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A street in São Pedro do CorvalVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

What to do · Monsaraz

Pottery workshops of São Pedro do Corval

Visit · 1 h · The largest pottery centre in Portugal, with more than twenty workshops · Free entry to the workshops

Information
Duration
1 h
Season
All year, during workshop hours
Who it's for
Everyone

A few minutes from Monsaraz, São Pedro do Corval has more than twenty working pottery workshops. Go in to watch the potter at the wheel and buy hand-painted plates and jugs from the person who makes them. Hours are those of each workshop, so go during working hours.

With young childrenAs a family

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

Monsaraz from the air, the walled village on the hill where the restaurant stands, with the Alqueva reservoir behind© Sabores de Monsaraz

Sabores de Monsaraz

Restaurant · Monsaraz · €€€€

What to order: the house roast lamb, and to start Alentejo cheese and Iberian pork paio.

A meat dish with a leaf salad, to which the sauce is added at the table© Esporão

Herdade do Esporão restaurant

Winery · Reguengos de Monsaraz · €€€€

What to order: one of the two menus with the house wine pairing, and book the cellar visit the same day.

To stay nearby

The courtyard of the monte, with ivy-covered walls© São Lourenço do BarrocalCountry house

São Lourenço do Barrocal

Agricultural estate · Rooms and cottages · Spa and pool · Views of Monsaraz

Why we like it: A hotel on an Alentejo estate with a winery, at the foot of Monsaraz: rooms in the old farm houses, cottages, spa, pool and cooking with its own produce.

The pool among palm trees and sun loungers, with the house behind© Monte AlertaCountry house

Monte Alerta

At the foot of Monsaraz · Gardens and lake · Pool from May to October · Regional breakfast

Why we like it: Rural guesthouse at the foot of the Monsaraz hill, 2 km from the Alqueva Nautical Centre, with gardens, a pool from May to October and a breakfast of local produce.

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