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Giardino
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Giardino offers authentic family-style Italian cuisine, including freshly made antipasti, pastas, pizzas and risottos.
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Overlooking the ocean and inspired by the Italian Dolce Vita, Giardino takes you back in time for a truly Italian gastronomic experience.
The menu is a culinary tour through Lombardy, Piedmont, Naples, Capri and Sicily, and celebrates some of Italy's most iconic dishes.
The creative menu is evocative of an authentic Italian kitchen, a love-letter to the fresh products and classic flavours that make Southern Italy such a foodie heaven.
This is paired with Italian wines, including fresh and elegant wines from the Mediterranean coast, and, of course, famous Proseccos and Vermouths as scene-setting appetizers.
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Dinner
Open daily: 18:00 - 21:30
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The Slow Food Movement, which promotes regional cooking and traditions, began in Italy. Southern Italy’s food heritage comes from cucina povera (peasant cooking) and uses whatever was locally available: sun-ripened vegetables and fruit, wheat for dried pastas and regional cheeses.
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Olive oil is an essential ingredient that is central to the identity of Mediterranean cooking and the Mediterranean Diet, and the start of everything delicious! Try our organic olive oil from Herdade dos Grous.
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Bela Vita Bar and Brasserie
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For all occasions, the elegant and relaxed style of Bela Vita is the ideal setting for a remastering of some classics in a contemporary way, always using local products.
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Its soothing pastel furnishings and distinctive chevron wooden floor are a perfect combination between modern and elegant, offering a sophisticated yet welcoming atmosphere, the perfect place to start or end your day. Besides its indoor area, it is also possible to enjoy its outdoor terrace with an intricate Portuguese calçada and magnificent views over the gardens and the swan lake.
The new menu is unassuming, focusing on a variety of local products, from oysters to the must-have moules frites with homemade fries or the remastered classics, such as the matured entrecôte steak ‘Café de Paris’ or the beef Wellington with duck foie gras.
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Closed until 14/02/2025
Open only for Sunday Brunch
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Bela Vita Bar & Brasserie presents itself as a comfortable and stylish place to end the day. Whether it is just for a quick bite with dishes to share, accompanied by signature cocktails or a carefully chosen wine, or a leisurely dinner, the resident DJ will be keeping it lively either way.
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Our sumptuous buffet breakfast is characterized by its extensive and diverse offer: from homemade breads, to detox juices, super-foods, homemade sausages and cold meats from our farm Herdade dos Grous. Coffee also holds a very special place, with a wide, innovative and creative daily offer.
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Ideal for adults and children above 12 years old, guests can also choose from many diverse gluten and lactose-free products and well as the much-recommended super-foods.
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Vila Vita Biergarten
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A typical German cuisine restaurant with authentic touches — including long benches and murals featuring scenes from Bavarian life — located in Porches, Algarve.
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With an interior entirely lined with 120-year-old vintage wood, stepping into the Biergarten feels like you’re being transported to a rustic chalet in the Alps. The decoration, cosy and traditional, contribute to the location’s unique convivial atmosphere, typical of the best German beer gardens.
Handmade sausages, typical Bavarian-inspired dishes, such as schnitzel, pretzels, potato salad, knuckle of pork and apple strudel, and German beer are served by our team.
Located only 4 km from Vila Vita Parc, our Vila Vita Biergarten restaurant, in Porches, is easily accessible from the resort through the complimentary shuttle for our resort guests. Kindly pre book with Reception.
Free Parking.
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Open daily
12:30 - 22:00
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The typical German festival atmosphere is recreated in the genuine 'beer garden' managed by Vila Vita Parc, with tons of fun, a menu full of Bavarian delicacies served at the usual long tables.
Join us for this great party, admission is free! Book your table in advance as there are different opening times and closing days.
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Based on “food-for-beer” and “butcher-to-table” concept, the menu features an array of tasty dishes which will delight all true Bavarian gastronomy lovers.
But the real star of the menu is the extraordinary selection of excellent German beers as well as the Porches Craft Beer - Vila Vita Parc’s very own craft beer.
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Open Tuesdays to Saturdays for your perfect BBQ meals at home, the best meat cuts are available at the Vila Vita Metzgerei in Porches. Our Master butcher will recommend his best delicatessen meats and other delicacies, mostly originating from our organic farm, Herdade dos Grous.
