Travel, Place, Time and Attention
Walking as an Ancestral Impulse
Walking in nature is a primitive impulse. It is an eruption of happiness. It is absolute freedom. A freedom that manifests itself, as Frédéric Gros writes, in the possibility “of being nobody, because the body that walks has no history; it is just a flow of life...
Monção & Melgaço — Landscape, Vineyards and Identity
Monção and Melgaço consolidate a neighbourly relationship between two municipalities in the far north-west of Portugal. And, as we well know, a municipality is much more than a simple administrative division: it is a powerful element of identity, capable of both bringing people together and...
Quinta de Alderiz: a Living Memory of Alvarinho in Monção
Quinta de Alderiz is a wine estate located in the municipality of Monção, in the heart of the Minho Valley. A family tradition, it has belonged to the Pinheiro family since the mid-20th century and is dedicated to the production of Alvarinho wine on approximately 12 hectares of vineyards...
Quinta das Pereirinhas: Family Heritage and the Identity Of Alvarinho
Quinta das Pereirinhas is synonymous with family tradition. Its wine-making history goes back a long way, rooted in the time when the family's ancestors returned from emigration in Brazil and decided to rethink and reorganise the way they understood and practised agriculture...
(Dis)connect — To Return to the Essentials
Disconnect from the overwhelming psychic rhythm that characterises life in contemporary urban societies to reconnect with the ancestral nomadic impulse. With the eagerness to wander. With the desire to move with no other purpose than to advance, one foot after the other...
Brejoeira Palace: Dona Hermínia’s Vision and the Destiny of Alvarinho
The Brejoeira Palace is undoubtedly the most grandiose and impressive in the region. Built in the early 19th century in neoclassical style, it is part of a vast walled estate surrounded by extensive English-inspired gardens, 18 hectares of vineyards and 8 hectares...
Solar de Serrade: Architecture, Memory and Hospitality
Solar de Serrade is a typical Alto Minho manor house, where symbols of identity and belonging — coats of arms and crests — affirm a lineage and an ancient connection to the territory. Imposing and balanced, it is distinguished by the two towers that flank the main building...
Quinta do Hospital: Memory, Hospitality and Continuity
Quinta do Hospital, located in Ceivães, Monção, is a property deeply rooted in history, at the centre of which stands a remarkable manor house. Its origins date back to the 12th century and are closely linked to the early days of the formation of...
Quinta da Cheira: The Human Scale of Alvarinho
Quinta da Cheira is a project that is closely linked to Carlos Machado, its creator. Located in Mazedo, Monção, just a few metres from the imposing Brejoeira Palace, it stands out for its small scale and the intensity of human involvement with the vineyard and the wine....
The Pesqueiras of the Minho River — Ancestral Engineering and Living Memory
The fishing grounds of the Minho River are a precious heritage, not only because of the ingenuity of their construction and their age, but also because of the vital role they have played over the centuries in the subsistence of the riverside populations. Between Monção and Melgaço,...
Sistelo: Between Nature, History and Art
Sistelo, in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, is a unique village. Recognised as a Cultural Landscape and National Monument, it is also a sanctuary of biodiversity — a lush garden on the slopes of the crystal-clear and inspiring River Vez. The best way to discover this...
Soalheiro: Identity, Innovation and International Recognition
Quinta de Soalheiro is one of the most illustrious symbols of the Monção and Melgaço wine region and an essential reference point for Portuguese wine on the international stage. Located in Valadares, Melgaço, in the heart of the countryside, it has grown steadily and...
