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
Inside a Cork Oak Forest
Walk through the montado, the cork oak landscape that defines the Alentejo.
- Location
- Évora countryside
- Duration
- Half day
- Best seasons
- Spring, summer and autumn
- Pace
- Gentle
- Regions
- Alentejo Central, Baixo Alentejo
The story
Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork, and the Alentejo is its heartland. The bark is stripped by hand about every nine years without harming the tree, and the same trees give shade to cattle, black pigs and wild birds. Standing among them is understanding why this landscape is protected.
The day
What you do
- 1Walk among centuries-old cork oaks with a local expert
- 2See the fresh orange trunks after harvest and learn the markings
- 3Picnic or lunch served in the shade of the trees
Gentle on the land
Cork is a renewable harvest taken from living trees, and the montado supports an unusual variety of wildlife.
Where this is
Évora countryside
Alentejo Central · Baixo Alentejo
Part of the journeys: Cork and Wine
Approximately 38.60° N, 8.00° W
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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
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Curated by Portugal Magik