As a committed surfer and wine lover I’m very happy to be able to connect both, not only in Portugal but anytime I have the opportunity to engage in a surf trip near a wine region.
Happily the opportunities are plenty, such as Portugal, Spain, France, USA, Australia, Chile to name a few. But for now I’ll talk about Portugal:
We have 700 Km by 300 km of cost line, and that means plenty of surf spots along 4 wine regions. Minho, Dão, Lisbon and Algarve. Although Alentejo is also along the cost line, most of the wine region is inland.
Depending on the available time the options are plenty, therefor one can consider to concentrate most of the time in a specific region or take the opportunity to travel from Algarve to the north of Portugal and selected some nice spots along the way.
The best time to engage in such a tour is between March and May, then from September to November.
Surfs good and plenty, lower hotel rates and restaurants are not crowded. As for the wineries is also a great time to visit them, specially during September/October due to the harvesting period and also because of the warmer temperatures.
What can you do beside surfing and visiting some nice wine producers?
One thing I find great is, after surf, to play Golf with my friends or just indulge my self in a nice late sea food lunch or just taste different “petiscos”, the equivalent of the spanish tapas. But that’s me.
What about you? Are you more into cultural activities, relax, food, adrenaline junky? There are plenty of options depending on what you enjoy spending your free time.
By the way, surfs up and I’m off for some surf….see you on the next post “weekly winery :Quinta do Panascal”. But if you have some questions about wine and surf in Portugal I’ll be glad to provide you with some tips.
Cheers.
