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
See how raw cork becomes something beautiful, in a family-run workshop.
- Location
- Alentejo cork country
- Duration
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Best seasons
- Spring, summer, autumn and winter
- Pace
- Gentle
- Regions
- Alentejo Central, Alto Alentejo
The story
Cork is boiled, rested, cut and shaped by people who have worked with it all their lives. You see the whole path from the stacked planks drying outdoors to the finished object, and you feel the surprising warmth and lightness of the material in your hands.
The day
What you do
- 1Follow the journey from bark to finished product
- 2Meet the makers and ask your questions
- 3Choose a piece to take home if you wish
Gentle on the land
A natural, renewable material worked by local families, with offcuts reused wherever possible.
Where this is
Alentejo cork country
Alentejo Central · Alto Alentejo
Part of the journeys: Cork and Wine
Approximately 38.80° N, 7.80° 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
Make it yours.
Tell us your dates and we will shape this experience around your journey.
Curated by Portugal Magik