The landscape of Alentejo is defined by its trees : the forked branches of dark oaks with their generous bouquets of leaves; the looming eucalyptus that enlivens the skyline and leaches the soil; the small olive trees, freshly stripped in December, like upside-down dancers waving elegant limbs in the air, their heads in the soil.



These trees tell the story of the region, too; the ancient oaks whisper its history, the stripped cork barks hold…