SELF GUIDED | AROUND ÉVORA | 5 DAYS

Alentejo Culture

In this cultural program in Alentejo’s countryside, among its extensive plains, we dedicate ourselves to a unique unknown heritage: a particular “way of being” reflected in the usually closed monumental heritage, in the strongly cultural economic activities and in the unique ethnological traditions – a cultural heritage made, first of all, of people.

Theme:
“Montado” (cork tree field), Marble, Frescoes, Alqueva Dam, Wine, Olive Oil and Local Gastronomy.

Extension:
5 days, total of about 250 km.

Territories:
Évora, Montemor-o-Novo, Vila Nova da Baronia, Alvito, Monsaraz, Vila Viçosa, Borba.

Includes:
“Lost Évora Tour”, “Montado Route”, “Fresco Route”, Boat ride,”Shadows of Marble Route”, Accommodation 4 nights ina double room (breakfast included), Heritage Interpreters.

From 830,00€

5 days

Reservations are subject to availability and options validation.
Click to request your reservation.

Route

We’ll start our incursion with “Lost Évora” – an unique way to discover the historical and artistic heritage of an Évora that no longer exists, on a pedestrian trail through convents, churches and other destroyed or fragmented spaces, “victims” of late 19th century progress: “armed” with photographs from over 100 years ago, we discover a missing Évora World Heritage Site.

We’ll finish with a regional wine tasting.

Accommodation at “The Noble House“, or “M’AR De AR Muralhas”.

Montado’s ecosystem” is the natural heritage of the Alentejo par excellence: visit to the “Herdade do Freixo do Meio”, a local 440ha estate of “Montado” (cork tree field), we take a guided tour through the cork oak      forest to understand how this complex, but sustainable ecosystem isorganized, from the cork oak, to the holmoak, to the blackpig…

As we are in the countryside and in Alentejo we can’t leave without trying the Cozido de grão (boiled chick-peas), cooked in clay pots and a wood-fired oven, with natural ingredients and wine from the estate. The dessert is the traditional Sericaia and fruit. 

Accommodation at “The Noble House“, or “M’AR De AR Muralhas”.

Pedestrian walk in a 100% rural Alentejo territory, about 35 minutes from Évora, the 2nd smallest municipality in Portugal mainland, 2282 souls and a virtually untouched heritage since the 15th century. We will enter the Alvito Mother Church from the 14th century and discovered a late 15th century Renaissance fresco. We’ll walk through the largest set of Manueline portals of Baixo Alentejo, passing through the City Hall, the Pillory and entering the Paço Acastelado of the 1st Baron of Portugal. Finally, crossing “Largo das Alcaçarias”, we enter the Ermida de S. Sebastião“, a late-Gothic chapel lined with frescoes from 1611, with celestial musician angels in the vaults…

Time to unveil the Ermida de S. Neutel and Santa Águeda (already belonging to the other lands of Baronia…), the “sea” that stretches before it and the profusion of colors, shapes and stories that are stored in its more than 5 successive campaigns of fresh mural painting: unique.

Accommodation at “Pousada Castelo de Alvito” or “São Brás do Regedouro“.

Lunch at the restaurant “Sem Fim”, an old olive oil press, we’ll taste the regional specialities: starters, Tomato Soup with cheese and egg, roasted pork, and regional desserts.

From February to October, we’ll entry in the great Alqueva Dam on a Dutch sailing boat built in 1913 and rebuilt to sail in these southern waters.
From November to January, we’ll get to know the pottery artistic heritage in a workshop at S. Pedro do Corval.

Accommodation at “Outeiro do Barro” or “Monte do Colmeal”.

By morning we start at the Estremoz anticline where we’ll learn about Alentejo’s white gold: we will start with two quarries which are part of the Rosa Portugal national reserve. Marble has been extracted here for over 50 years, at a depth of 110 meters. We’ll enter in one of the anticline’s factories, where the large marble blocks are cut into simple cobblestones, ending in their artistic use on Vila Viçosa cultural heritage.

Conditions

  • Prices shown per participant at double room; for single room, an extra supplement will be applied.
  • To the value shown can be added “season supplement”, at the time when the reservation is made, for example, during festive seasons or high season.
  • Daily activities can suffer changes of order. PHT will warn it as soon as possible.
  • The reservation will only be valid with the payment of the total or 30% of the value of the program.
  • Reservations until 60 days before.
      Includes
  • “Lost Évora Tour” on day 1 with wine tasting;
  • “Montado Route” and lunch on day 2;
  • “Fresco Route” on day 3;
  • Lunch and Boat ride on the Alqueva Dam/Lunch and Pottery workshop on day 4;
  • “Shadows of Marble Route” on day 5;
  • Accommodation 4 nights in a double room (breakfast included);
  • Personal accidents insurance;
  • VAT.
Not included
  • Flights or other transport means to arrive to Portugal;
  • Meals not mentioned in the program;
  • Transport during the program;
  • Personal expenses;
  • Travel Insurance.

Perguntas frequentes

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Summary

Territories

Évora, Montemor-o-Novo, Vila Nova da Baronia, Alvito, Monsaraz, Vila Viçosa, Borba.

Themes

“Montado” (cork tree field), Marble, Frescoes, Alqueva Dam, Wine, Olive Oil and Local Gastronomy.

ACCOMMODATION

The Noble House, M’AR De AR Muralhas, Pousada Castelo de Alvito, Outeiro do Barro, Monte do Colmeal

Capacity and reservations

Miminum of 2.

Reservations until 60 days before.

Scroll to Top