«We surrender to the appeal of the land when the fascination that the place to which we belong has become all too evident»

Rute and Carlos' dream gradually became a matter and a reality as of 2009. With the purchase of the beautiful circular hill located, it belongs. since 1985, in the homeland of Penajóia, in a perfect curve of land on the edge of the Estrada Nacional 222, in a place known as Pombal, the building of Quinta do Pombal Douro - AL took shape. The tranquility of the place and the exuberance of the surrounding landscape inspire the senses with such intensity that the farmhouse, installed on the highest level of the space's orology, therefore occupies a privileged place on the property. Summit, with a sweeping 360 degree view, permanently evokes the sensation that hangs in the air through these stops, of time suspension. The curve of the elbow-shaped river in the background, the riverside houses of the nearest city and the fullness of the surrounding vineyards, far beyond the reach of any field of vision, make Quinta do Pombal Douro an idyllic, almost surreal and intangible place to the imagination of ordinary mortals.