This is Naty Abascal’s refuge in the Portuguese Algarve

The former model has had a house for more than 15 years, where she goes every summer to disconnect and rest. Located on the island of Tavira, it is one of the greatest secrets it has rarely talked about. Close to the Quinta do Caracol resort, it is a place renowned for its “exuberant garden, exotic plants and typical architecture”

magazine Ten minutes this week, discover the place where Luis Medina, now one of the men who monopolize the most headlines, has taken refuge with his mother over Easter. Of the many destinations he could choose, he chose the one that has always been a place for the family to escape and unwind in the summer. We are used to seeing Naty sailing the Mediterranean with her friends on luxury yachts, but she always saves a few days to enjoy the tranquility that the island of Tavira, in the Portuguese Algarve, offers her.

Located in the Natural Park of Formosa, Tavira has an expanse of 11 kilometers of beaches and there Naty has had a cottage for over 15 years where she goes with her family and very good friends. The place next to the Quinta do Caracol resort has always kept it hidden from the general public, only once in Casa y Campo spoke about what he called “his secret hideout”. The exclusive place perfectly combines tranquility, gastronomy and luxury. It is precisely in that seaside resort that he has a preference for an apartment that they call “Perfect love” and where you used to stay. In fact, every time he goes to this place, because of its location and view, he asks on the one hand to Praia do Barril, one of the most beautiful in Tavira, and on the other hand to the salt pans of Ria Formosa.

Until there he and his son Luis escaped to escape the media. Next Monday, April 25, Luis Medina will have to go to court number 47 of Madrid to testify as a defendant at 10:30 am; for a crime of fraud, false documentation and money laundering. A news that came to light this Wednesday, after he learned that the judge instructing the case, Adolfo Carretero Sánchez; has sued the famous businessman and imposed a bail of 891,000 euros to insure his financial responsibilities; to pay an amount within three days. Carretero has also decided to extend his imputation to the offense of concealing assets, as when he requested the seizure of his accounts a few days ago, there was only 247 euros in it.

Luis leads a seemingly normal life, taking his dog with him every day and responding in monosyllables to reporters at his door. Since the mask scandal became known, the Marquis of Villalba has only made an occasional statement, and always along the same lines, to show his composure in the face of an operation in which he says everything is correct. In statements to ABC, he added: “I’m interested in the criminal trial, the media has already lost it.” And he is right, the focus is more on him than on his partner Alberto Javier Luceño who, according to the defense of Medina, was the one who carried out the mediation and intervened, and was also the one who imposed the prices. In this interview, he clarified that Alberto had never been his partner, that they had never had a commercial business together and that they had only had a temporary business relationship.

The case is complicated and has disrupted the plans of the family, who are always persistent during Holy Week in Seville. It is one of the few years in which no member of the family has seen the processions. Neither Naty, nor Luis of course, nor Rafael Medina, the current Duke of Feria, with his wife Laura Vecino and their children.