Philippe Starck has found what he considers his own corner of paradise in Portugal’s Alentejo region. Now, the French designer is channeling that affection for the landscape into A Serra, a new hotel and residential development in Melides with 22 private villas starting at $6 million.
Starck, who has lived in Portugal for more than a decade, says his connection to the country was immediate, but it was Alentejo that really stopped him in his tracks. “Alentejo was a shock, as…

