Martinhal Memories - Martinhal Sagres

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TABLE TALES CAPPUCCINO WITH FOAM FOUNDER´S STORY

JANUARY 2022

AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED!

EAT • LOVE • LIVE • STAY sophisticated family moments

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PINEWOOD HOUSE - MARTINHAL SAGRES

VILLA 175 - MARTINHAL QUINTA

MARTIHNHAL RESIDENCES LISBON AMI 9549

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SAGRES - QUINTA DO LAGO - CASCAIS - LISBON

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Founder’s Letter I’m delighted to introduce the third issue of Martinhal Memories the first edition in this new post-pandemic world! This publication aims to provide our valued guests with some interesting stories, useful information as well as investment opportunities across our EAT, LOVE, LIVE and STAY sections! Discover the Portuguese gastronomical traditions and rituals, as well as some of the entertainment options, keeping in mind the importance of quality family time but also providing the parents the opportunity for some childfree time to enjoy by themselves or as a couple.

We’re all about “having your cappuccino with the foam still on it” – and we find ways for you to do this with a vengeance! In our LIVE section, we present our entrepreneurship story, touching upon the challenges but also our achievements during Covid-19 times, always with a positive note! It explains our motivation behind Martinhal’s vision, about the expansion of the Martinhal brand/concept, as well as the status of our exciting new projects that, against all odds, have been developing at a good pace through pandemic times. We have managed to open the United Lisbon International School in September 2020, win a few awards for our real-estate projects, complete the new headquarters of AGEAS in Lisbon, and more!

I truly believe in Portugal’s potential in terms of business opportunities, and I’m delighted to have chosen it as a place to live and start a family, to grow the Martinhal Family Resorts & Hotels and keep diversifying our businesses.

Please do check out my TED talk on the TEDx channel on YouTube – WHY PORTUGAL IS TRENDING, as well as the 2 other webinars we did during the pandemic, to find out my thoughts about investing in Portugal.

Chitra Stern Owner & Founder of Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts

UNITED LISBON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL United Lisbon International School, founded by the Sterns, opened in

technology Maker Space and a modern library, United Lisbon’s STEAM

2020 next to the Park of Nations with international English-language

program and facilities are second to none. United Lisbon is connected

academic programs from Early Childhood (3 years old) till grade 12

to a variety of outside institutions to ensure enriching experiences for

(IB DP). It already has 300 students and its regeneration program of

after-school activities and boasts 65,000 sqft (6,500 sqm) of outdoor

buildings from the 1950s has already won prestigious awards in its

play and sport areas to ensure that our children get the best out of sports

first years of opening. Our first IB diploma graduates will graduate

programs. Connecting children to the ecosystem of education through

in 2024. ULIS offers education that matters tomorrow: a school

shadowing projects, internships and entrepreneurship experiences is

providing education fit for the 21st century; seamlessly integrating

central at United Lisbon.

technology into the learning environment. With light-filled classrooms and corridors, state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, Art Rooms, a

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Martinhal Cascais

DISCOVER OTHER MARTINHAL RESORTS Enjoy the Martinhal lifestyle and high-class services in some of Portugal’s top destinations. In addition to Sagres, you can find us in Lisbon, Cascais and Quinta do Lago!

Martinhal Chiado

Martinhal Quinta

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EAT | TABLE TALES

More than just eating, dining in Portugal is a family ritual!

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ortugal is well known for its traditional gastronomy and mealtimes are crucial part of the Portuguese culture. Even nowadays, whether it is lunch or dinner, the meals are often longer and made of starter, main course and dessert. The meal usually starts with a healthy vegetable soup and there is a large variety of soups! “In a Portuguese home, it is good to have bread and wine on the table” – This song by Amália Rodrigues, one of most well-known Portuguese singers, sums up this Portuguese tradition. Some of the key elements in our cuisine are bread, olives, olive oil, garlic, coriander, soups, stews as well as fish, seafood and meat – all freshly prepared with simple ingredients. At Martinhal, our Chefs make the most of the authentic Portuguese produce of the highest quality, making our restaurants the best places in Portugal to appreciate delicious national cuisine. At Martinhal Sagres the fish comes directly from the harbour in front of the resort, Porto da Baleeira, where our Executive Chef and Team participate in the auction and guarantee the freshest fish and seafood on your table. At “As Dunas” restaurant, the catch of the day includes species like bream, bass, John Dory, snapper, red mullet, scorpion fish - the list goes on. The freshest vegetables, fruit and aromatic herbs are grown in our own Garden, delivering healthy, organic and homegrown ingredients for your family meals as often as possible. Our restaurants also have a wide vegetarian/ vegan offer to satisfy different palates.

