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
Olive Oil at the Mill
Taste fresh olive oil beside the groves it came from.
- Location
- Alentejo olive groves
- Duration
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Best seasons
- Autumn and winter
- Pace
- Gentle
- Regions
- Baixo Alentejo, Alentejo Central
The story
A good olive oil is alive, with the smell of cut grass and the pepper at the back of the throat. Walk through the grove, see the mill, then taste several oils with bread, tomatoes and salt, learning to recognise what makes each one different.
The day
What you do
- 1Walk among old olive trees
- 2Visit the mill and learn how oil is pressed
- 3Taste several oils guided by a producer
Gentle on the land
Family groves and mills producing oil on a small scale, with olive pits and leaves commonly reused locally.
Where this is
Alentejo olive groves
Baixo Alentejo · Alentejo Central
Part of the journeys: Cork and Wine
Approximately 38.10° N, 7.70° 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
From the journal
Eat and Drink
What to Eat in the Alentejo: Bread, Pork, Cheese and Soups
Bread thickens soups, accompanies cheese and becomes migas beside pork. Around Évora and the surrounding countryside, Alentejo cooking draws on olive oil, herbs and food from the land. This guide begins with the dishes that explain the table.
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
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