Quinta do Medronhal
View across Quinta do Medronhal and the surrounding Monchique hills

Caldas de Monchique · Algarve, Portugal

Quinta do Medronhal

A family home. A living landscape.

Welcome to Quinta do Medronhal

Set across 13.5 hectares in the hills near Caldas de Monchique, Quinta do Medronhal is a family home shaped by the people who have lived here, the traditions of the Serra and the landscape that surrounds it.

We are caring for the Quinta as both a home and a long-term project—preserving its remarkable history, renewing land affected by the 2018 Monchique wildfire and continuing its connection with medronho, the fruit and spirit from which it takes its name. Through these pages, we invite you to discover the house, the stories held here and the living landscape we hope to pass on healthier and more resilient than we found it.

Discover the Quinta

A place shaped by memory, family and the land

The old water tower at Quinta do Medronhal, surrounded by trees, with the Monchique hills behind it

History

The people, memories and remarkable ideas that shaped Quinta do Medronhal.

Discover the Quinta's story
Sunset over the pool terrace, seen through hanging branches, with the Monchique hills beyond

Family home

The house at the heart of the Quinta, and the family life lived within it.

Step inside the family home
Hero image for the Stewarding the Land section, pending final photography

Stewarding the Land

Restoring a healthier, more diverse and resilient landscape after the 2018 wildfire.

Follow the land's renewal
Hero image for the Medronho production section, pending final photography

Medronho production

The native fruit, traditional spirit and old adega from which the Quinta takes its name.

Explore the medronho tradition

The story of Quinta do Medronhal began long before us. Our part is to care for what remains, restore what was lost and leave the land ready for those who follow.