WINE TASTING
Alentejo wine is much appreciated by Portuguese people all over the country! We offer an authentic experience involving the tasting of carefully selected Alentejo wines along with an explanation of the various types of cork stoppers and how they influence the conservation and quality of wines. All this in an intimately rustic setting where you […]
CORK TOUR
Looking for an unforgettable experience? We have renovated a former railway station and conjured up the magic of bygone times with a fascinating excursion through a typical Alentejo montado landscape of cork-oak and holm-oak groves. We stop frequently for unique experiences: a stroll through the cork and holm-oak groves, learning the difference between the two […]
OLIVE OIL TASTING
The Alentejo region, a vast rolling plain under a deep blue sky, is dotted with traditional olive groves whose trees bear the olives from which olive oil with the finest natural flavour is extracted. Join us for an olive oil tasting session, where we explain why we chose to produce organically, how and when we […]
TRADITIONAL TOUR
This tour is based on four family tourist projects in the municipality of Arraiolos, each with its own history and unique characteristics. The package includes olive oil tasting at Pepe Aromas, a visit to the Adega da Comenda Grande winery including wine tasting, an Arraiolos carpet workshop at the Atelier Arte em Casa studio and […]
AROMAS TOUR
This tour is based on three family tourist projects in the municipality of Évora, each with its own history and unique characteristics. The package includes a tour of Pepe Aromas organic prickly pear farm and there are visits to Neighbours Gin distillery and Aromáticas d’Palma aromatic and medicinal herb garden. Spend two perfect days visiting […]
HERITAGE FLAVOURS
This programme guided by the Turaventur team was inspired by four family and tourism projects, each with its own unique history and characteristics. This package combines accommodation at the Convento do Espinheiro, a charming building built in the 15th century, located 2 km (1.2mi) from the historic centre of Évora (classified by UNESCO as a […]
LUXURY PRICKLY PEAR HARVESTING EXPERIENCE
There are moments we only live once in a lifetime. Pepe Aromas wants to offer you one of these moments by sharing a unique, unrepeatable, fun and relaxed experience! We have prepared, especially for you, a night-time experience where there is no room for suits or gala dresses. We would like you to wear the […]
FROM THE ORCHARD TO THE FACTORY
The summer months are the ones when our orchards explode with fruit and colour! The countryside is painted with the colours of the prickly pears. The hustle and bustle of harvesting and packing set the pace for days and nights in the countryside! After a train ride to the two prickly pear orchards where you […]
CACTUS EXPERIENCE TRAIN
We restored an old train station and recreated the magic of the past in a fascinating train journey through the Alentejo’s cork and holm oak forest and prickly pear orchards. Come and meet holm-oaks and cork oaks in this train tour. Get to know the differences between them and their growth cycle as well as, […]
TASTING MENU
Our tasting menu is a true explosion of flavours and an unforgettable sensory experience. The menu includes prickly pear juice, the fruit itself on harvest time, a taste of our olive oil and organic vinegar on crispy Alentejo bread, toasts with honey and prickly pear jam and a meticulously selected organic wine to intensify the […]
