Monchique Hills & Flavors

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
6 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Discover Monchique's scenic landscapes and flavors. Hike through lush forests, explore traditional meat production, and savor local delicacies with expert insights. A culinary journey awaits.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Walk through Monchique cork and medronho forest, delve into its gastronomy and learn how local farmers create the best cured meat in Algarve.

Start early in the morning on a hike to the most panoramic point in Monchique, through cork and medronho trees.

Visit a black pigs factory, where producing Portugal’s most flavoursome meat is done by methods that have been passed on from generations.

Learn how the sausages and the famous chouriços are produced at the farm.

Taste the best chouriço and raw hams in Monchique paired with a fine glass of red wine.

Visit a Medronho distillery, where local producers will show you the process of distillation and explain step by step how it is made

What You Get

Bottled water
Lunch
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Children over 10 are welcome
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

1

Serra da Picota

Enjoy a superb view of the region from the highest point in Algarve
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
2

Monchique

Visit a Black Pork Production, where pigs are reared wild, free to run and enjoying their short but happy life. Lear how the best cured meat in Algarve is made since three generations
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
3

Marmelete

Taste delicious liquors and spirits made from Medronho fuits (Strawberry Trees)
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Intermarché Monchique, Rua Pé da Cruz, Monchique Monchique Faro, Portugal, PT, 8550-328

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We will meet at Intermarché Parking Area in Monchique
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

from  $60.93 
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Please note that the time is in Western European Time.
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Earliest available date: May 27, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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