Olive season · Nov to Jan · weather permitting
Azeite Novo & Quinta
The olive-oil season day: the Casal de Loivos museum and tasting, lunch at the Cantina de Ventozelo, and a family Port tasting at Seara D’Ordens. No cruise, more time at the table.
€235
pp semi · min 2
€585
private for 2
Max 5
Tesla day
~8:45 to 18:30
Porto to Porto
Olive Oil
Museum and tasting
1 Nov to 31 Jan
season window
Winter day
Who it’s for
Guests who love food and want the Douro’s other gold. Olives are harvested in northern Portugal mostly from October to December, with late groves sometimes into January, and the new oil is tasted in November and December.
It is the classic Valley day, tuned for winter: the olive-oil museum at Casal de Loivos, lunch at the Cantina de Ventozelo and Port at a family house, without the cruise.
We cannot promise a specific pressing or that the newest oil is on the table on a given day, because it follows the harvest and the museum’s stock. For the classic summer-format day with the cruise, see Douro Valley.
Why in winter
New-season olive oil is a November and December thing
Olive trees stand among the terraces, and the vines are golden then bare
Fewer visitors at the museum and the estates
Lunch at the Cantina de Ventozelo, seasonal kitchen
Tolls and charging included
Included
Tesla and host
Porto pickup and drop-off
Casal de Loivos olive oil museum and tasting
Cantina de Ventozelo wine-paired lunch (veg/vegan on request)
Seara D’Ordens family Port tasting
Tolls and charging
Not included / group
Personal purchases (olive oil and wine are lovely to take home)
Gratuities (optional)
River cruise (not part of this day)
Semi-private: min 2, max 5
Season: 1 Nov to 31 Jan, following the olive harvest. 24 to 26 Dec and 31 Dec to 1 Jan on enquiry. Weather permitting.
Along the day
Prices
Semi-private
€235 pp
Douro Valley day: €275 pp
Min 2 · max 5. Couple ≈ €470.
Solo traveller? Join a semi-private day that already has participants, or book a guaranteed solo tour at 150% of the semi-private price (€352.50).
Private
€585 for 2
Douro Valley private: €695 for 2
+€235 per extra guest · max 5. Couple €585.
The day
Times are indicative and follow daylight, weather and venue opening.
~08:45 Porto pickup (indicative)
~11:00 Casal de Loivos: olive oil museum and tasting
~13:00 Lunch at the Cantina de Ventozelo
~15:15 Seara D’Ordens: family Port tasting
~16:30 Drive back at dusk
~18:30 Back in Porto
Offer window: 1 November to 31 January. The harvest and the first oil follow the weather, so the strongest weeks are November and December.
Times are indicative and follow daylight and the estates’ winter opening.