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Premium Wine and Gastronomic Mountain Tour in The Algarve
Premium Wine and Gastronomic Mountain Tour in The Algarve
Premium gastronomic mountain tour: Wine, olive oil, spirits, food
Premium gastronomic mountain tour: Wine, olive oil, spirits, food

Premium gastronomic mountain tour: Wine, olive oil, spirits, food

By Algarve Wine Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €301 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

A journey trough the Mountain of Monchique, the highest mountain of the South of Portugal known for its green forest area, extense views to the Algarve coast and iconic mountain delicacies. Learn and taste wine, olive oil, Medronho Firewater (local mountain distilled spirit), liqueurs. Plus a full and free choice meal in great authentic mountain restaurant and a visit to thge highest peak of the mountain to enjoy the panoramic 360º views (here, option of visiting a shop of local artisans).

Activity location

  • Quinta Do Frances Winery
    • Odelouca River Valley, Sitio da Dobra, Cx Postal 862H
    • 8300-037, Silves, Portugal, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Portimao
    • Portimao, Portugal, Portugal

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Premium gastronomic mountain tour: Wine, olive oil, spirits, food
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 14:40
Price details
€301.29 x 2 Adults€602.58

Total
Price is €602.58
Until Sun, 5 Jan

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWine, olive oil, spirits, liqueurs, mountain bread tastings
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedDrinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPickup and drop-off from points other than Portimão area are available at additional cost

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Availability for tours needs to be checked before confirmation of a booking
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Quinta Do Frances Winery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Located north Portimão, on the base of the Monchique Mountain. It's a small, local and familiar producer of wine. 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. We will learn about the production from the cultivation in the vineyards to the winemaking process at the winery. Includes a tasting of 4 wines of different style.
Azeite de Monchique - Lagar dos Pardieiros
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
A traditional family mountain farm, where we'll see: - An olive oil mill of small scale, producing premium olive oils since 1953, still using ancient methods and equipments like millstones, it’s like visiting a museum with life. Includes visit of the olive oil mil and explanation of the methods of production. Includes a tasting of 2 different preparations of olive oil and a tasting of a preparation with a gourmet olive oil made for chefs and high cuisine restaurants, all accompanied with the local famous bread of the Monchique Mountain baked in wood oven in the same day. - A Traditional rustic distillery of Medronho Firewater, one of the most authentic and artisanal activities of this mountain area, a true hidden gem. Includes explanation of the growth and production method and taste of the spirits and liqueurs produced from this fruit, typical of this region. Tasting of a minimum of 3 different drinks (Some other seasonal liqueurs may be available in specific times)
Restaurante A Charrete
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
ocated in the middle of the town of Monchique. This a great authentic mountain restaurant of high quality. Here we can taste an excellent selection of some of the best delicacies and cuisine specialities from the mountain with emphasis for the black iberian pork (local breed). The meal includes starters, main course and desert with free choice, plus house wine, water and coffee.
Mount Foia
  • 10m
he highest peak of Monchique Mountains and also the highest point of south Portugal. Here,we can have the most spectacular panoramic views of the region, where in total clear days we can see around 100Kms of the Algarve Coast. In this peak we can stay a few minutes enjoying the view and, if of interest, there is a shop where local artisans of Monchique expose their handmade works

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESQuinta Do Frances Winery
    • Odelouca River Valley, Sitio da Dobra, Cx Postal 862H
    • 8300-037, Silves, Portugal, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPortimao
    • Portimao, Portugal, Portugal

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