It starts with a special stretch of land on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, an hour’s drive from Lisbon, in Comporta. Its 340 ha are partly integrated into a nature reserve that comprises 60 km of sand dunes, pine trees, and coastal vegetation. It is bordered by two waterfronts: the Sado River’s estuary on the east front and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The site itself gives access to a 2 km white sand beach, with 20 endemic species of vegetation thriving in its coastal prairies and dunes. It is intensely wild and beautiful.