Beach club holidays in Portugal.

Cabedelo is the only Portuguese site we run, and it does one thing very well: a serious watersports programme on Atlantic water, with a kit list weighted towards surf, kitesurf and SUP rather than the dinghies and windsurfs of the Greek bays. Feel Viana sits at the mouth of the Lima river just south of Viana do Castelo, an hour north of Porto. The river side is glassy and flat for SUP and beginner kit; the ocean side gets clean rolling waves with the right swell.

The character is more boutique than the Greek clubs. The food is Portuguese-modern, the rooms lean architectural, and the day is built around morning sessions and afternoon recovery rather than the all-day-on-the-beach rhythm of Lixouri or Stira. The week is best for active couples and small families who want an Atlantic-coast holiday with the watersports kit already paid for.

Feel Viana runs to a different rhythm than the Greek clubs. The morning is the active block: surf or kite lesson on the ocean, SUP or windsurf tuition on the river, yoga in the studio. Afternoon is calmer, partly because the wind picks up and partly because Portuguese coastal culture leans late. Dinner runs from 8pm, full plates, half-board.

Kit included: surfboards (foam and hard), wetsuits, SUPs, kayaks, beginner windsurf rigs and kite gear under instructor supervision. Tuition is included for the headline activities; advanced kite and surf private lessons are bookable alongside. Yoga and Pilates are included in the daily programme. There is no kids club at Feel Viana; the site works best for adults, couples and families with kids ten and up.

Flights run to Porto from most UK airports; the transfer to Cabedelo is about 80 minutes. The team builds flights into the quote rather than bundling them into the price, so you see exactly what each piece costs.