pieces and touches of colour. There are a dining table under a large woven lamp, a large living room and a separate TV room. Three suites are upstairs in the main house, the master with a sea view, and the others are in bungalows on the ground floor, each with its own door.

Outside there are swing beds on the decks, an outdoor kitchen, a barbecue, kayaks and a beach tennis court. A path through the palms leads straight to the beach, where the sea is calm and you can walk a long way at low tide. A caretaker, a housekeeper, a maid, a cook and a kitchen assistant look after the house. Porto Seguro airport is about an hour and 40 minutes by car.

Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec