At Herdade Aldeia de Cima, we spend our days working in the vineyard and the forest, tending to the wine batches in the cellar, caring for the animals, and engaging in the many activities that Nature so generously provides. However, we are always thrilled to welcome professionals from the sector, wine producers, and students, depending on our availability. It is possible to arrange visits and wine tastings. For more information: info@aldeiadecima.com.
The Alentejo is one of the most peaceful areas with the most outstanding landscapes in Portugal. You can always visit our wine-producers friends and consult our itineraries with the Alentejo festivals and traditions, which are very worth experiencing. Our wines and gourmet products are available in our online store. Thank you for understanding!
The Alentejo is Portugal’s biggest region and probably one of its most charming. Recognised by many for its immense plains, the Baixo Alentejo also surprises us with its mountains and plateaus, which offer the perfect setting for ancient walls and castles. We have chosen some unique places - spanning culture, art and crafts, wines and gastronomy. There is an excellent range of places to visit in the Baixo Alentejo, near the Herdade Aldeia de Cima. We hope you enjoy our 11 TOURs, because the 12th… is an invitation to visit us!
Boat trip in the Alqueva dam: Alquevatours (prior booking - 1 ½ to 2 hour boat trip)
Buying alentejan boots: Jerónimo Gaudêncio
Fine wines and food: Herdade do Sobroso
Places to visit: roman ruins of S. Cucufate (prior booking)
To appreciate art: Quetzal Art Center
Fine wines, food and places to visit: Quinta do Quetzal
Fine wines and food: Cella Vinaria Antiga and restaurante País das Uvas
Flavours: restaurante O Raposo / pastelaria Arco Iris
Fine wines: Cortes de Cima / Herdade Grande
Places to visit: Casa Museu Quinta da Esperança
Flavours: restaurante Adega da Casa de Monte Pedral
Fine wines: Herdade do Rocim
Places to visit: Serpa Castle / Palace of the Counts of Ficalho / Ethnographic Museum
Gifts: Casa de Artesanato de Serpa / Tradiserpa Queijaria
Flavours: Restaurante O Adro / Restaurante Molho Bico / Casa Paixão Doçaria
Places to visit: Museu Rainha Dona Leornor / Beja Castle
Gifts: Velharias Santa Maria / Essência Artesanato
Flavours: Restaurante Dom Dinis / Restaurante Adega 25 de Abril / Restaurante Os Infantes / Pousada de Beja / Casa de Chá Maltesinhas / pastelaria Luiz da Rocha
Fine wines, food and places to visit: Herdade da Malhadinha Nova / Herdade dos Grous
Walk in the warm air: Herdade dos Grous
Places to visit: Henriques Palace and Chapel of the Shells / Museu do Chocalho
Flavours: Restaurante Sabores da Vila / pastelaria Sabores d’Avó / Casa Maria Vitória
Places to visit: Castle and Mother Church / Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora d’Aires
Gifts: Vale de Gatos / mercearia Casa Santos Luca
Places to visit: belvedere
Places to visit: Castle / Escoural Grotto
Places to visit: Arraiolos Rugs, Interpretation Centre / Castle / Church of Misericórdia de Arraiolos
Flavours: Restaurante O Alpendre / Restaurante O Pelourinho / pastelaria O Toucinho
Fine wines: Herdade dos Coelheiros (in Igrejinha) / Monte da Ravasqueira
Places to visit: Megalithic Enclosure and Menhir of Almendres / Megalithic Interpretation Centre in the Convent of Remédios
Places to visit numa manhã: Sé Cathedral of Évora / Évora Museum / Évora Public Library / Forum Eugénio de Almeida / Pátio de São Miguel / Roman Temple / enjoy a coffee in the shade in the Palácio Cadaval / atrium of the University of Évora / Church of Espirito Santo
Places to visit in the afternoon: in the afternoon we’ll visit Giraldo and the Bones Chapel / Church of São Francisco / Church of Santo Antão
Flavours: pastelaria Violeta / Pau de Canela / Páteo / Restaurante Cartuxa Wine & Flavours / Taberna Típica quarta-feira / Botequim da Mouraria / Restaurante Dom Joaquim / Tasquinha do Oliveira / Restaurante Fialho / Café Alentejo
Gifts in the rua 5 de outubro: Mont’sobro / D’ Cortiça / Gente da Minha Terra / Cesto
Gifts: O Arco, antiques and collectibles
