Horses and the Atlantic Coast
Riding on the Sand at Comporta
Comporta
A private ride on Lusitano horses along an almost empty Atlantic beach.
2 to 3 hours
Experiences
Things worth slowing down for.
Twenty-six private experiences across six regions, each led by someone who lives and works here. Filter by what moves you.
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26 experiences
Horses and the Atlantic Coast
The Royal Stud and the Lusitano Horse
Alter do Chão
Meet the horses of an eighteenth century royal stud, and the people who still breed them.
Half day
Horses and the Atlantic Coast
Cliff-Top Riding on the Costa Vicentina
Vila Nova de Milfontes
Ride above the Atlantic along paths that follow the edge of the natural park.
2 to 3 hours
Horses and the Atlantic Coast
Rice Fields, Storks and Salt Flats
Alcácer do Sal
A slow morning on the Sado estuary, among rice paddies, white storks and salt pans.
Half day
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
Inside a Cork Oak Forest
Évora countryside
Walk through the montado, the cork oak landscape that defines the Alentejo.
Half day
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
From Bark to Craft: A Cork Workshop
Alentejo cork country
See how raw cork becomes something beautiful, in a family-run workshop.
1.5 to 2 hours
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
A Private Tasting in a Family Cellar
Borba, Reguengos and Évora
Taste wines from the estate with the family who makes them.
2 to 3 hours
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
Wine Made in Clay Amphorae
Vidigueira
Taste wine made with a method that dates back to Roman times.
2 to 3 hours
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
Olive Oil at the Mill
Alentejo olive groves
Taste fresh olive oil beside the groves it came from.
1.5 to 2 hours
Cork, Wine and Olive Oil
A Long Table Under the Olive Trees
Countryside near Évora
An unhurried lunch of Alentejo flavours, served outdoors.
3 hours
Stars and Alqueva Lake
Stargazing in a Dark Sky Destination
Alqueva area
Look up with a guide who can name what you see.
2 to 3 hours at night
Stars and Alqueva Lake
Sunset on a Quiet Boat
Alqueva lake
Drift across the lake as the light turns gold.
2 hours
Stars and Alqueva Lake
A Night in Monsaraz
Monsaraz
Walk the ramparts at dusk, then watch the sky fill with stars.
Evening
Stars and Alqueva Lake
Lakeside Wine and Cheese
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Taste local wine and cheese beside the water.
2 to 3 hours
Stone, Roman and Megalithic Heritage
Sunrise at the Almendres Cromlech
Near Évora
Stand among standing stones that are older than Stonehenge.
2 hours
Stone, Roman and Megalithic Heritage
Roman Évora with a Private Historian
Évora
Read the layers of a walled city that has been lived in for two thousand years.
3 hours
Stone, Roman and Megalithic Heritage
Dolmens and Menhirs of the Countryside
Évora countryside
Find prehistoric monuments hidden in fields and groves.
Half day
Stone, Roman and Megalithic Heritage
Marble Country: Estremoz, Borba and Vila Viçosa
Estremoz, Borba, Vila Viçosa
A day through towns paved, carved and built with local marble.
Full day
Craft Studios
Potters of São Pedro do Corval
São Pedro do Corval
Visit the workshops of one of Portugal's best-known pottery villages.
2 hours
Craft Studios
The Tapestry Manufactory of Portalegre
Portalegre
See how thousands of coloured threads become monumental woven art.
1.5 to 2 hours
Craft Studios
Embroidered Rugs of Arraiolos
Arraiolos
Meet the embroiderers behind a craft that dates back centuries.
1.5 hours
Craft Studios
A Cork Design Studio
Alentejo
Meet the designers giving cork a modern, elegant second life.
1.5 hours
Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Monsaraz, the Village Above the Lake
Monsaraz
Walk the walls of a medieval hill village with the great lake below.
Half day
Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Marvão and Castelo de Vide
Marvão and Castelo de Vide
Two hill villages in the mountains near the Spanish frontier.
Full day
Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Elvas and a Lunch Across the Border
Elvas
A star-shaped fortress town, and a short hop into Spain for lunch.
Full day
Castles, Villages and the Spanish Border
Mértola and the Guadiana
Mértola
A hill town with Roman and Islamic roots, above a quiet river.
Full day
Gather what moves you, we will do the rest.
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