 Duration: Full day 8 hours

 Location: Monchique & Silves

 Price from: €59/pp

 Availability: Every Day

 Tour Highlights

•

Nature, cork and good home made food in the

mountains

•

Feira dos Enchidos – A small festival that takes

place in March and celebrates the sausages

and

cured meats produced in Monchique.

•

Feira do Presunto – Another meat-related festival,

focused on cured ham, and takes place in July.

•

History of the Moorish presence

•

Sweetest oranges in Silves

 This Tour Includes

•

A visit to the highest mountain in the Algarve

•

Walk in the old village of Monchique

•

Liquer ‘firewater’ taste

•

Visit to the old Moorish town of Silves

 Not Included

•

Entrance Fees to the monuments.

•

Lunch- wonderful options for homemade food in

Monchique

•

Pick oranges at a farm

The

Serra

de

Monchique

is

a

rolling

mountain

range

separating

the

Algarve

from

the

neighbouring

Alentejo

district.

On

this

journey,

you’ll

see

a

different

and

genuine

part

of

the

province.

Monchique

a

small

market

town

known

for

its

handcrafts,

honey

and

sausages.

Then,

it

is

time

to

taste

a

famous

firewater

“Medronho”,

distilled

from

the

tiny

red

berries

of

the

arbutus

unedo

that

grows

on these hills.

After

Monchique

we

will

go

to

Silves,

home

of

the

best-

preserved

castles

in

the

Algarve.

We

will

also

visit

the

Moorish

Fortress,

which

boasts

a

complete

set

of

sandstone

walls

and

detached

towers!

We

can

also

plan

to

pick

oranges

from

the

trees

if

you

like,

after

all,

our

tour

is

unique and personalized for you!

 Sights of This Tour

 Duration: Full day 8 hours

 Location: Monchique & Silves

 Price from: €59/pp

 Availability: Every Day

 Tour Highlights

•

Nature,cork and good home made food in the mountains

•

Feira dos Enchidos – A small festival that takes place in March and

celebrates the sausages and cured meats

produced in Monchique.

•

Feira do Presunto – Another meat-related festival, the Feira do

Presunto is focused on cured ham, and takes place in July.

•

History of the Moorish presence

•

Sweetest oranges in Silves

 This Tour Includes

•

A visit to the highest mountain in the Algarve

•

Walk in the old village of Monchique

•

Liquer ‘firewater’ taste

•

Visit to the old Moorish town of Silves

 Not Included

•

Entrance Fees to the monuments.

•

Lunch- wonderful options for homemade food in Monchique

•

Pick oranges at a farm

The

Serra

de

Monchique

is

a

rolling

mountain

range

separating

the

Algarve

from

the

neighbouring

Alentejo

district.

Its

slopes

are

made

up

of

deciduous

oaks

and

chestnut

woods

and

it’s

one

of

the

few

areas

of

Portugal

that

shows

off

dazzling

autumn

colours.

Its

highest

peak

–

at

nearly

900m

–

is

Fóia,

from

where,

on

a

clear

day,

the

views

stretch

over

the

south

coast

of

the

Algarve

and

west

across

to

Cabo de São Vicente.

This

tour

allows

you

to

see

a

different

and

genuine

part

of

the

province:at

Monchique,

a

small

market

town

known

for

its

handicrafts,

honey

and

sausages

we’ll

be

doing

a

nice

walk

to

get

a

closer

contact

with

the

natives

and

on

the

cobbled

Rua

da

Igreja

behind

the

main

square,

to

visit

the

the

16th-century

Igreja

Matriz,

the

town’s

church.Time

to

taste

what

they

are

famous

for:

he

local

firewater,

Medronho,

distilled

from

the

tiny

red

berries

of

the

arbutus

unedo

that

grows on these hills.

Once

in

Silves,who

knows

if

you

would

like

to

pick

your

own

oranges

from

the

trees?Well

possible,

it

is

a

matter

of

planning

ahead.

Today

Silves

is

an

attractive,

crumbling

place

of

outdoor

cafes

and

scented

orange

groves

dominated

by

one

of

the

best-preserved

castles

in

the

Algarve.

The

Moorish

Fortaleza,

which

boasts

a

complete

set

of

sandstone

walls

and

detached

towers,

occupies

twelve

thousand square meters on top of the hill that overlooks the town.

 Sights of This Tour