Best Almond Tours in the Algarve

Walk 5km through green Algarve mountain trails near Odeleite during the brief almond blossom season, when the Serra do Caldeirão turns pink and white — pausing for a countryside picnic of local products beneath the blossoming trees. Seasonal, January and February only.

Spend a full day in the wild hills of the eastern Algarve near Odeleite — hike ancient mountain trails to centuries-old almond groves, learn to identify varieties and take part in hands-on grafting, then finish with a traditional chickpea and goat stew cooked over an open fire.

Spend a demanding, rewarding day near Odeleite learning the almost-forgotten art of the traditional almond harvest — hike to centuries-old trees, hand-harvest using ancestral techniques, crack open your own almonds, then share a slow-cooked lunch in the shade of a giant oak. Seasonal, August and September only.

A hands-on handloom weaving workshop in the Algarve hills, creating a personal piece from wool and natural fibers, finished with a traditional lunch and an evening almond roast by the fire.