Besides the amazing food, Portuguese wines offer an exquisite experience with a wide range of over 250 indigenous grape varietals, such as Touriga Nacional, Aragonês, Antão Vaz, Tinta Roriz and more!

Take this opportunity to enjoy an incredible journey through Portuguese gastronomy during your stay at Martinhal and make your own family ritual around mealtimes.

Peter O’Connor at Martinhal Resorts We are excited to announce that Peter O’Connor, owner of the award-winning Onda Cocktail Room in Graça, Lisbon, has joined our Food and Beverage team at Martinhal Resorts!

Peter is an Irishman who has lived in different cities such as Dublin and New York before deciding to settle down in the “City of Light” – Lisbon! Peter is quite a celebrity – having appeared on reality TV series “Bar Rescue” and will be adding to the flair of our cocktails and drinks in the bars in our resorts!

Look out for the Masterclasses that he will be conducting at Martinhal Cascais!

Gelateria The best ice-cream ever! The Portuguese love Italian style icecream and so we offer the best ice-creams at all our properties.

Discover the authentic taste of Italian gelato, prepared using the most traditional methods! Using tasty and quality products with seasonal and genuine local ingredients, the traditional production methods meet innovation and creativity delivering mouth-watering ice creams for young and old - also available in our restaurants! Enjoy!

O Terraço Restaurant Unpretentious but beautifully prepared Portuguese cuisine for dinner and full buffet breakfast catering for all tastes. Children especially love the kids’ corner with games, colouring and entertainment - entertained by a member of the Kids Club during meals, while parents can relax and enjoy their adult time together.

As Dunas The As Dunas restaurant commands an enviable location overlooking the beach with a conveniently located outdoor Kids playground in the sands. The restaurant is renowned for its wide selection of fresh fish and seafood, cooked and presented in a typical Algarve fashion. Special daily menus are particularly popular.

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A campus for modern educators and businesses in the heart of Lisbon’s innovation corridor United Lisbon is proud to be the leading piece of a campus community that will be the first of its kind: the Edu Hub of Lisbon. Created to be an ecosystem where students, educators, innovators, and creators connect in the pursuit of lifelong learning, this 28,400 sqm development site is home to the future of education.

Please enquire for information on the available office spaces to rent. info@eduhublisbon.com • eduhublisbon.com • Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa 19, 1800-255 Lisbon

Education that matters tomorrow A world-class K-12 international school in the heart of Lisbon

Technology Maker Space • Art Rooms • Science Labs • 65,000 sqft of outdoor play and sport areas

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LOVE | CAPPUCCINO WITH FOAM

Family time, me time, couple time - everyone’s needs are thought through!

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lthough traveling with kids may seem a little demanding, especially in these times, it is a great opportunity to strengthen bonds by embracing travel as a family. We have all had time to reflect during the pandemic and multi-generational family travel has become even more important!

Create unforgettable holiday memories and spend quality family time with fun activities - from water sports, bike and hiking tours, dolphin watching to tennis, mini-golf or petanque and much more in-resort. For fitness enthusiasts, there is a new outdoor fitness circuit to make the most of the fresh air and sunshine that the Algarve is known for. While quality time with the children is crucial, some “me” or couple time is as important and Martinhal is here to ensure that happens.

Martinhal is a unique family holiday experience because we have the parents’ best interests in mind and the truth is, parents have a chance to have a break, while the kids have fun with our incredible Kids Club teams and we promise you, they’ll have a blast. Parents can go for a meal, enjoy a spa treatment, do some sports, or just relax!

