Melides has a lovely humbleness to it. Everything happens at its own pace and people still operate the way they would have done a hundred years ago. Locals live around the cork trees, harvesting olives, catching fish and growing what vegetables they could in the dry sandy soil.
The atmosphere of Melides makes stress slip away from the moment of arrival. Those who live here seem privy to a secret that many can go their entire lives without discovering: how to live the good life, slow and satisfied, aware of and inspired by the beauty of the landscape and the serenity of the sea.