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Wine and Food Tour in Alentejo - 3 Days experience
Alentejo, 7000-747, Alentejo - Alentejo
This tour was designed thinking about those who wish to become wine connoisseurs of the Portuguese wine and food of the Alentejo wine region. In the warm and dry environment of the plains, we will take you on a three-day wine tour where you will visit some of the best Portuguese producers.
Highlights:
- Wine experiences at renowned wine producing estates in Alentejo
- Olive Oil Tasting
- Wine, regional products and meals in a unique landscape
- Different experiences related to wine from Alentejo
- Breathtaking landscape
Included:
- Private Transfers when mentioned in the itinerary
- Private driver in a Vehicle Mercedes when mentioned in the itinerary
- 2 Night Accommodation in a Double Room or similar in M'ar de Ar Aqueduto 5* Hotel
- 2 Breakfasts in the Hotel
- 3 Guided visits with wine tasting at 3 of the best wine producing estates in Alentejo
- 1 Guided visit to the Mill with a Olive Oil tasting at Herdade do Esporão
- 2 Lunches with pre-set menu and drinks
- 1 Dinner with pre-set menu and drinks
- All the insurances required by Turismo de Portugal
Not Included:
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Monuments entrance fees (available to purchase at the entrance)
- Other services not included in the itinerary
Prices and Available Options:
From € 750 (price per person based on double ocupancy).
Check availability of the suggested tour or get afully customized itinerary, add extra days, change your experiences or discover different sights, refine to suit your preferences. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation bespoke vacation plan.
Conditions
| Category | Conditions |
| Reservation | You will receive an email with the booking details and later on (within 24 hours) a confirmation email; Subject to the confirmation of availability |
| Type of Tour | Private Group |
| Duration | 3 Days / 2 Nights |
| Group Size | 2 – 7 People |
| Starting Point | Hotel or Lisbon Airport |
| Visiting hours | English: 6:30 pm |
| Payment | It will be charged 50% of the amount of the experience when the reservation is confirmed |
| Cancellation | If you cancel less than 45 days before your arrival date, 100% of the total booking will be charged; Cancellation up to 45 days prior your arrival date: 2.5% of the total booking price will be charged |
| No-Show | It will be charged 100% of total booking value |
| Means of payment | Mastercard; Visa |
| General | Booking Guarantee with credit card number; VAT at the legal rate included; Supplements have to be paid separately |
Services
| Category | Services |
| Spoken Languages | Spanish; English; Português |
Reviewed by Rebecca Joan, France, 2.12.2015
Well organized trip. The places we have visited were fantastic, specially Herdade do Esporao. The food is amazing and those Alentijo roads are inspiring. Sad because of the weather but we intend to be in Portugal again next September.
Day 1
Welcome to Portugal. Wine Tourism in Portugal will invite you to discover the amazing Alentejo.
The private transfer is waiting for you in Lisbon or Lisbon International Airport (LIS). Enjoy the scenic 1 and a half hour road trip to the Alentejo
Check-in at the Mar de Ar Aqueduto - Historic Design Hotel & Spa. Located very near the historic centre of Évora, this is your starting point for the best wine experiences in the Alentejo region. The hotel arises from the adaptation of the old Sepúlveda Palace, a sixteenth-century building that has preserved a magnificent chapel, the vaulted ceilings and a set of three windows in Manuelino style (architectural style named after King Manuel) in the main façade. This boutique hotel, built according to the modern concepts of architecture and contemporary design, offers a 220 m2 SPA, 64 rooms, and comprises the Degust'AR restaurant, where you can enjoy the Mediterranean flavours with the signature of the Chef António Nobre.
Then, on your own, discover the city of Évora- World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Évora well-preserved historic center is one of the richest monuments in Portugal, worth the epithet of City-Museum.There are several reasons of interest to visit, the Temple of Diana, the Lóios Church, the Chapel of Bones and the Cathedral are the essential sites.
