Within the boundaries of the farm there are nearly 15 kilometres of paths through fields, pastures and woods through which you may choose to walk, cycle (reservation needed) or ride (from next summer). They will take you through farmed land, grazing fields, chestnut groves, woods and forests.

The Quinta D’Alagoa suggests mountain bike outings, within and beyond the farm, visiting villages and national heritage monuments.

 

The Quinta D’Alagoa is integrated in a “Zona de Reserva” within the Santa Maria de Émeres area and boasts a prolific wildlife.
This enables you to observe local countryside animals in their natural environment.

All our meals are prepared with our SOCERT certified organic produce.
The wine and olive oil (acidity lower than 0,2%) are produced on the farm.

. The Quinta can prepare meals, by arrangement, for groups of 8 or more people
. Simple typical cuisine
. The 2,5 metre stone wood-fired oven can bake 25 loaves of bread at a time; joints can be roast for parties of 50 people

For starters we suggest:

. Traditional Portuguese sausages – alheira, linguiça, bucheira.
. Milhos – a thick corn meal soup with meat.
. Salads – meruja, watercress or ruccola (rocket).
. Chestnut soup.

For your main course we suggest:
. Arroz de cabidela (chicken rice speciality).
. Roast joints
. Caldeirada cooked in an iron pot (meat stewed with vegetables and potatoes).
. Cozido de carnes e feijão (bean, meat and traditional sausages stew).
. Barbecued meat.

We can provide you with sandwiches for your trips:
. Presunto (cured ham), ruccola and olive oil.
. Presunto or salpicão (sausage) omelet.
. Presunto and Santa Maria cheese.

This region has many religious festivals throughout the summer months.Markets occur regularly all year round.

The Quinta suggests:

Religious Festivals
. Festa de Senhor dos Passos in Carrazedo de Montenegro
. Festa de São Brás in São João de Curveira – 2 February
. Festa de Santa Bárbara in Santa Maria de Émeres – 1st Sunday in August

Markets
. Feira de Carrazedo de Montenegro – 2 and 17 of each month
. Feira de Murça
. Feira de Chaves – 1 November
. Feira dos Santos in Carrazedo de Montenegro – 13 June
. Feira de Santo António in Silva – 13 June

We welcome visitors wishing to take part in any of the activities on the farm. We especially recommend harvest time

. The Vindima – grape picking for wine, generally in September and October.
. Making olive oil at the farm lagar in December and January.
. Chestnut collecting in October and November.

We recommend the towns of Chaves and Mirandela for their excellent historic value.
Chaves has long been known for its castle as well as its water spa. As a border town, it has brewed an interesting mix of Portuguese and Galicean (Spain) culture over the centuries.
Mirandela became famous for its many public gardens, interspersed with historic buildings.
For shorter outings we recommend the region of Valpaços for its vast ecclesiastic heritage. Of particular interest is the Igreja Paroquial de Carrazedo de Montenegro. This church was built in the sixteenth century and remodeled in the baroque style in the eighteenth century.

Only a mere 500 metres from the Quinta D’Alagoa, at a place called Torre, a treasure of 600 Kg of roman coins was uncovered. It was named the Émeres treasure.