Herdade do Esporão Restaurant focuses on ‘terroir’ cuisine, of modern confection and interpretation, where the product is central.
The product as starting point, where form, texture, colour and all its best characteristics are preserved, extracting the maximum flavour.
Herdade do Esporão restaurant celebrates the courgette, bringing the best of their garden to the table in three dishes that represent the stages of its growth.
In the first dish they use the flower, from the small courgettes comes the second dish, and they culminate with a third dish with the large courgette, offering an intense flavour.
Each stage tells a story of flavour, identity, creativity and origin in our organic garden.
📍Herdade do Esporão Restaurant @esporaoworld
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It’s feels like a lucid dream…
📍Comporta Beach, Alentejo
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ALENTEJO WINERY GUIDE 🇵🇹🍇🍷
We have compiled a list of some of our favourite wineries, where you can join the Alentejo wine harvest celebrations this year. You can pick hand pick grapes, stomp and even make your own wine 🍷.
📍Herdade da Malhadinha Nova @malhadinhanova
📍Cella Vinaria Antiqua @cellavinariaantiqua
📍Torre de Palma @torredepalma
📍Herdade do Sobroso @herdade_do_sobroso
📍Gerações da Talha @geracoesdatalha
📍Adega Cartuxa @adegacartuxa
📍J.P. Ramos @joao_portugal_ramos
📍Herdade do Rocim @rocim.universe
📍FitaPreta @fitapreta.vinhos
📍Ervideira @adega_ervideira
#visitalentejo #alentejo #visitalentejoportugal #alentejogram #malhadinhanova #herdadedosobroso #fitapretavinhos #winesofalentejo #ervideira #joaoportugalramos #adegacartuxa #geracoesdatalha #torredepalma #cellavinariaantiqua
Some say the sunsets in Alentejo are endless…
📍Herdade da Malhadinha Nova @malhadinhanova
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❤️❤️My Dearest Alentejo❤️❤️
There are places one visits, and there are places that remain in one’s soul. You, Alentejo, have captured my heart in ways words often struggle to convey, but today I feel the urge to try.
From the moment I first laid eyes on your vast plains, stretching endlessly beneath a sky so wide and blue it seems to hold the promise of forever, I knew I had found something special. Your golden fields sway in the gentle breeze, like whispers of old stories, stories of the hardworking hands that have tilled your earth for generations, and of the lives that have ebbed and flowed across your timeless landscape.
In your quiet villages, with their whitewashed houses trimmed in cobalt blue and mustard yellow, I feel a sense of peace that is hard to find in this bustling world. Each cobblestone street leads to a place of wonder: a hidden chapel, an inviting café, or a terrace overlooking a panorama so beautiful it takes my breath away.
And then there are your people, Alentejo. Warm-hearted and welcoming, they share their stories with a twinkle in their eye and a glass of your finest wine in hand. Their laughter is as abundant as the cork oaks that dot your rolling hills, and their songs, the “cante alentejano,” are a soulful reminder of a simpler, more profound way of life. In their company, time seems to slow, and life takes on a richer, deeper hue.
I write this letter to you with a heart full of gratitude and longing. No matter where life takes me, a part of me will always wander your fields, rest under your cork trees, and breathe your air. Thank you for the peace you have given me, the memories you have etched into my soul, and the love you have awakened in my heart.
Until we meet again, dear Alentejo, know that you are loved.
Yours always,
A devoted wanderer
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Amphora Wine Harvest in Alentejo 🍇❤️🇵🇹🍷
📍Gerações da Talha, Vila de Frades @geracoesdatalha
The winery GERAÇÕES DA TALHA is located in Vila de Frades and dates from the XVIII century. It is a place of traditions and knowledge of generations that has been bringing and perfecting the so magnificent Vinho da Talha (Talha Wine or Amphora Wine).
This is a project that was born to praise, affirm and maintain the genuine production of talha wine that has persisted for more than 2 millennia and is well evidenced in the cellars and people of the land.
How do you make Vinho da Talha ( Talha Wine)
Talha wine is a unique product that is part of the Alentejo wine culture and originates from a winemaking process that was brought by the Romans.
This process begins with the arrival of the grapes at the cellar, where they are destemmed (separation of the grapes from the bunch/stems), crushed and placed with the skins, seeds and part of the stalks in clay pots where fermentation takes place.
In the fermentation process, when sugar is transformed into alcohol, carbon dioxide is released, which causes the solid parts of the grape skins to rise to the surface, forming a thick layer, which is then plunged (culturally known as “stirring the hoist”). The plunging is done with a wooden plunger, and aims to push the layer that is on the surface downwards. Plunging must be done at least twice a day to prevent the pot from bursting. It is with this plunging that all the constituents of the grape are transferred to the wine, giving it colour and flavour.
After fermenting, the solid parts fall off and form “the mother”, where the wine ages for a few months. This “mother” will serve as a natural filter and will be where the filtered wine passes and leaves the pot, from a tap to a bowl, from which it is ready to be consumed or bottled.
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Daybreak over Alentejo ❤️🇵🇹🌞
📍Monsaraz, Alentejo
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70 hectares of pure Alentejo 🇵🇹❤️🌳
Monte do Zambujeiro is brimming with wild olive trees, cork oaks, strawberry trees and stunning views over the Mira River. The monte is a hotspot for more than 170 species of birds. A place where nature is effusive, grows freely, without restrictions, where authentic flavors can be rediscovered through the simplest foods. A place to find the best version of Alentejo…
📍Monte do Zambujeiro @montedozambujeiro
#alentejohotel #montedozambujeiro #alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejosummer #alentejosunrise #alentejogram #visitalentejoportugal #alentejolovers
Stunning beach town in Alentejo !
