Travel, Place, Time and Presence
To Pause in Order to Think. To Think in Order to Live Better
An experience of presence, listening and long time Is there anything more appropriate than immersion in nature to disconnect us from the incessant background noise and acceleration that characterises contemporary urbanised and hyperconnected societies? The philosopher...
Monção and Melgaço + Rías Baixas: A Journey of Discovery
Scenario 1 – The complete journey, from Monção and Melgaço to the Rías Baixas Suppose you arrive in Monção or Melgaço from Porto airport, or from anywhere else in Portugal. Settle in and relax. The next day, set off with us to discover this magnificent sub-region...
Alvarinho: A Grape Without Borders
The cradle of Alvarinho The territory of Alvarinho wine is the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula, the Galician Rías Baixas and Monção & Melgaço in the Vinho Verde region. Here we don't really care which side of the border it came from first, whether it was the Cistercian monks who brought this...
Walking as an Ancestral Impulse
The ancestral impulse to walk Walking in nature is a primitive impulse. It's an eruption of happiness. 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 only...
Monção & Melgaço — Landscape, Vineyards and Identity
Territories that intertwine Monção and Melgaço consolidate a neighbourhood marked by history, culture and geography. More than administrative boundaries, these municipalities act as identity elements that bring communities together, mould them and define them. The symbiosis...
Quinta das Pereirinhas: Family Heritage and the Identity Of Alvarinho
Family, memory and foundation Quinta das Pereirinhas is synonymous with family tradition. Its wine-growing history goes back a long way, rooted in the time when the family's ancestors returned from Brazil and decided to rethink and reorganise farming there....
Palácio da Brejoeira | Vision, Heritage and the Destiny of Alvarinho
Architecture, garden and productive landscape The Brejoeira Palace is undoubtedly one of the grandest and most impressive in the region. Built at the beginning of the 19th century in the neoclassical style, it is part of a vast walled estate, surrounded by extensive gardens of...
Solar de Serrade: Architecture, Memory and Hospitality
An armoured house and identity Solar de Serrade is a typically Minoan armoured house, where the symbols of identity and belonging - arms and coats of arms - affirm a lineage and an ancient relationship with the territory. Imposing and balanced, it is distinguished by its two...
Quinta do Hospital | Memory, Hospitality and Continuity
Origin, territory and permanence 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...
Quinta da Cheira: The Human Scale of Alvarinho
Project and creator Quinta da Cheira is a project that is intertwined with Carlos Machado, its creator. Located in Mazedo, Monção, a few metres from the imposing Palácio da Brejoeira, it stands out for its small scale and the intensity of its human involvement with...
The Pesqueiras of the Minho River — Ancestral Engineering and Living Memory
Engineering, memory and survival The fishing grounds of the River Miño are a precious heritage, not only for the ingenuity of their construction and their antiquity, but above all for the vital role they have played for centuries in the subsistence of the populations...
Sistelo: Between Nature, History and Art
Cultural landscape and biodiversity 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 luxuriant garden on the slopes of the crystal-clear and inspiring river...
