The Lince Ecorkhotel Évora
The Lince Ecorkhotel Évora is a four-star eco-hotel on Quinta da Deserta e Malina, near Évora in the Alentejo, with a main building clad in …
Eco-Tourism & Experiential Learning
A wide way into this world: farm stays, revived schist villages like Cerdeira, educational estates like Quinta Vale da Lama, and off-grid retreats from the Serra de Monchique to the Azores. Travel that teaches, and gives back.
Projects in this focus
Craveiral Farmhouse
Craveiral Farmhouse is a 38-house rural resort near Zambujeira do Mar, in Odemira, Alentejo, built around organic farming, local produce and…
São Lourenço do Barrocal
São Lourenço do Barrocal is a 780-hectare, certified organic farm estate near Monsaraz, in the Alentejo, held by the same family for more th…
Rota Vicentina
Rota Vicentina is a non-profit association that manages around 750 km of walking trails and over 1,000 km of cycling routes along Portugal's…
Figueirinha Ecoturismo
Figueirinha Ecoturismo is a sustainable rural tourism property near Odemira, Alentejo, with accommodation among cork oaks and olive groves a…
Rio-A-Dentro
Rio-A-Dentro organises nature boat tours on the Tagus River near Lisbon, using environmentally friendly boats to show visitors wildlife, wil…
Vida Pura
Vida Pura is an eco-friendly retreat centre near Odeceixe in southwest Portugal. It runs on solar energy and harvested water, grows food on …
Re.Rural – Centro Co.Re
Re.Rural – Centro Co.Re is a Rural Learning Centre in São Luís, a Transition Village in Odemira. It is committed to regenerating rural commu…
Eco-tourism and experiential learning in Portugal
The difference between this and a holiday is that you leave knowing how something works. Keela Permaculture Farm in Beira Baixa, Quinta Alma in the Monchique hills and Parque de Natureza de Noudar are working projects first and places to stay second.
Some are farms that take guests, some are estates that teach, some are conservation areas that decided visitors were part of the mission. Quinta da Comenda has farmed organically near São Pedro do Sul for decades. Terramadome is seven hectares of experiment near Penamacor.
Ask before you book what the work of the week actually is; the good ones will tell you plainly. See also sustainable tourism, nature-based learning and workshops and trainings. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.