Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez made a lightning romantic trip back to Portugal at the weekend.
This time though the destination was not Madeira but the upmarket resort of Cascais near Lisbon where the Juventus star and his girlfriend enjoyed lunch before taking a peek at work on the footballer’s new mansion.
The 35-year-old was snapped in fresh fish restaurant Mar do Inferno, although for some reason he was not wearing his obligatory face mask for the selfie with owner Maria de Lurdes Tirano and carried it in his hand.
Maria was wearing her mask which is mandatory in Portugal in indoor public spaces except at restaurant and bar tables once customers have sat down.
She wrote alongside the photo she posted on Instagram: “As you know I rarely publicise photos with customers but forgive me this one. This man is my idol.”
Georgina, 26, gave their next location away by publishing a selfie taken at nearby Quinta da Marinha, one of Portugal’s most prestigious residential areas, where Ronaldo is reportedly building a new mansion.
She offered a clue by writing the words: ‘Boa tarde’ - Portuguese for ‘Good Afternoon’ - against the photo, prompting Cristiano’s sister Katia to reply: “Hummmm” followed by a heart emoticon and thumbs-up.
Dad-of-four Cristiano has reportedly splashed out more than £7million on a large plot of land in Quinta da Marinha on the so-called Portuguese Riviera, according to Portuguese media.
Work has just started on the mansion which respected Portuguese daily Correio da Manha says will be the latest addition to the football star’s property empire.
It says the 35-year-old plans to use the house as an investment, although popular magazine TV 7 Dias claimed he planned to use it as a family home after his retirement.
A source described as a future neighbour has told the magazine: “The land was fenced off recently and it was purchased by Ronaldo.
“This is where he’s coming to live with his family when he finishes his career. Everyone round here knows it and of course we’re happy. Ronaldo is Ronaldo.”
Quinta da Marinha is half an hour from Lisbon Airport and ten minutes from the centre of the coastal town of Cascais, the Lisbon coastline’s premier holiday destination.
The affluent coastal region, centred on Cascais, Estoril and Sintra, is known as the Portuguese Riviera.
Cristiano and Georgina made their flying visit to Portugal at the weekend and are now back in Italy.