LOVE LETTERS FROM A PORTUGUESE NUN
Celebration of the 350th anniversary of the first edition of the letters of Sóror Mariana Alcoforado "As soon as I saw you, my life was yours, and I take pleasure in sacrificing it.
A thousand times a day my sighs go to meet you, they look for you everywhere (...) "
· Start your Experience in an Ambience of Refinement and Glamor with a Welcome Drink. Romanticism will be the inspiration of our Kitchen Team, pairing a suggestion of Delights to accompany with our “Crown Jewel” of the House - Malhadinha Rosé 2017;
· Visit to the Property by Jeep followed by a visit to the wine cellar with wine tasting in the barrel cellar;
· Enjoy the pleasure of a late afternoon Petal Bath in your room, remembering love which Soror Mariana felt for Officer Marquis de Chamilly;
· Taste the dishes of our Winter Menu at a Candlelight Dinner at our Wine & Gourmet Restaurant;
· At the end of the Night, by the Country House Fireplace, watch the reading of some of the Love Letters from the Portuguese Nun, by our storyteller.
THE LEGEND OF PEDRO AND INES, A TRAGIC HISTORY OF LOVE
An intense forbidden romance between different social classes, immortalized in literature, culture and cinematography, serve as a motto for the second day of your Experience.
· Wake up to the crackling of homemade bread and feel the scents of breakfast, seasonal fruits, jams, natural juices;
· Enjoy a Charrete tour through the vineyards of the Estate, feeling the splendor of Malhadinha’s landscape with our Thoroughbred Lusitano Horses, accompanied by the knight Pedro Sousa;
· Finishing with a Country Lunch next to the vineyards, a moment of tasting and a discovery of scents;
· Relax in our Spa, with a session of Couple Massage, a revitalizing moment for two with the surrounding wine; [OPTIONAL]
· The Chefs Joachim Koerper and Bruno Antunes will recreate a Medieval Epoch Dinner in our Cave of Barricas to the sound of music of the time, a real banquet to combine a trip for several years of monovarietal wines from Malhadinha;
· Watch the movie Pedro and Ines at the Country House, a love story that portrays the medieval times and current. Follow this legend where love does not rest with the scents of a Malhadinha Late Harvest 2015, the novelty.
THE LEGEND OF THE ALWAYS BRIDE, THE ONE WHO NEVER MARRIED
"And the legend tells us that the cause was always her parents who did not want to see their illiterate daughter marrying with a court gentleman. She, poor thing, always stayed in the mount, dressed as a bride, dying there and there, being buried."
· At dawn enjoy our Chef's treats and wake up to a special breakfast in the room;
· Thematic Showcooking with Chef at the Country House - combine Typicity with sophistication and learn to elaborate a Plate full of Passion;
· Say goodbye to the Estate in a Tasting Lunch for two at the Country House & Spa with the plate for you elaborated;
· Late check-out.
