Luninoso
Is the name of our home, refers to the exceptional quality of light found in this part of Portugal. Absent from the fumes and pollution found in much of Europe, the millions of stars twinkling in the night sky are a testament to the clarity of the atmosphere in the Baixo Alentejo.
We have made our home near the Barragen de Rocha on a stretch of land that runs down to the lake. The land is a part of a nature reserve with a plethora of unuaual birds, animals and ancient trees.
This area is one of the most rural and agricultural found in Portugal and that is its charm. Here you will still see the shepherds with their flocks, or encounter farmers moving their cattle along the small dirt roads; whilst many of the tiny villages reveal a life that could be drawn from a previous century. Acres of rolling plains are home to the famous cork oak trees and, once known as the bread basket of Portugal, huge undulating acres of green turn to golden brown in the summer months
The Alentejo Black Pig
The Alentejo black pig is not only a local delicacy but is found in the top restaurants and delicatessens throughout Europe. In our area you can see these animals in their local habitat wandering freely as they eat the acorns from the cork oak and stone oak trees – later to become Iberian acorn fed ham.
Welcome to
Alentejo Luminoso
Experience
