Monchique Hills & Flavours

Enjoy a day in the unspoiled nature of Monchique, meet a farm character and his black pork pigs, and taste the best meet in Algarve!

Please note that this tour runs with a minimum of 2 guests.

Dauer

6 hours

What will happen on the day

Your tour guide will greet you at Monchique Petrol Station.The meeting time is 9:30am in the morning. By car we reach the black pigs factory in the hills surrounding Monchique, where we start the tour with a rewarding walk up to a wonderful panoramic point. On the way back we stop at one of the few remaining factory in Portugal growing and feeding pigs in a sustainable way.

By car, we go back to the old town center, where we are going to have lunch in a typical “Tasca” of Monchique, where meet dishes are cooked with special care and wisdom. After lunch we visit a Medronho liquor shops, where local producers will explain step by step how this incredible liquor is made and where you will taste several varietes of spirits.

Highlights

Monchique Hills
A regenerating 2 hours hike in the unspoiled nature of Monchique.

Black pigs factory
Look at black pigs of different ages rolling in the mud, chasing each other in the grass, and playing with hay in the adjacent stables.

Taberna
Savour the authentic ham and chouriço in a local taberna, paired with a glass of wine.

Visit the old town center
Walk the cobble streets of Monchique and taste delicious firewater produced form locally sourced medronho and honey.

To know

• Kindly note that on this tour we are unable to accommodate vegetarians, vegans, gluten or dairy intolerance.
• This tour is held rain or shine!