Traditional Olive Groves

Without haste, at Herdade Aldeia de Cima, we nurture the ancient olive trees, which demonstrate the resilience of these Portuguese species, pruning them carefully year after year. Despite their low yields, in the dos Fontanais farm, we find a true testimony to the passage of time — a millenary olive grove covering 1.25 hectares, with 85 olive trees and 2 wild oleasters.

At Monte do Bugano, 5 hectares of century-old olive groves of the Galega variety are cultivated, along with a recent plantation of 34 additional hectares of traditional olive grove with local olive varieties — Cobrançosa, Cordovil, and Galega.