How to explore
the Orchard of Flavours ?

Our unique botanical garden dedicated to perennial edible plants of warm climates and to climate change challenges is open for visits, either self-guided or on a Private Tour.

Spend a couple of hours in a beautiful orchard close to the Atlantic Ocean and to the historical town of Tavira. Relax at our Kiwano bar, where you are welcome to picnic, walk freely in the garden and learn about all the incredible number of fruit trees that can be grown in Southern Europe 🍌 🌿 🐆

Open from Wednesday to Saturday, from 9.00 to 12.30 AM and from 2.00 to 4.30 PM.
👉 We take visits by appointment only:

🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️📗 Book a Self-guided Tour:

  • take your time, exploring at your own pace

  • discover 45 magical fruit trees of warmer climates and 3 types of Food Forests

  • learn as you go, by help of the Self-guided Visit Map, the QR codes under each tree, and more

  • choose your date and time, from Wednesday to Saturday, starting from 10 AM or from 2 PM

  • suggested donation per person: 5 EUR

👨‍🌾✨ Book a Private Guided Tour (2 hours) with Miguel Cotton, the Orchard’s founder:

  • be inspired by the stories, facts and curiosities behind the creation and evolution of the Orchard of Flavours

  • get an in-depth perspective of the approaches and techniques applied at this agroecology project

  • come any day of the week, depending on availability

  • suggested donation: 90 EUR (total for 1 to 6 persons) and 15 EUR per person for a group of 7 to 20 pers.

  • book your Private Guided Tour by writing an email with possible dates to miguel@orchardofflavours.com


Suggested donations : all funds raised revert towards developing the educational not-for-profit project

Miguel Cotton leading a guided tour on workshop day
Drone picture of Miguel Cotton guiding a tour of the Orchard
 
Miguel Cotton - Workshop guided tour

What you will learn:

  • discover the incredible variety of fruit trees that are suitable to our climate here in Southern Europe (including the miracle Moringa tree, the forgotten banana varieties, the different guavas, the most fragrant citrus, the edible succulents, ...)

  • explore the main agroecology practices and see how they look and function at the Orchard of Flavours: from mulching, to composting, to the benefits of the Banana Circle approach, water harvesting and water saving techniques through micro-irrigation, …

Carica papaya (Papaya) at our Miyawaki forest

Carica papaya (papaya)

What you will need:

  • a notebook, a hat, sunblock and your smile!

Eugenia uniflora (Suriname cherry or Pitanga)

Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry or pitanga)

Facilities:

  • easy parking or access by train (Livramento station at a walking distance)

  • wheelchair friendly

  • dry toilets

  • fruit when available (depends on season)

  • honesty bar (water, tea, coffee for minimal donation) and picnic area

  • information boards explaining our different approaches and important concepts

  • plant profile sheets for consulting

  • high-speed wifi and QR codes to discover everything each fruit tree

Any questions regarding self-guided or private guided tours? Please use this form.