Vale da Luz | retreat center portugal and digital detox

Meet us

We bought a house with nearly 4 hectares of land in central Portugal in May, 2021. Dara is from Los Angeles, and Dennis is from Amsterdam.

We both outgrew city life, which felt increasingly anonymous, and decided to live closer to nature. It took passion, patience, and perseverance, but now we are building and making our dream come true!

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The Portuguese have a saying: quem não arrisca não petisca.

This means nothing ventured nothing gained (literally don’t take the risk, you won’t snack—and as foodies, we can relate!)

Vale da Luz means valley of light and that's where we are headed, lighting the way...