About our Quinta
Quinta do Pomarinho
Quinta do Pomarinho is a former farm in Portugal, located on a large terrain with 62 acres worth of grazing lands, olive trees, and cork and Holm oaks. The terrain is located 450 meters above sea level and borders natural park Serra de São Mamede. On the quinta there are fruit trees with delicious fruits such as figs, quinces, apricots, citruses, apples, pears, pomegranates, and almonds. On our quinta there is also a stream that flows into a beautiful small lake in which turtles and fish live.
Local products
An important product of our quinta is the olives. After the harvest, which takes place from late october, the olives are pressed in the cooperativa of Portalegre and then bottled.T he olive oil is sold on our quinta in our small campingshop, together with tea and herbs of “Monte das Aromaticas”. We also sell handmade souvenirs from a local entrepreneur.
Animals
There are several cats, donkeys, and chickens walking around on our quinta and not to mention our own dogs “Bilbo” and “Estrela”. The 3 donkeys have an important function because they keep the vegetation short and their manure is put on the compost pile. Obviously they are important for the landscape.
Next to our own animals walking around on our quinta, you will also find foxes and badgers in the wild. A small-spotted genet has even been spotted and a lynx has been heard. There are also turtles in the lake and if there is enough fish two otters sometimes come over to our farm to enjoy a tasty meal. Furthermore, almost 60 species of birds are counted on our quinta every year.