Representative photograph: Olive harvest in a Tuscan grove. Photo: PROPOLI87 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Alentejo Olive Morning
Hand-pick Galega olives, taste the farm's oil and sit down to an Alentejo brunch.
- Half day
- from Lisbon
- October to December
- Up to 10 guests
Outside Évora, a family grows Portugal's native Galega olive. Spend the morning in the harvest, then taste the oil beside the grower.
The hands-on moment
Hand-pick Galega olives, taste the farm's oil and sit down to an Alentejo brunch.
The day
09:30
Welcome at the farm
Coffee and toasted bread with last season's oil, and the story of the grove.
10:00
Walk the grove
See old Galega trees and learn how the harvest works, by hand and with nets.
10:30
Hands in the harvest
Comb the branches, gather the olives from the nets and fill the crates.
12:00
Oil tasting
Taste the farm's oils side by side and learn to read fruitiness, bitterness and pepper.
12:45
Alentejo brunch
Cheeses, cured meats, bread and olives at the farm table.
Signature upgrade
Leave with a bottle from this season's press.
When to go
October to December
Good to know
The farm is about 1.5 hours from Lisbon. A return transfer can be arranged on request.
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