Surrounded by WINE – a Road Trip to Alentejo Portugal

It’s time for another holiday to take a break from all the renovation works, rest, relax and enjoy some of the delicious treats that Portugal has to offer.

Join us for a mini adventure and a road trip from Sertã through the fortified border towns and vineyards of Alentejo. We’ll eat, drink, be merry and show you some of the things we got up to over a short three night stay at a 17th century converted convent. We visit an excellent winery and visit a whole load of beautiful old buildings.

Did somebody say wine?

Some of the places we visited:

Marvão castle
Hotel de Moura
Quinta do Quetzal
Vila romana de São Cucufate
Moura castle
Monsaraz castle
Elvas castle

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Surrounded by WINE – a Road Trip to Alentejo Portugal

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