Portimao Trip Overview
– Visit to two wine estates of the demarcated region of the Algarve, guided by wine expert, and acquire in-depth knowledge about the every aspect about the world of wine and the process of winemaking. For lunch traditional portuguese food at a tyical resturant in Silves.This historical town, located in the countryside, was before the capital of the moorish kingdom of the Algarve.
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* Duration: 6 hours
* Starts: Portimao, Portugal
* Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
– Visit to two wine estates of the demarcated region of the Algarve, guided by wine expert, and acquire in-depth knowledge about the every aspect about the world of wine and the process of winemaking. For lunch traditional portuguese food at a tyical resturant in Silves.This historical town, located in the countryside, was before the capital of the moorish kingdom of the Algarve.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Quinta Do Frances Winery, Odelouca River Valley Sitio da Dobra, Cx Postal 862H, Silves 8300-037 Portugal
Located north Portimão, already on Silves county. It’s an exclusive wine farm production, the one located most north in the region ,right on the beginning of the Monchique Mountains. Owned by a portuguese-french couple that met at Bordeaux, where he was born and grew up surroundend by the influence of wine. They moved in the region at the beginning of the century to start this project from zero. In the slopes of Odelouca River Vlley, they planted their vineyard and built their small but well equiped winery, that also hosts a tasting room, barrels room and laboratory.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Villa Alvor, Quinta Morgado da Torre, Sitio da Penina, 8501-156 Portimão, Portugal
Located on the north border area of Portimão and Alvor. With the big mountain of Monchique, that dominates the view when we are at the vineyards, this large property has also growing areas of cork trees, wheat fields and orange trees. In the family since 1865 and producers of grapes from a long time, this farm built their modern winery in 1999 and were the first producing certified designation of origin wines in the Algarve. In the esplanade, at the shop or at the oak barrels is visible the tradition of this family estate.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ponte Romana, Horta da Cruz Ladeira de S. Pedro, 8300-033 Silves, Portugal
Lunch
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Recanto Dos Mouros, Estr. do Monte Branco, 8300-034 Silves, Portugal
Lunch
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
