Ready to book: two days in the Terra Fria in autumn — chestnut woods, Vinhais smoked meats, a Montesinho walk and a tasting of new olive oil at a visitable mill.

The XXI Rural Castanea takes place from 23 to 25 October in Vinhais. This Sunday, for the first time, the festival launches its Olive Grove Technical Sessions — with Azeite a Norte on stage. Come listen, taste and discover.

A family autumn day in the Douro Internacional: the farm and donkeys at Casa d'Abó Anica, watching vultures over the cliffs, and the olive oil the region is the cradle of.

Two opinion pieces published this month raise, from opposite angles, the same fundamental question: producing and marketing olive oil responsibly is not a technical detail — it is what underpins trust in an entire product and, with it, in the territory that gives rise to it.

The monumental chestnut trees of Trás-os-Montes’ Terra Fria are living landscape with centuries of roots. What the soutos are, where to find them, and why October is the time to go.

Retreats, groups of friends, families and teams: where to stay together, what to do in the grove, and who to contact for olive oil tourism in Trás-os-Montes.

The chestnut harvest fills the soutos of Trás-os-Montes each October, just as the olive harvest begins. Discover autumn's two great harvests in Northern Portugal.

Combining farming with hospitality keeps farms viable — and women are increasingly leading. What it means for olive oil tourism in northern Portugal.

What actually happens, step by step, on an olive harvest day in Trás-os-Montes: from the pole and net to the mill and the tasting of the new oil.

October in the olive grove: harvest begins. Green or black? The technical decision that defines quality. Guide for tourists: harvesting experiences in Trás-os-Montes.

Fumeiro de Vinhais: from the Bísaro pig slaughter tradition to an alheira with olive oil in the recipe. History, the museum and where to eat in Vinhais.

Portugal produces 247.9% of the olive oil it consumes — and producers are still struggling. The problem isn't quantity. It's value, traceability and differentiation. What the sector already knows — and what still needs to happen.

Team building with a difference: teams picking olives side by side in Trás-os-Montes. A real alternative to office games, in direct contact with producers.

Hand-picking, pole-beating, vibrators: how olives are harvested in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, and why the method used shapes the quality of the final oil.

The Festa do Menino of Vila Chã de Braciosa, in Miranda do Douro, has been inscribed in Portugal's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage under Urgent Safeguarding. A pagan winter solstice ritual on January 1st — and a compelling reason to plan your New Year's in northern Portugal.

Solo travel in Tras-os-Montes: a safe, authentic and unhurried territory, ideal for anyone who wants to pause, recharge or work remotely among olive groves and villages. Discover the Azeite a Norte network.

What the research really shows about olive oil, heart health, and longevity — from the PREDIMED trial to Harvard cohort studies, without the hype

Autumn in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro: thermal springs, olive oil massage, boardwalks, and the harvest about to begin. A wellness guide for the season of return.

An autumn itinerary in Portugal told for two — a historic palacete in Alijó, an old olive mill turned restaurant in Torre de Moncorvo and an olive-oil massage at the Grapple.

The olive groves changed color without warning — yellow edges, olives painted, the silvery-green of the leaves turning with the whims of a wind that is no longer the wind of August.