Category: EXPERIENCES

The "Casa do Caçador" is now in its 4th generation, by the hand of Luís Nogueiro, and is about to celebrate its 70th anniversary. This house was founded in 1954 by his great-grandparents, where the concept of a tavern and a place where different people and times could socialise has always been created.

We went to Quinta das Toroas, in the heart of the Serra de S. Mamede, to get to know a beautiful wine business belonging to a family with Alentejo roots. We were welcomed by Constança, the daughter of João Laranjo (owner of the quinta), who is currently running the business, and we had the opportunity to learn a little more about the history [...]

At Despensa Franciscana we can organise and provide picnics in Alentejo, where you can taste the main delicacies of our region, from wines, cheeses, sausages, olive oil, honey, jams, cakes, bread and, of course, our ginjinha, which can never be missing. We have some solutions available to make this experience unforgettable:Picnic boxes: we prepare a box for [...]

Quinta da Fonte Souto is located in the heart of the Serra de S. Mamede Natural Park, between 490 and 550 metres above sea level. It wasn't the first time we'd visited this farm, this time with the aim of getting to know the experiences it has to offer all those who visit [...]

One of the main aims of Despensa Franciscana is to promote and publicise the history behind the businesses located in the Alto Alentejo region. This time we went to Vale Lavrador in Caia to visit a melaria, a very interesting and well-recognised family business in our region. Élia and Jorge, the founders and mentors [...]

We went to Campo Maior to visit the Conceitos de Esquina shop and talk to its founder, Susana Guerra, while sipping a creamy coffee from the local brand. We discovered yet another extremely interesting project that we truly fell in love with. Born in Elvas, Susana Guerra moved to Campo Maior at the age of three for professional reasons [...]

We went to visit Susana Perpétua's Oficina d'Art to learn a little more about the history of this renowned ceramicist from the Alto Alentejo. Susana, a Ribatejo woman from Santarém, came to the Alentejo with her family at just three months old, due to her father's professional obligations, and ended up staying and adopting the region as her homeland. [...]

On a sunny autumn afternoon, we went to meet writer and broadcaster César Azeitona, a much-loved and popular figure in the Alentejo region, because as well as sharing his good humour through the microphones of Rádio Portalegre, he still has time to be a writer and is already on the fourth volume of his collection [...]

The Franciscan Pantry went to the village of Fortios to visit the Penedo Brewery.

We went to the beautiful town of Crato to get to know Ana Santos' business.