Tennis by night Tennis being one of our guests’ favourite sports, we invested in lights at our courts in Sagres, enabling you to play tennis all day! By moonlight, or even when the days are shorter. Our resort in Sagres is one of the few places with padel tennis – an increasingly popular sport in the Iberian Peninsula. If you haven’t played it before, why not give it a try as a family?

In-Resort Outdoor Fun Martinhal continues to improve and enlarge our outdoor activity offer.

We now have mini-golf and petanque as well, in addition to the popular pump track and the lovely outdoor kids’ playgrounds around the resort. Our new fitness circuit is already a big hit with families working out together!

Artist in Residence Every year, along with our annual Luxury, Art and Design Weekend at Martinhal Sagres, a new artist is invited to create specific pieces to enrich our resorts with great local art. During the 9th edition of this exciting event that celebrates art, entrepreneurship, design and luxury, talented Portuguese artists have once again brought their creativity into our spaces. In the past, we have celebrated artists such as Kruella D’Enfer, Jorge Santos, Tamara Alves, Ana Perez Quiroga and Maria Imaginário among others – some of whose pieces permanently adorn our walls in our resorts/ hotels. The 2021 edition showcases Graça Paz’s stunning art – all deeply inspired by the Sterns and Martinhal’s resorts. Togetherness (after quarantine) is the name for the concept developed for this exhibition: at a time when the world was forced to stay isolated, and the realization that the human being is not meant to be alone. Inspire yourself with Graça Paz’s art as you walk through the resort. Her outstanding pieces are available for sale and some have already been sold! For more information, please contact the Family Concierge – concierge.sagres@martinhal.com

Did you know... . . . that Martinhal Sagres Beach Family Resort has won the World Travel Awards in the category Europe’s Leading Villa Resort once again in 2021. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us and who visited our flagship hotel in Sagres, therefore allowing us to win this title. The 26th annual World Travel Awards is globally recognized as the most prestigious honours programme in global travel and tourism industry. We are very grateful and proud of this achievement. . . . sustainability is central to our ethos. Even before

the opening of our first resort in Sagres in 2010, we have been mindful of the environment and we have put efforts into the master-planning stage itself to ensure that we were taking steps for a sustainable development. Since our opening in Martinhal Sagres in 2010 we have been consistently working hard to integrate further sustainable practices for our hotels. . . . that you can reconnect yourself by escaping into a world of relaxation and pampering at our Finisterra Spa. This meditative atmosphere with sauna and steam room to complement the bespoke range of massages and treatments on offer, takes the art of relaxation seriously. We are proud of our massage therapist, who are able to heal niggling muscular/ joint problems of our guests! Our Kids Clubs can take care of your little ones while you are dedicating some time to yourself at the Finisterra Spa, or you may even choose one of our Family treatments!

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LIVE | FOUNDERS’ STORY

The Sterns Staying optimistic through the pandemic: The Stern businesses continue to expand and diversify even through these tough times!

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artinhal is now a well-known name among the most discerning family travelers in Europe and beyond. This award-winning project was the brainchild of the Singaporean/ Indian/ British/ Swiss couple - Chitra and Roman Stern. The Sterns saw Sagres as an area of unparalleled beauty and nature; the Algarve with its amazing white sandy beaches and low-density development was a spectacular destination; Portugal has lovely and welcoming people and a fantastic food culture. After successfully opening

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the Martinhal Sagres Beach Family Resort in 2010, the Sterns brought the Martinhal brand concept to different locations in Portugal - The California of Europe!

Driven by their passion, family and entrepreneurial vision, the couple has grown their business with 3 new openings - Martinhal Quinta in Quinta do Lago in the Algarve, Martinhal Chiado in the heart of Lisbon and Martinhal Cascais in greater Lisbon - all between 2014-2016. There have been several

real estate opportunities especially relating to the growth in popularity of Lisbon, making it one of the most sought-after places not only to visit but to live and work.

