Photo of Fred & Joan Spence with Laurindo Aguas

Fred and Laurindo with Joan (Fred's wife)

Fred Spence (Yorkshire, UK) and Laurindo Aguas (Burgau, Portugal) met in 1980 and were close friends for around around ten years when they decided to build a business together.

Photo of Laurindo Aguas

Laurindo Aguas

The result of their efforts was a “complex” made up of Apartments, Villas, a Restaurant, a Swimming Pool and a Bar. This was completed in the late 1990′s.

They wanted the development to sit in the village discreetly and, in our view, they succeeded. From the road the development looks like a row of fisherman’s cottages, from the Beach they blend in beautifully with the landscape.

Miguel back in '83

Laurindo and Gloria in '83

Fred and Laurindo have now passed on, but their families remain good friends and still work together running the business…

… have a look at “The Management” and “Family and Friends” for further to find a bit more out about us.