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Glasses of red wine at a countryside table

Signature Journey

Cork and Wine

Six days among the oaks, the cellars and the families behind them.

Duration
6 days, private
Starts
Starts a little over an hour from Lisbon
Pace
Gentle
Best in
Spring and autumn
Ideal for
Couples and small groups who love food, wine and landscape
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The idea

The Alentejo produces more cork than anywhere else on earth, and some of Portugal's most characterful wines. This journey follows both from tree to table. You sleep in the countryside, eat slowly and meet the families who do the work, with long drives kept to a minimum.

The itinerary

Day by day

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  1. Day 1

    Landing, and a long first lunch

    Alentejo Central

    Your driver meets you at Lisbon airport and the city falls away within the hour. By early afternoon you are seated at a long table under the olive trees, and the journey has already begun.

    DrivingAbout 1 hour 15 minutes from Lisbon airport

  2. Day 2

    Inside the cork forest

    Alentejo Central

    Walk among centuries-old cork oaks in the morning, then follow the bark to a family workshop where it becomes something you can hold.

    DrivingShort drives, under 40 minutes between stops

  3. Day 3

    Cellar and grove

    Alentejo Central

    A private tasting with the family who makes the wine, then a walk through old olive trees to the mill where the oil is pressed.

    DrivingShort drives, under 45 minutes between stops

  4. Day 4

    The marble towns

    Alentejo Central

    A day through Estremoz, Borba and Vila Viçosa, towns where marble is part of everyday life, with wine and a long lunch along the way.

    DrivingAbout 45 minutes each way from the base

  5. Day 5

    South to the plains

    Baixo Alentejo

    Cross into the wide southern plains and taste wine made in clay amphorae as it was in Roman times. Spend the night under a very big sky.

    DrivingAbout 1 hour 15 minutes of driving, with stops

  6. Day 6

    One last piece of cork

    Alentejo Central

    Meet a small design studio giving cork a modern second life, choose something to take home, then drive back to Lisbon in time for your flight or your next stop.

    DrivingAbout 2 hours to Lisbon airport

Where you stay

Two bases, each a small countryside estate or characterful stay chosen for quiet, space and good food. We confirm the exact places for your dates.

Gentle on the land

Small private groups, family-run estates and workshops, seasonal local food and a landscape where cork is a renewable harvest taken from living trees.

Along the way

Every experience in this journey

Cork oaks on golden plains

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
Silver rows of olive trees

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
Red wine poured at a cellar table

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 oak bark in the forest

Craft Studios

A Cork Design Studio

Alentejo

Meet the designers giving cork a modern, elegant second life.

1.5 hours

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Let us build this around you.

Every day can be shortened, stretched or rebuilt. Tell us your dates and we will reply personally.

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