Barrocal olive oil tasting
Discover every detail of the Alentejo's thousand-year-old olive and olive oil heritage inside Barrocal, exploring our olive grove, learning how a mill works and having a technical tasting
Barrocal olive oil tasting
Wine Blending Experience
Get a taste of what it's like to be a winemaker and learn how to make your own wine, mixing several of our single varieties that will end up on a specially labeled bottle.
Wine Blending Experience
Wine tastings
Stroll through the estate's vineyards and end the visit with an exclusive tasting of our wines.
Wine tastings
Discovering Horses
Engaging, hands-on activities for kids to discover the joy of horses—learning about their care, behavior, and the special bond between humans and these magnificent animals.
Discovering Horses
Horse riding
Discover the menhir, the vineyards, the fields of olive trees and barrocais riding a Lusitano horse on a guided tour of the estate.
Horse riding
Birding
Stroll in and out of the estate and discover our birds, Alentejo's best barometer of the season change.
Birding
Beekeeping
Get dressed up and accompany our beekeeping team on a journey through the estate's honey cycle.
Beekeeping
Hot air balloon rides
Take-off with the break of dawn and let yourself go with the wind and the landscape.
Hot air balloon rides
Boat tours in Lake Alqueva
Navigate the Alqueva on a tour that will introduce you to the ecosystem, including the golden island, where you can bathe.
Boat tours in Lake Alqueva
Flower arrangement workshop
Forage the vegetation and the wild flowers of the estate to create your own floral arrangement in the company of a local florist.
Flower arrangement workshop
Spa & wellness
Relax with a Susanne Kaufmann treatment or taking a personalized wellbeing class.
Spa & wellness
Sport fishing
Discover one of the most special places in Europe for the sport fishing of black bass and pike-perch, the great Lake Alqueva.
Sport fishing
Nocturnal walk
Grab a special flashlight and follow our in-house biologist through the nature that surrounds you in search of the most amazing and special fauna and flora, all while discussing the historical relationship of humans and the dark.
Nocturnal walk
Mountain biking
Grab a mountain bike and discover the estate and the ancestral landscape of the region.
Mountain biking
Treasure hunting
Let the kids have lots of fun by letting them go after a hidden treasure.
Treasure hunting
Exploring Nature
Wander through Barrocal’s ever-changing landscape, discovering hidden plants and the wildlife that call it home
Exploring Nature
Walks & hikes
Get to know this amazing landscape through our selected routes for walks and hikes.
Walks & hikes
Bicycle rides
Take one of our Portuguese classic bicycles and pedal your way into the estate.
Bicycle rides
Cocktails workshop
Learn the secrets of mixology art by sharing moments of wisdom with our bartender.
Cocktails workshop
Pottery workshop
Let yourself be inspired by the ancient craft of São Pedro do Corval. Hélène Falé, the ceramist who will be giving this workshop, has learned from the very best of the village.
Pottery workshop
Guided tours
Start the day in Évora, spend the afternoon in Monsaraz and discover the region’s landscape. A perfect way to get to know the cultural identity of the Alentejo.
Guided tours
Ethnobotanical walk
Hike the estate and discover the diversity of plants that exist throughout the Alentejo region, as its connection with the local populations.
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From sheep to yarn workshop
Get in touch with the ancestral Alentejo traditions related to wool by learning how to wash, prepare and work with this raw material, culminating with your own handmade yarn.
From sheep to yarn workshop
Animal shelter building
From the endless skies of the Alentejo to the curious eyes and hands of the little ones.
Animal shelter building
Cookie workshop
Use your hands, rolling pins and all sorts of cookie cutters to make the most out of this fun adventure
Cookie workshop
Children's vegetable garden
It’s with dirty hands and curious eyes that children best understand how nature works.
Children's vegetable garden
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Traditional olive harvest
Join our team in the traditional harvest of Barrocal's olives, art made by hand that showcases Alentejo's deep connection with olive oil.
Traditional olive harvest
Grape harvest
Without the harvest we wouldn’t have the wine and that is why this time of the year is so special.
Grape harvest