Guide
The Best Olive Oil Producers to Visit in the Algarve
Written by the operator at Alentejo Park
·Updated November 2024
The Algarve is not traditionally thought of as an olive oil region — that distinction goes to the Alentejo and Trás-os-Montes. But the eastern Algarve, where the climate is drier and the soils are schist rather than sand, produces oils of real character. The Galega variety that dominates here gives a grassy, peppery oil with good longevity.
What to look for
A good Algarve oil is pressed cold (below 27°C) within 24 hours of harvest. The harvest runs from mid-October to late November. Oils pressed earlier in the harvest are greener, grassier, and more peppery; later harvest oils are softer and more golden. Ask at the producer which part of the harvest you are buying.
Alentejo Park
We produce our own oil from Galega and Arbequina trees on the farm. The oil is cold-pressed at the farm press in October, bottled in 500ml tins, and available in the farm shop. Our 2024 harvest produced a grassy, peppery Galega with a clean, long finish. €14 per 500ml.
Other producers worth visiting
The Algarve has several estate producers with visitor facilities. Quinta dos Poços near Silves, Herdade Patudos near Alcácer do Sal (Alentejo, not technically Algarve but within range), and the cooperative at Loulé all offer tastings by appointment. The Loulé olive oil market in January is one of the best food events in southern Portugal.
Looking for a place to stop in the eastern Algarve?
Alentejo Park is 5 minutes from the A22 junction at Castro Marim. Twelve pitches, full hookup, free dump station for guests. →