Orchards Near Me

Taste Trails in February

Ireland & UK
Dark skies and oyster season
Portugal & Spain
Algarve oranges; almond blossom in the Algarve and Mallorca
Italy & France
Black truffle
More of Europe
Lofoten cod and stockfish racks
North America
Winter in the sugar bush, before the sap runs

Trail of the month

  • Restaurant terrace in Faro old town, Algarve

    Day trip

    Flavours of Faro

    Olhão market, Ria Formosa clams by boat and the orange groves of Silves.

    Full day · from Faro · Year-round; oranges December to April

Also in season in February

  • Sandymount Strand in Dublin Bay

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    Dublin Bay Forage & Feast

    Forage sea beet and wild herbs on Howth Head, then eat them with today's catch on the pier.

    Half day · from Dublin · Year-round, best April to October

  • Scariff Island off Derrynane, County Kerry

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    Seascapes & Skies: Kerry Weekend

    Seafood suppers, then a guided night in Ireland's Gold Tier Dark Sky Reserve.

    2 nights, 3 days · Cahersiveen · September to March (darkest skies)

  • JW Sweetman craft brewery in Dublin

    Day trip

    Secrets of Dublin: Food & Beer

    A craft brewery cellar tasting and an Irish farmhouse cheese pairing.

    3 hours · from Dublin · Year-round

  • Sandeman wine lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto

    Day trip

    Porto Wine & Dine

    Bolhão market tastings, then a port lodge cellar.

    3.5 hours · from Porto · Year-round

  • Azeitão cheese from Portugal

    Day trip

    Arrábida Cheese & Moscatel

    An Azeitão cheese dairy, a Moscatel de Setúbal cellar and a coastal lunch.

    Full day · from Lisbon · Year-round

  • Fresh fish at Mercado da Ribeira market in Lisbon

    Day trip

    Lisbon Wine & Dine

    A petiscos crawl through Alfama that ends with fado.

    3.5 hours · from Lisbon · Year-round

  • Pintxos served at a bar in San Sebastián

    Day trip

    Bilbao Tapas Trail

    Old-town pintxo bars and a tasting at the Ribera market.

    3 hours · from Bilbao · Year-round

  • A walker on the Camino de Santiago in Galicia

    Day trip

    Santiago Food & Wine

    Shop the Abastos market, then cook what you bought.

    3 hours · from Santiago de Compostela · Year-round

  • Orange orchard in the Valencian Community

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    Orchards of Valencia

    Pick oranges in a 19th-century grove, then paella by the Albufera lagoon.

    Full day · from Valencia · November to March

  • Orange orchard in the Valencian Community

    Day trip

    Fruits of the Costa Tropical

    Cherimoya, avocado and mango farms in the hills above Almuñécar.

    Full day · from Málaga · October to May

  • Ripe oranges on trees near Sóller, Mallorca

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    Sóller Orange Valley

    Ride the vintage train over the mountains, then pick oranges and juice them in the grove.

    Full day · from Palma · November to May

  • Pistachio orchard in Greece

    Day trip

    Aegina Pistachio Island

    Take the ferry from Piraeus to a working pistachio farm and taste the island's famous nuts.

    Full day · from Athens · Year-round; harvest in late summer

  • The ancient salt pans at Ston, Croatia

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    Ston Oysters & Ancient Salt

    Rake salt by hand at dawn in 4,000-year-old salt pans, then eat Mali Ston oysters on the bay.

    Full day · from Dubrovnik · Oysters year-round; salt harvest July to September

  • Stockfish drying racks at Reine, Lofoten

    Weekend

    Lofoten Skrei & Stockfish

    See cod drying on the racks, try fishing for your own skrei, and eat fried cod tongues.

    2 nights, 3 days · Svolvær · January to April

  • Stone Barns farm buildings, Hudson Valley

    Day trip

    Stone Barns Farm Day

    Walk a working farm with the people who grow for one of America's best-known farm-to-table kitchens.

    Full day · from New York City · Year-round; best spring to autumn