It's seven in the evening, Friday. The grandparents arrive tomorrow, the children have already disappeared to the games room in the basement, and the smell of barbecue rises from the covered terrace as friends settle around the table. The pool is warm. The field, silent. And Monday doesn't exist yet. It's the kind of family home that's harder to find in the Algarve than it should be. Generous in proportions: open-plan kitchen and living room that comfortably accommodate fifteen people, five bedrooms and five bathrooms (T3+1 with additional bedroom in the basement), and a 1500 m² plot that feels truly spacious. Built in 2007, with energy certificate A, and finished to a standard that has been maintained. Interior The social space on the ground floor opens, through full-width sliding doors, onto the covered terrace, making the boundary between interior and exterior almost disappear in summer. The kitchen is large enough for those long family dinners with friends that end with everyone still around the table at midnight. Underfloor heating runs throughout the house, something that matters more than you'd imagine when an Algarve evening drops to twelve degrees in February. Double-glazed windows, electric blinds, and a working fireplace for cooler nights. The bedrooms are on the upper floor, all at the same level, with the suite catching the morning light to the south. The basement is this house's secret weapon. A complete games room that genuinely keeps the noise downstairs, plus a garage for four cars that also serves as a workshop, plus storage and laundry area. It's the kind of useful space that Algarve villas tend to skip, and we only notice it was necessary when we stop tripping over bicycles and surfboards in the hallway. Exterior The 1500 m² plot has north-south orientation, so the pool gets sun until late afternoon and the covered terrace remains comfortable even in August. Private pool, barbecue area, automatic irrigation, electric gate. Views of countryside and mountains to the north, with no neighboring properties. The kind of garden where Sunday lunch becomes dinner and nobody notices. Lifestyle It's between Lagos and Praia da Luz, which is the right spot in western Algarve. Five minutes by car to Praia da Luz beach, with its calm bay and beachfront restaurants. Seven minutes to Lagos town center, the marina, historic center and international schools. Forty minutes to Sagres for a surf weekend, one hour to Faro airport, three hours to Lisbon if you fancy a city escape. The Luz village itself has supermarket, medical center, restaurants and primary school within short driving distance. Key Features 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms (T3+1 with additional office) 495 m² gross area, 299 m² living area 1500 m² plot with north-south orientation, countryside and mountain views Built in 2007, energy certificate A Underfloor heating throughout the house Private pool and covered terrace Garage for 4 cars plus complete basement with games room, storage and laundry Working fireplace, double-glazed windows, electric blinds, air conditioning Security alarm, electric gate, automatic irrigation 5 minutes by car to Praia da Luz beach, 7 minutes to Lagos town center 1 hour by car to Faro airport Available for an in-person visit. For those considering a family move to western Algarve, or a second home that can also accommodate in-laws and godchildren at the same time, this is one worth seeing before deciding on any other.