sunvil alentejo Archive
Escape the crowds with our selection of ‘Out of season’ holidays
Avoid the crowds this summer and take an 'out of season' holiday with Sunvil
Mertola and the Mina de Sao Domingos
Exploring the abandoned mines at Mina de Sao Domingos and the Islamic heritage of Mertola, deep in the Alentejo region. Find the real country.
Holiday Choices in the Alentejo
Holiday Choices in the Alentejo. Discover the real Portugal with Sunvil Discovery.
January’s Sunvil Supper Club: Portuguese Caldo Verde
Sunvil Supper Club present this delicious Portuguese warming chorizo and kale soup. An excellent antidote to those cold January blues!
So why did a farmer turn to tourism?
Luis is a Cork Oak farmer. He farms a total of 900 hectares near Grandola in the Alentejo, that’s 2,223 acres or 3.47 square miles of cork trees. He is the vice president of the Cork Growers Association of Portugal, an expert in his field and the
Alentejo – unapologetically its own self
According to the 93% of the Portuguese population who have the misfortune to be born outside a region that accounts for a third of the country, the people of Alentejo have a most perverse attitude to life. It seems Alentejans are resistant to the idea that life
Houseboat rental on the Alqueva reservoir
The Alqueva reservoir was only created 10 years ago and as yet is little known as a tourist destination. Yet this 250 sq km pool of crystal clear water, Europe’s largest artificial lake, is quietly developing a reputation as a top destination for a houseboat holiday. Alqueva
Guest blog – So quiet you can hear the sky
Alentejo Day 2 – Monday 29 Aug 2011 Malhadinha Nova, AlbernoaTranquillity. Alentejo redefined the word for me. Bouncing along a bone-rattling dust track, seemingly no civilisation in sight, even our trusty satnav had given up telling us to ‘turn around where possible; you are not on a
Guest blog – We lose our hearts and waistlines to migas and presunto
Alentejo Day 1 – Sunday 28 Aug 2011 Herdade dos Grous, Albernoa We headed up a long drive, flanked by a blue lake, the deeply etched trunks of old olive trees, and up ahead was the pristine white and blue of the restaurant, startling against blue sky,
Guest blog – Blue and yellow lines
Alentejo Day 1 – Sunday 28 Aug 2011 The airport, Beja I was warned before we set off that everything in Alentejo is slow. ‘Don’t expect anything to happen in a hurry.’ Not true. The little Beja airport, plonked in the middle of nowhere, is square, awkwardly
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