THEMATIC TOUR | ALENTEJO COAST | 5 DAYS
Alentejo Coast Natural Park
2023 | 27th September to 1st October
In the Alentejo Coast and “Costa Vicentina” Natural Park – one of the best preserved coastal areas in Southern Europe – we wander among unexpected heritages, ancestral customs and people to discover: landscapes, pedestrian circuits; seas and cliffs are the background of our picture – a universe of authentic culture and nature made, first and foremost, of people.
Themes: Hiking, Boating, Local Gastronomy, Landscape, Arts & Crafts, Sailing.
Days and Extension: 5 days, for a total off approx. 300 km.
Territoires: Vila Nova de Milfontes, São Luís, Odemira and Santa Clara-a-Velha.
Includes:
Meals mentioned in the program, Accomodation, Heritage Interpreter accompaniment, Traditional Perfomances and transportation during the whole program.
From €1,570.00
5 days
2023 Dates:
5 to 9th July
27th September to 1st October
Reservations are subject to availability and options validation.
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Route
Transfer from Funcheira train station to Vila Nova de Milfontes.
Welcome food & drink with local products (bread, cheese, olives, wine) at selected accomodation.
Free dinner.
Accommodation at “Branco de Cal” or “Naturarte”.
Morning
Rota Vicentina Circular Hike: S. Luís has always been a village rich in resources exploited in activities such as mining, cork extraction, wood production, cattle raising… these are all activities that we will discover on a walking route between 3,5 and 8 km.
Lunch
Snack “Petisco” on the trail with local products and time for a light nap “Sesta”.
Free afternoon.
(Optional)
In S. Luís, there is a large community of artists of multiple nationalities that we will find in an old haberdashery transformed into a cultural and artistic space: at Ateneu 14, we’ll embark inone of the available Workshops..
Free dinner.
Accommodation at “Branco de Cal” or “Naturarte”.
Morning
Boat trip on the Mira River, departing from the Vila Nova de Milfontes pier. Along the way we get to know the life story of Dona São: it was in the 1970’s, before the existence of the Milfontes Bridge, that her father began to cross the Mira River, transporting people, animals, vehicles and goods, whether it was summer or winter. In 1990 Dona São replaced her father in this job and it will be she who will take us on this tour of about 1 hour along this river.
Lunch
Lunch at the “Bons Amigos” restaurant in Odemira, a typical restaurant specializied in good Alentejo cuisine, everything that makes your mouth water.
Afternoon
Free afternoon to visit the village of Odemira, highlighting the 16th century Church of Misericórdia with an impressive set of frescoes. Possibility to climb Cerro dos Moinhos Juntos and visit the windmill built in 1874 and still in operation today.
(Optional)
Handicraft workshop with a local artisan from the Associação de Artesanato do Concelho de Odemira and experience in the art of carpets, basketry or woodwork.
Sunset
We meet again for sweet snacks at the “Chocolates da Beatriz”: a charming place where Beatriz, born in Argentina, delights us with the very chocolate making skills for which her country is renowned.
Free dinner.
Accommodation at “Branco de Cal” or “Naturarte”.
Morning
In the quiet village of Santa Clara-a-Velha, you can experience the purity of the Alentejo mystique. It is this village that gives the name to the Dam, the large unexpected lake in the immense Serra in the vast municipality of Odemira. From here, we take a walking route for up to 10 km, dominated by riverside vegetation with acacias, mimosas, poplar, ash, willows, rushes and planks. Watercress and pennyroyal carpet the shallower sections of the river outside the flood season and the deeper backwaters are covered by water lilies. In the more fertile lands, next to the river, there are vegetable gardens and orchards of orange, fig and olive trees.
Lunch
Outdoors, in the magical place Cabanas do Lago, next to the Santa Clara-a-Velha Dam, within nature reflected in the singing of birds and the sound of the water, Filipa and Luís Mangas will welcome you with a homemade lunch suitable for place and at the time of year accompanied by wine and arbutus brandy from Herdade do Cebolal.
Afternoon
A calm, or challenging, sailing trip in the soft wind at the Santa Clara a Velha Dam with Panthalassa, a project by Rita Norberto and Ricardo Vaz. Rita, a biologist, and Ricardo, an architect, will be your hosts in this territory where they settled after two years living on a boat in the Pacific Ocean.
Free dinner.
Accommodation at “Branco de Cal” or “Naturarte”.
Transfer to Funcheira train station.
Conditions
- Program held with a minimum of 4 people;
- Possibility of transfer to and from other locations, according to budget to be presented;
- Prices shown per participant on double room; for single room, an extra supplement will be applied;
- Daily activities can suffer changes of order. PHT will warn about it as soon as possible.
- The reservation will only be valid with the payment of the total or 30% of the value of the program.
- Reservations until 60 days before.
Includes
- Welcone food & Drink on day 1;
- Hikings on day 2 and 4;
- Boat trip on day 3;
- Snack with artisanal chocolates tasting on day 3;
- Sailing on day 4;
- Lunches (except for day 1 and 5);
- Snacks with fresh fruit and water during the hiking;
- Heritage Interpreter accompaniment;
- Transport for the purposes of the itinerary;
- Accommodation 4 nights in a double room (breakfast included);
- Personal accidents insurance;
- VAT.
Not include
- Flights or other transport means to arrive to Portugal;
- Optional Workshops on day 2 and 3;
- Meals not mentioned in the program;
- Personal expenses;
- Travel insurance.
Summary
Territories:
Vila Nova de Milfontes, São Luís, Odemira and Santa Clara-a-Velha.
Activities:
Hiking, Boating, Local Gastronomy, Landscape, Arts & Crafts, Sailing.
Accommodation
Branco de Cal, Naturarte.
Capacity and reservations
Min 4 / Reservation up to 60 days in advance