Zambujeira do Mar is a picturesque coastal village in Alentejo, known for its stunning beaches, dramatic cliffs, and unspoiled natural beauty. It offers a tranquil escape from the bustle of city life, with its small, whitewashed houses nestled along the rugged coastline, providing a perfect backdrop for leisurely strolls and sunset views. The village is particularly popular among surfers and nature lovers, who are drawn to its wild beaches, such as Praia da Zambujeira, and the surrounding countryside, which is ideal for hiking.
📍Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo
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Você sabia que o Alentejo oferece não só praias costeiras, mas também incríveis praias de lagos? 🤔Com águas calmas e paisagens deslumbrantes, estes lagos são perfeitos para um dia de relaxamento e diversão.
Separamos cinco dicas de praias fluviais no Alentejo. Confira a nossa lista.
📍Praia Fluvial das Azenhas D’el Rei (Alandroal)
📍Praia Fluvial de Monsaraz (Monsaraz)
📍Praia Fluvial de Mourão (Mourão)
📍Praia Fluvial do Alqueva (Portel)
📍Praia Fluvial da Amieira (Portel)
#Alentejo #Portugal #Europa #VeraoEuropeu
Connect your body and mind to Alentejo!
Herdade da Cortesia (@herdadedacortesiahotel) is a boutique hotel focused on connecting your body and your soul to the best that Alentejo has to offer.
📍Herdade da Cortesia, Avis @herdadedacortesiahotel
#herdadedacortesia #alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejohotel #alentejosummer #alentejorowing #alentejocycling #alentejosports #avis
Nothing here but peace…❤️🇵🇹
📍Alentejo, Portugal
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5 Day Alentejo Coast Road Trip Guide 🚗🇵🇹❤️
📍Tróia
📍Comporta
📍Carvalhal
📍Melides
📍Porto Covo
📍Vila Nova de Milfontes
📍Almograve
📍Zambujeira do Mar
#alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejoroadtrip #comporta #troia #carvalhal #melides #portocovo #milfontes #vilanovademilfontes #almograve #zambujeiradomar #sealifelovers #cavalosnaareia #cavalaricacomporta #surfincomporta #manjedoura #bardapraiaalmograve #montedozambujeiro
Flat warm waters and Mediterranean shores:)
Either it be romantic sunset cruise or an afternoon of wakeboarding fun with friends, Alentejo has plenty of water fun to offer.
📍Pure Lake Life, Montargil @purelakelife
📍Herdade da Cortesia, Avis @herdadedacortesiahotel
📍Alentejo Break, Alqueva @alentejobreak
#alentejo #visitalentejo #alqueva #alentejobreak #herdadedacortesia #purelakelife #avis #maranhao #montargil #alentejosummer #alentejolovers #alentejolake
The finest Portuguese handcraft and design
You can also visit the Portalegre Tapestry exhibition in Portalegre, Alentejo 🇵🇹
📍Portalegre Tapestry, Portalegre @tapecarias_de_portalegre
#alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejoart #portalegre #portalegretapestry #portugaldesign #alentejodesign #alentejoartwork
The best roof top pool in Évora!
Vitória Stone Hotel (@vitoria_stone_hotel )goes far beyond a name. A concept was born out of an immense passion for the genuine Alentejo.
The hotel is rooted in the traditional, without leaving sophistication aside. They want to surprise you with bold architecture, with the presence of rustic elements, imposing stones, in addition to pieces of delicate and sophisticated design.
The hotel’s 5Amêndoas restaurant, is where you can find local cheeses, sausages, olive oils, meats, herbs, honey and many other Alentejo products. Most of the products we use in our kitchen come from Alentejo, privileging the small local producers and the certified products. Our wine list is also focused on the great wines from Alentejo.
At the Avista Bar, they create several author cocktails, with a careful and modern presentation, where fruit, our aromatics or edible flowers shine.
📍Vitória Stone Hotel, Évora
#alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejosummer #alentejohotel #evorahotel #evora #évora #vitoriastonehotel
Alentejo is best seen from above 🎈
Taking a hot air balloon ride in Alentejo, Portugal, can be a breathtaking experience, offering stunning views of the region’s rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves, and historical sites.
🎥 by vanessaaalfaro
#alentejo #hotairballoon #visitalentejo #alentejohotairballon
Marvão International Music Festival 🎶
From the 19th till the 28th of July, the Marvão International Music Festival is held in the midst of unique and unforgettable scenery at the summit of the highest mountain south of the Tagus, in the walled town of Marvão.
The renowned German maestro Christoph Poppen idealized the first classical music festival in Marvão. In July of 2014 his dream came to fruition offering moments of awe and pure magic to all present where only the ideal settings were surpassed by the quality of the performers. News of this event spread far and wide, calling out for an “encore”.
The village of Marvão in the Alentejo is one of the most beautiful places in Portugal. Here you find the perfect combination of the town’s architecture and its proud castle with the surrounding landscape of the Serra de São Mamede. Its vast horizons and peaceful background, offer truly idyllic scenery for an outdoor music festival, where century old infrastructures are put to good use. It was here, amongst the rare natural beauty of Marvão, that Christoph Poppen felt the urge to combine his love of classical music with a land seeped with history and create a high quality classical music festival.
📍Marvão
#marvão #fimm #classicalmusic #alentejo #visitalentejo
Your Summer will never look so good 😊
It’s like wearing a fashionable attire by a southern Europe designer that only you know about…
#alentejo #visitalentejo #alentejosummer #alentejolovers❤️ #alentejolovers
