Visit Évora heritage and taste the Alentejo wines with pick-up in Lisbon or at the hotel in a private van, we’ll drive you for about 2 hours till Évora, UNESCO World Heritage since 1986, to taste a local sweet with an espresso, followed by a walking tour in the old streets inside the medieval walls, visiting the main square Praça do Giraldo, the Roman Temple build BC in honor to Augusto Emperor.
From here, let’s continue to the unique Capela dos Ossos (Bones Chapel) build on the 18th Century where the inside walls are all cover by human bones. After this creepy visit will be time for lunch.
The lunch will be at a local restaurant to have the opportunity to taste the traditional Alentejo food in a full meal with appetizers of bread and olives, main dish of local meat or fish, drinks, desert and coffee.
In the afternoon, time to visit and taste the wines/olive oils at Adega Cartuxa accompanied with local bread. The Cartuxa brand is the principal activity of the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation and the umbrella brand of the Cartuxa Winery. The logo identifies wines such as EA, Foral de Évora, Cartuxa and the legendary Pêra-Manca, as well as the olive oils EA and Cartuxa Gourmet.
The visit includes a 90 minutes guided tour over the secular building, surrounded by vineyards, was the Jesuit retreat home (Society of Jesus), who lectured at Universidade de Évora in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is in this building full of history that the Wine Tourism visit begins, enjoying the unique surroundings of Quinta de Valbom. Discover the place’s memory, follow the technical evolution of wine production and end on a high note with the tastings of three wines, two olive oils and bread.
Time to leave Évora and the Alentejo region to return to Lisbon.
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