Our Master butcher will recommend his best delicatessen meats and other delicacies, mostly originating from our organic farm, Herdade dos Grous.
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Cave de Vinhos
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No one is able to remain indifferent when entering the Wine Cellar. Located about 8 metres underground, it is accessed by a stairway that, step by step, reveals an even more intimate and unique atmosphere.
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The eight-meter-deep cellar is a testimony of the perfect temperature and humidity conditions required to harbour a collection of more than 11,000 bottles and over 1,200 references of the best wines from Portugal and around the World.
Our well-versed sommeliers guide guests through the nuanced flavours of various vintages during wine and cheese tastings, complemented by traditional Portuguese tapas, homemade bread and olive oil from Herdade dos Grous, Vila Vita Parc’s own farm and vineyard in the Alentejo.
Besides wine tastings, the Wine Cellar is also open for private dinners. A unique experience that guests will never forget, whether it’s a more intimate affair for two or a dinner with friends, co-workers, clients or employees.
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Wine Tasting
Daily: 15:30 – 16:30
Reservations on request
Dinner
Monday, Thursday and friday: 19:00 - 21:30
Reservation on request, minimum 4 persons
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This 18th century method uses a special heated metal tong which, when applied to the neck of the bottle, breaks the glass cleanly with a soft clinking sound because of the sudden and extreme change of temperature. This is done without disturbing the cork, allowing you to enjoy the most iconic wine bottles of our collection.
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Our Wine Cellar gothic architecture features vaulted ceilings made with solid clay bricks, some over 150 years old, imported from Egypt, Austria and Greece, a perfect romantic atmosphere to appreciate some jewels as our Madeira Verdelho bottle from 1850 or our Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 1996.
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Adega
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Enjoy the flavours of Portuguese traditions with our regional specialities from all over the country, including the islands of Madeira and Azores, and the Portuguese-influenced countries around the world.
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Located at the Piazetta, Vila Vita Parc’s characteristic and romantic piazza of Mediterranean inspiration, Adega restaurant offers an extraordinary selection of attractive and tasty weekly and daily highlights, which gives you the possibility to share delicious tapas amongst friends or to choose one of the fish or meat dishes available, inspired by traditional Portuguese gastronomy, with a modern twist, through the use of more recent products and techniques.
Complementing the attractive menu is a very complete beverage menu where it is also possible to find craft beers and Portuguese wines, with a special highlight to the wines from the Azores and Madeira.
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12:30 - 22:00
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Daily: 12:30 - 17:00
Dinner
Thursday to Sunday 18:00 - 21:30
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Inside, its warm and rustic décor is an authentic portrait of a traditional restaurant, filled with small typical details from the Portuguese kitchens.
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The unique cataplana is a true symbol of the Algarve’s culinary tradition. Named after the cookware in which it is prepared, this typically Portuguese dish is extremely versatile.
The most common recipe comprises monkfish, prawns, clams, chouriço sausage and a medley of fresh vegetables, all perfectly seasoned. Try it at our Adega restaurant or challenge yourself at home with our recipe!
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No visit to Portugal is complete without experience this traditional and emotional style of music.
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Whale Restaurant & Pool Lounge
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Whale Restaurant & Pool Lounge is the definition of relaxation, with poolside casual dining from around the world for all the family overlooking magnificent views of the Atlantic.
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With a decor in shades of white, interrupted here and there by bright colours that surprise the sight, a terrace with direct access to the infinity pool and views over the subtropical gardens at Vila Vita Parc and the intense blue of the Atlantic Ocean, Whale is guaranteed to offer you relaxed moments with a summer feel, regardless of the time of the year.
Its menu takes you on a trip along coastal regions from all over the world through dishes that awaken the senses: fresh fish and seafood from the Portuguese coast, delicious salads, organic hamburgers and wood-fired pizzas or pastas that take you all the way to the Italian coast, are just some of the regular options to be found here.
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Closed between 18/11/2024 – march 2025
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Open daily
12:30 - 17:00
18:00 - 21:30
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Discover our poolside bar and the stylish Garden Lounge. Expect an eclectic selection of summer wines, craft beers and sea-inspired cocktails, as well as natural juices, perfect as a complement to light snacks served all day long by the pool.
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Whale restaurant offers an innovative poolside and a stylish Garden Lounge, where these amazing Instagram worthy moments will have you dreaming of a poolside getaway every time.
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