Overview
5 days / 4 nights
Get to know Portugal’s hidden gem, the region of Alentejo. The agricultural heart of the country and home to forests of cork trees, wineries and dotted with castles and forts which have protected its border for centuries.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Lisbon
Upon arriving in Lisbon, you will be met and taken to your hotel in the Alentejo. The rest of the day is yours to relax or explore at your leisure.
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 2: Elvas
Today you will explore the colourful history of Portugal on your full-day tour of Évora and the Megaliths of the Cromeleque dos Almendres. Following a pick up from your Lisbon hotel, you will travel to Évora, the historic capital of the Alentejo. Enjoy time exploring this UNESCO city, seeing sights from Roman times through to the Renaissance.
You will also visit the Temple of Diana, thought to date back to the 1st century AD. Continue onto the Renaissance Church of St. Francis to see the Chapel of Bones (Capela dos Ossos). Here you will marvel at the walls covered in human skulls and bones before wandering around Évora Cathedral and climbing its roof to admire the golden plains surrounding the city. You will then depart Évora for the Roman Villa of Tourega which is well away from the usual tourist haunts.
Continue to the Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, the largest and most important megalith dolmen (tomb) on the Iberian Peninsula. Along the way, you will also check out the smaller dolmen of the Anta da Touriga.
Your day ends with a tour of the Almendres Cromlech, a megalithic complex older than Stonehenge. Take time to marvel at this circle of stones, mysteriously aligned with the sun and stars.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 3: Elvas
Today enjoy a unique and highly bespoke experience where you create your own wine and become a winemaker for a day. In Estremoz in the heart of the beautiful Alentejo is where you will enjoy your wine adventures. You will learn all about different grape varieties and then be able to make your own blend.
This is then followed by a premium wine tasting for your enjoyment accompanied with regional cheeses, delicious Alentejo bread and the fragrant local olive oil. You will then be able to take home a bottle of your very own personal blend of wine.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 4: Elvas
Today, enjoy the day at your leisure. Either relax by the pool or spend your time exploring the nearby Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 5: Depart Lisbon
Leaving your hotel in the Alentejo you will be transferred to Lisbon airport for your return flight home.
Breakfast included
Highlights
- Walking through the megaliths of Evora, older than Stonehenge
- Make your own wine at a beautiful winery in Estremoz
- Visit the impressive Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça.
Highlights
- Walking through the megaliths of Evora, older than Stonehenge
- Make your own wine at a beautiful winery in Estremoz
- Visit the impressive Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça.
Day 1: Arrive Lisbon
Upon arriving in Lisbon, you will be met and taken to your hotel in the Alentejo. The rest of the day is yours to relax or explore at your leisure.
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 2: Elvas
Today you will explore the colourful history of Portugal on your full-day tour of Évora and the Megaliths of the Cromeleque dos Almendres. Following a pick up from your Lisbon hotel, you will travel to Évora, the historic capital of the Alentejo. Enjoy time exploring this UNESCO city, seeing sights from Roman times through to the Renaissance.
You will also visit the Temple of Diana, thought to date back to the 1st century AD. Continue onto the Renaissance Church of St. Francis to see the Chapel of Bones (Capela dos Ossos). Here you will marvel at the walls covered in human skulls and bones before wandering around Évora Cathedral and climbing its roof to admire the golden plains surrounding the city. You will then depart Évora for the Roman Villa of Tourega which is well away from the usual tourist haunts.
Continue to the Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, the largest and most important megalith dolmen (tomb) on the Iberian Peninsula. Along the way, you will also check out the smaller dolmen of the Anta da Touriga.
Your day ends with a tour of the Almendres Cromlech, a megalithic complex older than Stonehenge. Take time to marvel at this circle of stones, mysteriously aligned with the sun and stars.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 3: Elvas
Today enjoy a unique and highly bespoke experience where you create your own wine and become a winemaker for a day. In Estremoz in the heart of the beautiful Alentejo is where you will enjoy your wine adventures. You will learn all about different grape varieties and then be able to make your own blend.
This is then followed by a premium wine tasting for your enjoyment accompanied with regional cheeses, delicious Alentejo bread and the fragrant local olive oil. You will then be able to take home a bottle of your very own personal blend of wine.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 4: Elvas
Today, enjoy the day at your leisure. Either relax by the pool or spend your time exploring the nearby Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: Hotel Rural Monte da Provença
Day 5: Depart Lisbon
Leaving your hotel in the Alentejo you will be transferred to Lisbon airport for your return flight home.
Breakfast included
Itinerary map
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Elvas, Portugal | 7350 Elvas, Portugal | |
Estremoz, Portugal | Estremoz, 7100, Portugal | |
Evora, Portugal | Evora, Portugal |
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Elvas, Portugal | 7350 Elvas, Portugal | |
Estremoz, Portugal | Estremoz, 7100, Portugal | |
Evora, Portugal | Evora, Portugal |
Useful information
Includes:
- 4 nights’ accommodation in the above hotel or similar including breakfast
- Meals as stated
- Excursions and sightseeing as mentioned
- Transportation with driver as stated in the itinerary
- Arrival and departure airport transfers
Excludes:
- Any services, guiding, transportation, meals or drinks not mentioned in the above itinerary
- Insurance
- The local currency is Euro (EUR) in Portugal
- The language in Portugal is Portuguese however English is widely spoken
- Portugal is very accessible and is home to an extensive travel network
- Visas may be required, please check with your local government agency
Did you know: Almost half the world’s cork is produced in the Alentejo
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