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
The Alentejo Table: A Country Lunch
Grilled black pork, olives, bread and red wine, served outdoors with the plains and the lake behind.
- Location
- Countryside near Monsaraz
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Best seasons
- Spring, summer and autumn
- Pace
- Gentle
The story
Alentejo cooking begins with what the land gives: black pork from the montado, olives, bread baked that morning and wine from the next valley. At a wooden table in the open air, with a hilltop village on the horizon, a simple lunch becomes the memory of the trip.
The day
What you do
- 1Sit down to grilled black pork and seasonal side dishes
- 2Taste the wines of the region where they are made
- 3Take your time over coffee and something sweet
Gentle on the land
Ingredients come from the surrounding farms and the montado itself, cooked by local hands in the open air.
Where this is
Countryside near Monsaraz
Alentejo Central · Alqueva and the Great Lake
Approximately 38.45° N, 7.38° W
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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
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