Category: EXPERIENCES

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.

Towards the end of summer, we went to meet the winemaker Rui Reguinga.

Picnic at Portagem (Marvão) with Rita Beltrão Martins, from the Terrius company.

Visit to Quinta da Fonte do Souto, located on the slopes of the Serra de S. Mamede.

When you enter Quinta dos Ribeiros, close your eyes. Take a deep breath.