We wanted to create something different from the conventional spa experience. Somewhere intimate and unhurried, where appointments are thoughtfully spaced and every guest receives our undivided attention. When you come to Evara, we want it to feel as though the house is yours for that time.

We found the perfect setting in a 140-year-old Portuguese home in the historic village of Calapor, just five minutes from Fontainhas. Its old doors, high ceilings, patterned floors and quiet corners had a character that couldn’t be recreated. Rather than change what made it special, we restored it gently, allowing the original soul of the house to shape the Evara experience.

Today, its rooms have been reimagined for massage, steam, foot rituals and other considered wellness experiences. We work with skilled therapists, cold-pressed oils and simple, thoughtful rituals designed to help you genuinely switch off.

At the heart of Evara is our belief in undivided attention. We deliberately space our appointments so there is no sense of a busy spa, people waiting at reception, or treatments being rushed from one guest to the next. From the moment you arrive, the pace slows down. Your time here is just that: your time.

For us, modern wellness doesn’t need to feel clinical or complicated. Sometimes it is simply a beautiful old house, a quiet room, a thoughtful treatment, and nowhere else you need to be.

Come in, slow down, and stay a while.