Ericeira & Mafra’s Wonders – Rural Beach & Wine Tour

Because Portugal is much more than what travel guides suggest, forget the mass tourism and come with us West to Mafra & Ericeira: The best beaches & perfect waves, 300 years of history, and an insight of the wine making industry are gathered here to provide you the best “away from the masses” tour ever.

An amazing day trip running away from the usual masses - into the countryside and less-visited side of Portugal, for a genuine and unique experience to the west:

1 Mafra’s convent – After we pick you up from your accommodation (yes, we meet you at “your door step”), say Hello to Portugal’s biggest monument: a grandiose palace-monastery that defies description. This Baroque masterpiece from the eighteenth century and its unique features. for its two carillons with 92 bells, 1200 rooms, over 4,700 doors and windows but its gem is the library, the oldest in the country with about 36,000 volumes of books and transcripts!

2 The “Antique Costumes village Museum”– Ready to travel back in time? At the quaint Portuguese one of a kind living museum where you will be transported to 1945 to have a glams of the Portuguese rural life, it’s customs, labor activities and traditions. The author of this giant museum made into a village, a sculptor and a poet, preserved the memory of an era and made perfectionism into small details.

3 Ericeira - Sat on cliffs overlooking the Atlantic a charming fishing village known for its blue & white houses, tiled windows, narrow cobbled streets and obviously superb seafood restaurants! Its outstanding 4km of stunning beaches are an icon for Surf-lovers globally as it is one of only a handful of protected surf locations in the world and the first Surfing Reserve in Europe! Here, ‘’where the sea is bluer’ enjoy your free time, for possibly a leisurely Portuguese lunch (not included) or a stroll through the town and by the seaside while you sink in this Vila’s different scenarios – a rural fishing village full of history and a reference for Surf worldwide!

4 Winery & Cellar - Last but not least, to finish this exclusive day, a tour to an exquisite wine related location for a tasting experience that will provide you with a fascinating insight into the world of Portugal’s wine production. A family run business that welcomes you for an entertaining and enlightening tour around vines and cellars, to discover the secrets of the wine making process revealed by the experts, experience how wine is produced from harvest until it reaches your table and enjoy a tasting session of six different wines (four local wines and two other magnificent wines) accompanied by local bread and olives.

A one of a kind Tour with as much character as the places you will visit, made for wine and history lovers a tasting and historical experience that will provide you with a fascinating insight into the world of Portuguese costumes and traditions.

Are you ready to feel like a local?