Sao Lourenco do Barrocal

São Lourenço do Barrocal is a hotel and Monte Alentejo, located in a wild corner of the Alentejo, Portugal, in the foothills of medieval Monsaraz and nearby the Alqueva lake. Within a 1927-acre estate that has been in the same family for over 200 years, it has its heart at an ancient small farming village, which has been brought back to the rhythms of rural daily life as a remarkable hotel of understated luxury, set amidst ancient oaks, olive groves and vineyards.

Every architecture detail was planned to make you discover the farm and its perks. Heritage meets natural materials and quality design. It is felt throughout all the guest rooms and cottages, where interiors cleverly combine selected Portuguese vintage pieces with contemporary crafted furniture and accessories. The menu reflects the farm to table approach: Alentejo is the main staple. Only the best seasonal organic produce is used, locally sourced, serving the guests dishes overflowing with flavor and fresh ingredients.

The winery is an integral part of the hotel and the estate’s regeneration, producing first-class single-estate wines. Guests can take a tour to get to know the blends and the place, which is lined with oak barrels and 14 traditional concrete tanks with a total capacity of 80,000 liters.

A single vaulted aisle of 131 feet long invites them into an immersive state of wellbeing, connecting 4 treatment rooms, a relaxation room, dry saunas, a hydrotherapy room with a cedar wood bathtub, and a studio for group fitness classes or personal training. The pool is open from mid Spring till mid-Autumn, from 9:00 am till 8:00 pm. In the hot glowing Summer days of the Alentejo, guests can take a dip and relax, feeling in communion with the surrounding landscape while admiring the huge 13 feet of granite rock set inside the water as a silent testimony of the barricades.

The hotel bar is located in a sculpted vaulted room that was once part of an olive oil mill; the pool bar is set among the orange grove and organic vegetable garden. With its 1292 sq. feet of indoor space and 1184 sq. feet of outdoor terrace, the olive oil mill room constitutes an equipped venue capable of receiving all kinds of events, from cultural to corporate. The horse stables with eight boxes and a 6458 sq. feet riding ring are a great place for a horse riding lesson.