Colazione
Slow breakfast at the villa. Nobody rushes you.
Sapori dell'Algarve
Algarve coast, Portugal
Taste of the Algarve: A Portugal Food & Wine Journey
May 15 – 22, 2027 · 8 days · from $4,250 per person
- When
- May 15 – 22, 2027
- Length
- 8 days
- Double room
- $4,250 pp
- Single room
- $5,250
- Deposit
- $1,000 pp
Il viaggio
The journey
Eight days at an ocean-view villa on Portugal's Algarve coast, eating like the locals: the fish market in Olhão, clams and oysters from the Ria Formosa, cataplana and grilled sardines, Algarve wines, and Chef Fabio cooking at the villa.
- An ocean-view villa on the Algarve coast
- The fish market in Olhão, and clams and oysters from the Ria Formosa lagoon
- Cataplana, sardines on the grill and piri-piri chicken
- Wine tasting in Algarve wine country
- Pastéis de nata, and a cooking class with Fabio
- Whitewashed Tavira and the sea cliffs of Lagos
See the day-by-day plan. Questions? Ask Fabio by email or WhatsApp.
Un giorno con Fabio
A day with Fabio
L'avventura
One outing a day with Fabio: a town, a market, a beach or a winery. Free afternoons are built in.
A tavola
Back at the long table. Fabio cooks, the wine is poured, and strangers become family.
Giorno per giorno
Day by day
Seven nights at an ocean-view villa on the Algarve coast. One outing a day, afternoons by the sea, and Fabio cooking at the villa.
- Day1
Sat, May 15
Bem-vindos ao Algarve
Fabio meets you at Faro airport and drives you to the villa above the ocean. Settle in and watch the sunset over the Atlantic with a glass of vinho verde.
At the table: Welcome dinner cooked by Fabio
- Day2
Sun, May 16
Olhão market and the Ria Formosa
Morning at the Olhão fish market, then a boat out on the Ria Formosa lagoon to meet the clam and oyster farmers and taste their catch straight from the water.
At the table: Seafood lunch on the lagoon
- Day3
Mon, May 17
Tavira
Whitewashed Tavira, with its old bridge, tiled churches and old pastelarias. Pastéis de nata still warm from the oven, then a free afternoon.
At the table: Lunch in Tavira
- Day4
Tue, May 18
Cataplana day with Fabio
In the villa kitchen, Fabio teaches you cataplana, the Algarve's copper-pot seafood stew, along with piri-piri chicken and a few Portuguese desserts.
At the table: Lunch we cook together
- Day5
Wed, May 19
Algarve wine country
Into the hills for a tasting at a family wine estate, with lunch among the vines and a look at the cork oaks.
At the table: Lunch at a wine estate
- Day6
Thu, May 20
A day for the beach
Nothing on the schedule. Swim at the beach below the villa, take a long walk on the cliffs, or come to the market with Fabio for tonight's fish.
At the table: Dinner at the villa
- Day7
Fri, May 21
Lagos and the sea cliffs
The golden cliffs and sea caves around Lagos, by boat if the sea is kind. Grilled sardines by the harbor, then our farewell dinner at the villa.
At the table: Farewell dinner at the villa
- Day8
Sat, May 22
Até já, see you soon
Breakfast together, then Fabio drives you to Faro airport. You came as guests and leave as family.
The order of days may shift with the weather and the tides, and Fabio will send the final plan before you travel.
Guarda
The Algarve we'll share
Photos from Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. Fabio's own pictures from the villa will follow after his scouting trip.
From our guests
“You meet wonderful people of all ages and backgrounds, and within just a few days, those who were strangers become a second family… It is an explosion of emotions that will stay with you for a lifetime.”Marsida Breti · via Facebook · More reviews
Ci vediamo presto
Save your date: Taste of the Algarve: Portugal Food & Wine
Choose your room and send your details. You'll go straight to Stripe's secure page to pay your deposit.
Your details go to Fabio, and the deposit is paid on Stripe's secure page. Once you book, he'll invite you to your trip's private WhatsApp group for plans, tickets and meeting points.