At the end of the day, you will enjoy a delicious dinner in a unique place, Degust'Ar Restaurant. Located on the ground floor of the Sepúlveda Palace building, the Degust'AR restaurant has the gastronomic signature of the Chef António Nobre. The menu has as its starting point in the Alentejo cuisine, and the Chef develops his creative inspiration by exploring the Mediterranean flavours.The atmosphere is refined, comfortable and intimate. The vaulted ceilings, the horseshoe arches and some frescos on the walls, give the restaurant a unique and special character.
End of day.
Day 2
Breakfast at the Hotel.
The Private Driver is waiting for you at the Hotel lobby.
You will visit Monte da Ravasqueira. Connected to José de Mello's family for several generations, Monte da Ravasqueira is located in the municipality of Arraiolos, one hour away from Lisbon, and covers a vast area of thetypical Alentejo landscape. Monte da Ravasqueira enjoys excellent geological and climatic conditions for the production of the best wine that Alentejo can offer, taking advantage of its terroir. The cellar of Monte da Ravasqueira is inspired in Napa Valley, California, and is equipped with the most advanced technology for a qualified and rigorous control of the wine making process. All this process is controlled by a computer program developed in Ravasqueira. In addition to the wine production, there are other activities related to cork, olive oil, honey, cattle breeding and fattening of the Alentejo black pig. You will enjoy a visit and wine tasting.
Continue your journey through Alentejo. You will visit the typical village of Arraiolos, the village of the famous and traditional Portuguese tapestry.
Lunch is waiting for you at Alpendre Restaurant, a well-known Alentejo restaurant whereyou will find the finnest Alentejo dishes.
Next Stop will be at Adega da Cartuxa. At 2 km from the historic center of Évora, World Heritage city, and 200 meters of the Cartuxa Convent which inspired its name, the Wine Tourism Cartuxa is located in the former refectory of the Jesuit retirement home, they taught at the University of Évora in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. You will have a visit to the cellar and 3 wines tasting Eugénio de Almeida Foundation Selection, accompanied by sausage, cheese, jam region and others delicacies. The experience also includes olive oil tasting.
End of day.
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel followed by Check-out.
The Private Driver is waiting for you at the Hotel Lobby.
You will visit Herdade do Esporão. The Herdade do Esporão presents itself as an Estate steeped in history, producer of outstanding quality wines and Olive oil.The Esporão vines are located in the heart of Reguengos de Monsaraz, where wines are more balanced and seductive, simultaneously thriving and pleasant, luxuriant and with a good ageing potential. If the vines are the lung of the Herdade do Esporão, the cellar is the heart that beats to the rhythm of the harvest and as the result of the work defined by the calendar and by the oenology team. Visit the Mill with a specialized technician and know the most innovative processes applied in the production of Esporão olive oil.Includes technical proof of the entire portfolio of Esporão olive oils.
Lunch is waiting for you at Herdade do Esporão Restaurant. The Herdade adopted an enthusiast kitchen's team that privileges the traditional gastronomy and the typical dishes of this region although not neglecting some contemporaneity, managing a cuisine that meets and exceeds the highest standards of quality and functionality. The wide terrace of the restaurant Herdade do Esporão ends where the vineyard begins, and allows to enjoy a panoramic view over a large lake.
After lunch, you will discover São Lourenço do Barrocal Cellar. In the same family for over 200 years São Lourenço Barrocal has its heart in a former Alentejo hill, surrounded by vineyards, oaks and olive trees with granitic outcrops that occasionally appear in the local landscape - the barrocais - gives the name for themselves and for their wines. The winery, located on the hill, is one of the crucial areas for regeneration, producing wines under exclusive brand.The meticulous work of the winemaker Susana Esteban with the varieties Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet results in a Reserva Tinto and others red wines, rich and mature wines, and elegant white, matching, too, foreign varieties. You will have a guided visit and wine tasting.
Drop-off in Lisbon.
End of the Tour.
Check availability of the suggested tour or get afully customized itinerary, add extra days, change your experiences or discover different sights, refine to suit your preferences. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation bespoke vacation plan.
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