Portugal Food Stories Day 10 – Estremoz and Luxury at Convento do Espinheiro Evora

Portugal Food Stories – Convento Do Espinheiro Wine Tasting – A World to Travel

Amieira Marina where we enjoyed a boat ride…

 

Amieira Marina #portugalfoodstories

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Hello Sunday! Selfie time onboard @amieiramarina #portugalfoodstories Titanic’s characters, watch out! Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el

 …and Gadanha Mercaeria were our two morning and early afternoon stops…

 

  Estremoz is our #portugalfoodstories lunch stop of the day   Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el

…before arriving to our hotel for the night, Convento do Espinheiro, in Evora.


Oh my. If only I could stay there for a few days more!

This is the deal. An old convent, that used to host priests has been restored and it is nowadays a Starwood property part of The Luxury Collection.

And the luxury part is not just a fancy word to add to its name. Instead, you can actually find it pretty much everywhere.
Featuring an alabastro wine bar in a gothic chapel, a dream restaurant, the finest cuisine, its own church, two stunning pools, design furniture, more space in your room than the one you could actually use in one night, many hectares of gardens, vineyards, light. And the city of Evora around the corner.

 

Oh my. Don’t freak out if you don’t hear from me in a while #portugalfoodstories

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After enjoying the pool for a while, we were off to Evora to stroll around its labyrinth of steep streets and shoot the sunset from Diana’s temple before coming back to our exclusive hotel and having an exquisite dinner surrounded by dozens of thin and elegant columns and gothic arches. Fancy.

 

Sad to leave @conventodoespinheiro Such a drop dead gorgeous place! #portugalfoodstories Una foto publicada por A World to Travel (@aworldtotravel) el

 

Disclaimer

I came to Portugal to take part on a 2 weeks food tour around the country after winning the Portugal Food Stories contest by Aptece along with other 4 international bloggers. Anyway, all the opinions here are my own. Read all the articles about this awesome trip here.