Agrotourisme et oenotourisme Quinta de Carcavelos

What a lovely spot. What lovely hosts.

Antonio and Natalia have created something special. Somewhere calm. So quiet and yet easily accessible by road from Porto and to and from the major cities of Braga and Guimarães. Plus the smaller but stunning Amarante just 10kms down the N210.

The house is very well appointed for families of all ages. The Garden enjoys direct sunlight from Dawn to Dusk. There are figs and strawberries to pick and local wine to quaff. Red, white and in-between and not to forget the aguardente which goes so well in coffee or cevada.

Natalia is rightly proud too, of her home made Marmalada all the product of the property. Excellent with local cheeses.

I was lucky enough to be in situ for the “colheita da uva”....the grape picking.....I was invited to join in the tough work carried out by Antonio, his mum and dad and friends. I lasted 45 minutes in the sun but despite my weak performance Jean and I were invited join them all for the first day lunch. Beautiful frango assado ,oven baked onion/garlic rice and lovely potatoes. Vinho Verde Branca and Rosé graced the table which "helped" me use my rudimentary Portuguese. Then I was introduced to cevada a coffee substitute. I was hooked and now have a pack at home.

It was genuinely hard to leave......Obrigado , a familia Carvalho.

Heerlijk groot en super schoon huis. Zeer rustige buurt. Goed ontvangst, met lekkere eigen gemaakte wijn en fruit uit de tuin. Het ontbreekt je nergens aan hier. Kijk van te voren op Google hoe je moet rijden.

Local agradável, silencioso,bom para descansar.

Espaço limpo, cozinha bem equipada, a casa é exactamente como está nas fotos.

Fomos recebidos pelos filhos da D. Natália, que são uns amores, muito atenciosos.

Tinham fruta, alguns legumes e vinho de produção própria para nós.

Muito obrigada, até uma próxima.

Narhalia and her family did everything to make us feel at home. The apartment is spacious and is well equiped. It has a lovely view over the vineyard and the mountains and has a sunny little garden. The place ia well situated near cities as Braga , Guimarais but also near Natural Park de Alvao and the Douro-valley.

We can recommend this Quinta very much, also for the good wine!