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Food and Wine Experience In The Heart of Portugal
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€ 2,295 Euros
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ProductID:
1169 |
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Type:
Private Group Tour
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Country:
Portugal |
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Theme:
Culinary and Cooking Holidays
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Region: Alentejo |
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Group Size:
4 - 10 People
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Start City:
Portel |
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Duration:
8 Days / 7 Nights
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Lodging: Small Rural Hotel |
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Jan - Dec | |
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 The Alentejo Region stretches from the Tagus River at Lisbon, south to the Algarve. Its terracotta earth is covered in wheat fields. Bordered by rows of olive trees marching up and down the rolling hills like Roman centurions. Here and there white washed villages and towns appear, crowned by castles. The ancients left their megaliths, the Romans their aqueducts, the Portuguese a wealth of architecture from Gothic to Baroque. Today some of the old arts and crafts are still practiced in this region; here too cooking and winemaking reflect a rich culinary tradition. In the spring, the Alentejo is carpeted in wildflowers; in the summer, wheat, oats, and sunflowers blanket the fields; in the autumn, grapes and olives ripen.  The Refúgio da Vila Rural Hotel and Cooking School, located in Portel, a small town outside Évora. Based in a Vila manor house with pool and patios, guests can relax in elegant rooms between lessons, in a kitchen that opens onto a courtyard, and touring the unspoiled countryside. The program can easily accommodate non-cooking partners.
Portuguese cuisine is simple, characterized by a rich variety of regional dishes. Gathering herbs and produce from the local markets and pairing them to the timeless recipes, cooks of all levels can roll up their sleeves in the Vila kitchen and prepare a variety of succulent Mediterranean dishes influenced by this historic region.
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THE TOUR INCLUDES:
- 8 Nights Accommodation
- (B)
Breakfast daily except day of
arrival
- (L)
lunch daily with wines
- (D)
Dinner daily with wines
- All supplies for Cooking Classes
- Tours with English-speaking guide
- Land transfers to and from Portel
- Pre-trip information
- Local Taxes
THE TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Airfare
- Transfers not specified in the
itinerary
- Entrance fees not specified in the
itinerary
- Beverages not specified in selected
meals
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- Laundry Expenses
- Telephone & Facsimile charges
- Excess Baggage charges
- Passport & Visa fees
- Personal & Travel Insurance
- Airport & Departure Taxes
- Optional excursions
- Room Service
- Tip and Gratuities to guides
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