Places to visit: pottery workshops, Olaria Poço Velho / Olaria Xico Tarefa / Olaria Piçarra / Olaria
Fine wines: Herdade do Freixo
Flavours: Restaurante O Chana do Bernardindo / Restaurante Celeiro do Pinto
Places to visit: Monsaraz Castle
Gifts: Loja Fabricaal / Coisas de Monsaraz / Xarazarte
Flavours: Doçaria da Casa Tial / Restaurante Sabores de Monsaraz / Restaurante Os Templários
Fine wines, food and places to visit: São Lourenço do Barrocal / Herdade do Esporão
Para descobrir os menires: Menhir in Barrocal / Cromelech in Xerez
Fine wines prepared in clay pots: Adega dos Potes da José de Sousa
Places to visit, the blankets factory: Fabricaal
Pottery gifts in são pedro do corval: Olaria Beijinho / Olaria Patalim
Places to visit: Estremoz Castle / Estremoz Municipal Museum
Flavours: Restaurante Mercearia Gadanha / Restaurante Alecrim / pastelaria Formosa
Fine wines: João Portugal Ramos / Dona Maria (Quinta do Carmo) / Adega Monte Branco / Quinta do Mouro / Herdade do Mouchão
Gifts: Irmãs Flores / Casa Galileu / comércio local no Largo da Républica
Places to visit: Ducal Palace / Raquel de Castro Marble Museum
Gifts: Artebela Capotes
Flavours: Restaurante Os Cucos / Restaurante Safari
Gifts: Rua dos Antiquários
Flavours: Restaurante O Espiga
January 6
"Festa das Janeiras"
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Selmes
“Sabores de Caça” (wild game flavours) food festival (2nd weekend)
Serpa
Alentejan cheese fair (4th weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Beringel
Flavours in clay (4th weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Portel
Açorda festival (açorda = breadcrumbs soaked in broth and seasoned with olive oil and garlic) (1st weekend)
Beja
Ovibeja (4th week, Wednesday to Sunday)
Viana do Alentejo
Horse procession (4th weekend)
Mértola
Bread, cheese and honey fair (4th weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Vidigueira
Festivities of Nossa Senhora das Relíquias (first weekend)
Estremoz
FIAPE - International farming, livestock and handicraft fair (first week, Wednesday to Sunday).
Montemor o Novo
Bread and desserts fair (first weekend)
Mértola
Islamic festival (third weekend)
Beja
Beja Romana (third weekend)
São Pedro do Corval
Iberian pottery and clay festival (fourth weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Serra do Mendro
Escalada do Mendro (climbing the Serra do Mendro) (first Sunday of the month)
Évora
Évora wine (first weekend)
Arraiolos
The carpet is in the street (weekend of 10 June)
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Festivities of Santo António (2nd week, Wednesday to Sunday)
Évora
Feast of São João (last week)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Alcáçovas
Feira do Chocalho (Cowbell Fair) (fourth Sunday)
Arraiolos
Festival of Lavre (fourth weekend)
Vila Nova de São Bento
Annual Fair of Vila Nova de São Bento (fourth weekend)
Redondo
Flower streets (last week and 1st week of August)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Albernoa
Festivities of Nossa Senhora da Luz (first weekend)
Portel
International Folklore Festival (2nd week, Thursday to Monday)
Santana
Festivities of Santana (2nd weekend)
Alvito
Festivities of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (fourth weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Viana do Alentejo
Almoço dos Ganhões lunch (first Saturday)
Moura
Handicrafts Fair (second week, Thursday to Sunday)
Vila Viçosa
Festa dos Capuchos (festivity of the capuchin monks) (second weekend)
Viana do Alentejo
Fair and Pilgrimage of Senhora d´Aires (fourth Sunday)
Serpa
Iberian Horse Fair (late September, early October)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Alvito
Festivity of Saints and Dry Fruits (weekend of All Saints Day)
Portel
Festivity of the Montado (cork oak forest) (last week of November, from Thursday to Sunday)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)
Monsaraz
Street Nativity Scene (1 December to 6 January)
Vila de Frades
Vitifrades - Festival of wine prepared in clay vessels (second weekend)
Estremoz
Estremoz Fair (every Saturday morning)