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- Portuguese
- English
- French
- Spanish
Step into the Douro and experience a traditional vineyard feast like a true local.
After meeting near Peso da Régua, you’ll be taken to a peaceful rural setting surrounded by vineyards and olive trees. Here, the experience unfolds around fire, where regional dishes are slowly prepared using ancestral cooking methods — iron pots, open flames, and time.
Guests are invited to watch the process, interact, and enjoy the atmosphere as the meal comes together.
Once ready, everyone gathers to share the food at a communal table, creating a relaxed and social environment where conversation flows as easily as the wine.
This is not a restaurant experience — it’s a moment of connection with the land, the food, and the traditions of the Douro.
Example Menu
Starter
Taboo of regional cheeses and fillings
Starter
Traditional duriense bôla
Baked bread mass with steamed chicken filling, or fried sardine, or mixture of steamed meats
Main
Feijoada in pot
White beans cooked in pot with carrots, chicken, pig, calf and filled, served with oven rice
Main
Bean rice and meat in garlic vine
Bean rice, with pork marinated in garlic vine
Main
Bean rice with cod and sardine patanishes
Dessert
Cream milk
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The meeting point will be next to the kiosk off the Peso da Régua train station, the driver is holding a poster with the name Retiro do Olival.
With pickup, the meeting point is at the Largo kiosk of the train station in Peso da Régua, where the driver will be with a poster Retiro do Olival. With own car enter in Google Maps, Vila Seca de Poiares, 5050-343, and arriving in the village call the phone number on the voucher.
What to expect
More than a meal, this is an authentic gathering inspired by the way locals have cooked and eaten together for generations.
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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