From São Brás de Alportel: Cork Factory Tour at the Eco Factory

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Sítio da Mesquita Baixa 8150-048 São Brás de Alportel
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Duration

1 Hour 15 Minutes

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Portuguese

About this tour

🌳 CORK FACTORY TOUR – DISCOVER PORTUGAL’S MOST SUSTAINABLE TREASURE

Visit a traditional cork factory and learn about the fascinating processes of preparing, cutting, and packing cork with an audio-guided tour. 🇵🇹

Next, explore a local cork shop. See how this remarkable natural material is used in modern fashion accessories, from handbags to hats. All crafted with sustainable cork fabric. 👛🎩

🍃 WHAT IS CORK?

Cork is the bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus suber L.). A noble tree with extraordinary regenerative abilities that grows across the Mediterranean. Portugal is home to over 720,000 hectares of cork forests and one of the world’s most important cork industries.

This remarkable tree can live 150 to 200 years, even though its bark is carefully harvested up to 16 times in its lifetime, every nine years.

Cork is a natural material with unique, inimitable qualities: lightweight, elastic, fire-resistant, impermeable, and 100% sustainable. No human innovation has yet managed to replicate its perfection. 🌿

🕓 TOUR DETAILS

📅 Available: Monday to Friday
🕥 Start Time: 11:30 AM
🚫 Closed: Public holidays

💰 Prices:

  • Adults: €16.50

  • Children (up to 11 years old): €8.50

Take this opportunity to learn about one of Portugal’s most traditional and sustainable industries and see how cork connects the past, present, and future of Portuguese craftsmanship.

Don’t forget to always check the weather for that day, before booking your tour. See all our other tours here.

Highlights

  • Visit a Traditional Cork factory
  • See some of the latest uses of cork in fashion accessories
  • Learn more about the processes involved in preparing and packing cork

Included/Excluded

  • Visit the Eco-Cork factory
  • Visit the Cork Shop
  • Local guide
  • Transportation between attractions
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Durations

1 - 2 Hours

Languages

English
Portuguese

Frequently asked questions

We do not refund customer cancellations less than 24 hours prior to departure. For cancellations of customers with more than 24 hours before departure, we refund the amount in full.

 

This activity can be conditioned by the weather . We can, in case of bad weather , we cancel the trip by fully refunding the amount paid or rebooking the trip to another time.

Tour's Location

Sítio da Mesquita Baixa 8150-048 São Brás de Alportel

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Herman Sauwens
11/28/2024

A nice day

From now on I will never look at a cork stopper the same way again. The tour is very educational and introduces you to the first steps of the processing. Our guide gave good explanations with the necessary time to answer questions. It soon becomes clear that cork is a labor-intensive and incomparable natural product where craftsmanship and knowledge (although there are fewer and fewer companies) are passed on from generation to generation. A nice ending to our visit to the Algarve.
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