{"id":59000,"date":"2026-10-13T19:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=59000"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:01:21","slug":"coruche","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/nl\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/coruche\/","title":{"rendered":"Coruche"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coruche, on the banks of the Sorraia in the heart of the Ribatejo, is the capital of the Portuguese cork country. Around the town spread the montados \u2014 the open woodlands of cork oaks and holm oaks that shape the landscape of the south \u2014 and the town keeps the living memory of the people who work them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coruche grew on the south bank of the Sorraia, on the road between the Tejo and the Alentejo, and its life has always been tied to the river and the montado: cattle, horses and, above all, cork \u2014 the bark harvested every nine years from the cork oaks that cover the plains. The town is also known for the Sorraia horse, the ancient breed of the plains, kept by the herders of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n