{"id":4021,"date":"2022-10-18T17:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varzeamilagrosa.com\/intro\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T11:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:27:15","slug":"intro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/varzeamilagrosa.com\/en\/intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4021\" class=\"elementor elementor-4021 elementor-3210\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b75ccfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b75ccfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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(Portugal)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4477fdb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4477fdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A small river valley flanked by rows of olives, surrounded by herbs, steep slate cones with rock roses and lavender &#8230; and a former production facility behind an unadorned green gate. This is how our Herdade in the Alentejo currently presents itself to the visitor. Since 2021, we have put our heart and soul into breathing new life into this abandoned site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20ad9fe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20ad9fe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6998a2c8 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6998a2c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9c7ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9c7ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The south of Portugal is one of the most scenic areas of Iberia. In the west, the Atlantic Ocean surges against the rocky coasts of the Costa Vicentina, creating an Eldorado for surfers and nature lovers. In the south, the Algarve attracts vacationers from all over the world every year with its sandy beaches, bizarre limestone cliffs and nightlife. But barely an hour&#8217;s drive inland, there is no sign of any of this. Scattered small settlements, a few olive groves and fields, eucalyptus plantations and a lot of overgrown land &#8230; the Baixo Alentejo is now characterized by a rural exodus that has been going on for decades.<\/p><p>In the middle of this abandoned region we took over an abandoned olive plantation and a lot of mato. The Mato, that is the barren scrubland that covers the abandoned slopes here after a few years. Sobreiro (cork oak), Medronheiro (strawberry tree), Esteva (lacquer cistus) and Rosmaninho (crested lavender) and lots of other wild herbs can then be found.<\/p><p>Since last fall (2021) we are now in the process of reviving our herdade. The repair of the plantations and buildings will take years. From the 2024 harvest we will have our first <a href=\"https:\/\/varzeamilagrosa.com\/en\/olives-olive-oil\/\">olive oil and olives<\/a>. Preparations with our olive oil and honey will follow. So you can also look forward to wild herb oils, <a href=\"https:\/\/varzeamilagrosa.com\/en\/herbs-and-flowers\/\">flower-honey essences<\/a>, pesto made from wild fennel and other wild herb specialties. 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