Portugal’s Alentejo Wine Hotels
When we first told friends we were going to make Portugal our home base in Europe, many would talk aboutContinue Reading
Category: Alentejo
Mértola and its Islamic Festival
We’d driven through Mértola twice. Once, in December of 2019, just after moving to Portugal, on our way south toContinue Reading
Winter, Spring, Summer and (not yet) Fall at Herdade do Sobroso
Doves calling, bucks bugling mating calls on the hillside, birds chirping as the sun slowly rises across the rolling vineyardsContinue Reading
Off Season in Comporta
Across the Sado River, where it meets the Atlantic, away from the hustle-bustle of Setúbal sits the peninsula of theContinue Reading
All Is Quiet on the Eastern Front: Elvas
For our last stop of our September 2021 circuit of northern and central Portugal we dipped back into one ofContinue Reading
Ascending to Monsanto
A little mishap from Rome2Rio sent us further east than expected to Monsanto from Óbidos. R2R claimed a 45 minuteContinue Reading
Winter on the Alentejan Plains
The Alentejo region stretches from the Spanish border in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west like theContinue Reading
Megaliths in our Midst
Or perhaps its in the midst of megaliths? You decide. “No one knows who they were or what they wereContinue Reading
A Step Back in Time in Monsaraz
As the fog of the Alentejan plain lifted one morning, we climbed up a winding lane to find the hilltopContinue Reading
Best Portugal Food Experiences
By Melissa First off, I’d like to start by saying these choices are not happy accidents. I do copious researchContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 