Large luxury villa with staff on Praia de Lourenco Beach, Galé Villa Linucia is a stunning villa on the beach, which sleeps 12 and has a cook, a tennis court and a large swimming pool. The sandy beach to the left of the house is perfect for swimming and has a great beach bar/ restaurant with sunbeds and shades for hire in the summer season. STAFF There are two Portuguese and English-speaking staff, who live in a cottage in the grounds. She will prepare a breakfast of freshly cut fruit and pastries and cook a delicious lunch or dinner. Her partner, the gardener/pool man, will do the food shopping and barbecuing. FACILITIES - Six double/ twin bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms - Large sitting room - Well-equipped kitchen - Large built-in barbecue - Swimming pool ( 10 metres x 6 metres) - Hard tennis court - Boules pitch - Billiards/snooker room - Ping pong table - Baby grand piano - Satellite TV and DVD player - Wifi THE HOUSE The villa is built around a large swimming pool. There are six bedrooms, each with an en suite marble bathroom, and five with sea views. Four bedrooms are on the ground floor (two with super king-size beds, one with a double bed, and another with twin beds); two bedrooms with twin beds are upstairs. On the ground floor, there is a generous-sized sitting room, a well-equipped kitchen, and a dining room that seats 14. A games room with a full-size billiards/snooker table is on the lower ground floor. OUTSIZE The extensive gardens are well kept with paths running down to the sea. There are two outside seating and dining areas, one on the terrace overlooking the sea and the other undercover by the pool. Both have a dining table and chairs for 12, as well as a seating area with comfortable wicker armchairs and a coffee table. There is a hard-surface tennis court, a boules pitch, a large built-in barbecue, and a ping pong table under cover by the pool. AREA There are some excellent beach bars/restaurants nearby, including one on the beach next to the house and a two-Michelin-starred restaurant at a neighbouring hotel, which also has a spa. Water sports are available just a walk or short drive away on the famous long beach of Praia da Gale. The Salgados golf course is a five-minute drive away with many more golf courses within half an hour by car. The villa is 4km from Albufeira and a good supermarket is a just few minutes’ walk up the road. Faro Airport is 40 minutes away.