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The workshop kitchen during a class, with students at the counters and the long wooden table laid© AZCook

What to do · Palmela and Azeitão

Cooking workshop at AZCook, in Azeitão

Three hours cooking three dishes with a chef and then eating them · 3 h · According to the calendar

Information
Duration
3 h
Season
All year, according to the calendar
Who it's for
Adults and families; no experience needed

AZCook is a cooking studio on Rua da Padaria in Azeitão where professional chefs run hands-on three-hour workshops: you prepare three dishes and end up eating them at the table with the rest of the group. The calendar changes every month and mixes Portuguese cooking with other themes; check the dates and book on their website. Families who have done it say the children take part too.

As a familyWith teenagers

Who runs it

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

The Wine Corner terrace in Azeitão© José Maria da Fonseca

Wine Corner by José Maria da Fonseca

Restaurant · Azeitão · €€€€

What to order: several dishes to share with a glass of the house moscatel; between 15:00 and 19:00, the petiscos menu.

A table at the Zimbral restaurant© Hotel Casa Palmela

Zimbral Restaurant (Hotel Casa Palmela)

Restaurant · Palmela · €€€€

What to order: at lunchtime, light dishes on the terrace; in the evening, the more elaborate menu.

To stay nearby

The manor house of the Hotel Casa Palmela© Hotel Casa PalmelaSmall hotel

Hotel Casa Palmela

17th-century estate among vines · Country cottages · Pool and garden-to-table restaurant

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: A 17th-century manor house on a vineyard estate inside the Arrábida, with rooms, country cottages, a pool and a restaurant. Dogs accepted in some rooms.

Palmela castle at the top of the hill, with the former convent occupied by the pousadaGualdimG · CC BY-SA 4.0Hotel

Pousada Castelo de Palmela

Inside the castle · Former 15th-century convent · Parking

Why we like it: Pousada in the former convent of the Order of Santiago, inside the walls of Palmela castle, with views of the Arrábida and the Tagus.