Quinta do Medronhal
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Algarve, Portugal

Quinta do Medronhal

Placeholder introduction — a short welcome to the quinta: where it is, what it is, and what the family has been building here across history, home, land, medronho, and the wildlife that shares it with us.

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

History

The story of Frederico Bívar Velho da Costa, the 'crazy engineer,' as told by the people who knew the Quinta.

 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 life lived in it.

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Medronho production

Growing medronho and producing the traditional Algarve spirit.