Chitra and Roman Stern have started expanding and diversifying their business with investments in commercial, educational and branded residential real estate in the “Parque das Nações” area in Lisbon. The latest projects comprise an office/ commercial building, 5-star branded hotel residences and an international school complex set within a wider Education Hub campus in the sophisticated and trendy “Park of Nations”. Even through these very tough Covid-19 times, United Lisbon International School opened its doors in September 2020 offering world-class K-12 international education and already had 300 students at the beginning of 2022 - across 31 nationalities during its second academic year. The office building that now houses the new Ageas headquarters in Lisbon is now complete and is looking stunning. Both projects have already been acknowledged by Portugal’s most important real estate awards for Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency Award to the Ageas Headquarters and Best Urban Adaptive Reuse Award for the United Lisbon rehabilitation/ regeneration. The United Lisbon International School also won the “Lisbon Prize” at the 2021 World Architecture Festival for its merits of repurposing buildings from the 1950s into a world-class international school.

Martinhal Residences is due to open in 2022 as one of Lisbon’s newest luxury residential buildings and everything about it speaks of exceptional quality, functionality and sophisticated living. This exceptional building will combine a 5-star serviced apartments concept and residences so owners will benefit from Martinhal’s award winning services like 24/7 reception, kids club, gym, pool, maintenance and IT support.

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The Education Hub has its first collaboration partner, the Atlantic Station, a global company focused on helping with the internationalization of Brazilian companies into Europe and beyond via Portugal. In addition to the people working at the Edu Hub, the first big events successfully took place this November, during Websummit in Lisbon.

Once the “least discovered European capital”, Lisbon has started to blossom and change while maintaining its authenticity. Its strong features such as good weather, security, increasing accessibility, good infrastructure and affordable cost of living when compared to other European capitals are attracting the interest of foreign investors, young start-ups and large corporates like Google.

So, even through the pandemic and all its challenges, a lot has been accomplished by the Sterns during these 2 years!

They keep having an optimistic and hopeful vision of the future and believing in the potential of Portugal. Chitra and Roman are delighted to have chosen Portugal as place to live, start a business and a family!

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STAY | INVEST IN MARTINHAL

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LIVE | INVEST IN MARTINHAL

Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts An investment opportunity not to be missed with a trusted brand!

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ll the homes at Martinhal Sagres which are for sale are freehold and owners can be assured of the best rental terms – which includes a fixed 3% return p.a. on the purchase price for a period of 6 years. Martinhal furnishes and covers all the costs of the property thereforeoffering you complete hassle-free ownership with a reputable brand. We also have a few re-sale properties in the Vila Mimosa (2 & 3 beds) and Luxury villas (3,4 & 5 beds). In 2022, Martinhal will be opening the Martinhal Residences in the Park of Nations, Lisbon. These will be exceptional new contemporary apartments amidst Lisbon’s most exciting and family friendly neighbourhood. Martinhal Residences offers a range of attractive options designed for

multi-generational livin. Carefully detailed and designed to the highest standards these stunning apartments designed by Portugal’s leading architect, Eduardo Capinha Lopes – 2 to 5-bedroom residences will be the best in their class and enjoy access to our unique Martinhal services. Offplan sales for these apartments has been going well and we are already 80% sold out. The exclusive penthouses will be one of kind in Lisbon with stunning views over the River Tagus and the city of Lisbon. Due to the immense interest these apartments, an early reservation would be advised. If you are interested in the Golden Visa, both Martinhal Sagres and Residences are still eligible and owners get various benefits by buying a branded residence at Martinhal.

For more information contact us: propertysales@martinhal.com and please have a look out for details of properties on www.martinhalpropertysales.com or www.martinhalresidences.com

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OWN THIS VIEW!

Have your morning coffee enjoying this luxurious view in Lisbon’s latest landmark building Experience Lisbon’s superb lifestyle in the sun in Europe’s trendiest capital – there’s never been a better time!

The Portuguese golden visa is an easy way to apply for EU residency. Find out why purchasing in Martinhal Residences in Lisbon means you can still process your golden visa application next year.

We all know that the choice of where to live is largely driven by an international school for many global families.

The innovative United Lisbon International School in Central Lisbon for students aged 3 to 18 opened last year around the corner.

Enquire about buying a home in Martinhal Residences, our exceptional new-build luxury apartments set amidst Lisbon’s most exciting and family-friendly riverside neighborhood with over 7km of riverside – at the River Tagus’ widest point.

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