Companhia das Culturas – Ecodesign & Spa Hotel
Companhia das Culturas is a small ecodesign and spa hotel on a 40-hectare farm next to the Castro Marim Nature Reserve, Algarve. It pairs or…
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
AlgarvianRoots
AlgarvianRoots is an ecotourism company based in Silves, Algarve, offering guided hikes, e-bike tours, birdwatching and cultural workshops t…
Sustainable Cork Oak Restoration
Located in São Brás de Alportel in the Algarve, the Eco-Cork Factory is a certified, family-run cork processing facility offering guided fac…
Quinta Alma
An off-grid ecological retreat farm in the Monchique mountains near Aljezur, Algarve, designed on permaculture principles to reconnect visit…
Novas Descobertas Association
A non-profit near Lagos, Algarve, running educational and regenerative programmes all year that connect people with nature, community and th…
Orchard of Flavours / Pomar dos Sabores
Orchard of Flavours (Pomar dos Sabores) is a BGCI-accredited, non-profit edible botanical garden near Tavira, Algarve, devoted to fruit tree…
Salema Eco Camp
Salema Eco Camp is the first hotel unit in southern Portugal committed to a regenerative tourism model, with glamping, eco lodges, camping, …
Portugal's Infinity Eco Resort
Portugal's Infinity Eco Resort is a sustainable agritourism retreat near Tavira, Algarve, set on 15 hectares of ancient carob and olive plan…
Rural Escapes Portugal
An off-grid retreat in the Serra de Monchique, Algarve, with hosted retreats, wellness workshops and self-catering holidays for individuals,…
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.