After proposing to its customers to participate in the carob harvest and the final “adiafa”, the Hotel Rural Quinta do Marco, in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, Tavira, will invite its guests to pick olives, crush and crush them. taste olive oils, in an action that should take place in October.
These are two of the reasons why, in the current month of August and despite the crisis caused by Covid-19, the hotel has an occupancy rate of 94% in August, well above the average in the Algarve region.
O Rural Hotel Quinta do Marco it is integrated in a vast agricultural property with 18 hectares where you can find dry and irrigated orchards, namely orange groves, carob trees, olive trees, almond trees, fig trees and all other native species existing in the Algarve.
In parallel, irrigated crops are grown on the property, for the production of tomatoes, peppers, onions, and aromatic plants, which are used in the hotel's cuisine.
Hence, this hotel appears “as a real refuge, in the times that are going on”, all the more so because “access to the beaches of Sotavento is just a few minutes from the hotel”.
«Thanks to the conditions mentioned above and the hospitality of the staff, the tourist year, after forced closure by the absence of tourist activity, has proved to be very encouraging», guarantees Hélder Martins, general director of the unit.
Thus, «the reopening of the hotel happened on the 8th of June and in that same month we reached an occupancy rate of 65%, in July we reached 75% and we will end August with more than 94%».
“These encouraging data reveal that the option of rural tourism is among the preferred choices of tourists nowadays”, he adds.
As for nationalities, the Portuguese continue to be the main one, this year followed by the Spanish, French and Dutch.
No Rural Hotel Quinta do Marco, children are invited to feed the animals, collect eggs and, especially, to socialize with Tesla, a friendly 5-year-old donkey who is the “star of the farm”.
Last Thursday, customers participated in the carob harvest. “They accompanied a team of farmers who conveyed all of their know-how and it was a very exciting experience. At the end of the work, in "adiafa" style, a lunch was held where they could taste various delicacies, many based on carob, such as carob bread and pie, and, to accompany the coffee, a carob liqueur produced in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo», tells the general director.
The next activity of this kind will be olive picking, respective transformation (crushed) and olive oil tasting. This action should take place at the end of October.
«In this way, we seek to make known to our customers a reality in the Algarve that, let's face it, is not just “sun and beach”».
«Also in our cuisine, we use typical Algarve products, which gives an authentic taste to the dishes we prepare».
“Here, there are several inviting corners, where the tranquility of the area is only broken by the chirping of birds or the crowing of cocks. It is possible to find a completely tranquil environment even in the middle of summer in the Algarve», emphasizes Hélder Martins.
From September onwards, the Hotel Rural Quinta do Marco will also have a heated swimming pool and jacuzzi, so that guests can continue to enjoy these facilities throughout the year.
The Hotel Rural Quinta do Marco has the best ratings on Booking, Boa Cama Boa Mesa, Trip Advisor and has several distinctions from other national and international platforms.
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