Map of Azeitao from above, Quinta da Bacalhoa - Renaissance Palace & Vineyards marked with a wine glass

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Quinta da Bacalhoa - Renaissance Palace & Vineyards

Renaissance palace (1528) + first example of Portuguese Renaissance—16th-century gardens, 1936 restored, now largest Portuguese wine estate

What to do there

TastingQuinta da Bacalhoa - Renaissance Palace & VineyardsA stunning 15th-century palace with Renaissance gardens, Moorish azulejo tiles, and the first Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in Portugal. Tour the palace museum with its private art collection, Japanese garden with a Nagasaki survivor tree, and conclude with a 4-wine tasting. The lakehouse features Portugal's earliest dated tile (1565).

Wine bars nearby

Wine bar Jose Maria da Fonseca - Portugal's Oldest Table Wine Producer Portugal's oldest table wine house (1834) pioneered Periquita (oldest still-wine brand) + Moscatel de Setúbal, with 650 hectares across 5 regions.