Some destinations have great names in art and painting such as Gaudi, Rembrandt and Picasso whose House Museums attract tourists.
Now imagine something even more intimate and distinctive in Portugal:
As well as visiting the museum of Portugal's greatest painter, Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso, located in the city centre of Amarante, you can be received by the artist's own family, take part in a painting workshop and enjoy a food and wine experience in a traditional Portuguese quinta.
Visit Amarante and discover ‘one of the world's best-kept secrets of modern art’, get to know its gastronomy and its unique green wines, far from the usual routes and crowds.
This experience will allow you to
Enter an old Portuguese wine press and distillery, now converted into a restaurant-gallery.
Start with a wine tasting of local wines, accompanied by some welcome snacks.
Unleash your creative spirit through a painting workshop with the talented painter and artist Inês Souza Cardoso, a descendant of the renowned artist Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.
Produce your own work of art inspired by Amadeo's techniques and legacy.
Learn more about the life and work of the painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.