The estate

Coruche, Ribatejo

A family farm that
never wanted to be a hotel.

The pool and outdoor lounge area — By the house Pool and lounge

150 hectares,
since 1988.

Herdade das Onzenas de Cima was carved out of the great Onzenas property, fifteen hundred hectares in all. The family bought it in 1988 and, from 1995, gave it the life it has today: cork oaks, Lusitano horses and a house open to guests. It is still a working farm, where people come to stop.

Snacks served by the pool — At the table Snacks outside

An outdoor terrace at the estate — By the house Terraces

Lusitano horses out in the fields of the estate

The stud farm

We breed Lusitano horses.

The broodmares live in the water meadows and the colts stay out in the field until they are three; the fillies grow up on another estate, also until three, and only then begin their training. There is an indoor arena, an outdoor arena and paddocks with natural shade.

Guests are welcome to watch, to learn and — by prior booking — to ride. No rush, and no minimum level required.

See the stud farm

Our story

A dream that began in the sixties.

From working land to an open house — without ever stopping being the first of the two.

1960s A boy's dream
On holiday with an uncle at the Herdade das Místicas, in Vimieiro, a boy falls for the countryside and makes himself a promise: “When I'm a man, I'll have an estate of my own!”
1988 The estate enters the family
The family buys Herdade das Onzenas de Cima, occupied since 1975 and one of the four estates the great Onzenas property was divided into. Little by little, it comes back to life.
1995 Horses and guests
The project you still see today begins: the forest and the cork oaks, the breeding of Lusitano horses and the first beds for people from outside. The farm still works every day.
Today Make yourself at home
150 hectares, 8 places to stay and a working stud farm. Today the family owns close to 2,500 hectares of forest across the Ribatejo, the Alentejo and the Beira Baixa.

What guides us

Three things we do not negotiate.

A farm with 150 hectares could fill itself with activities and timetables. We chose the opposite — and that choice is the difference between staying here and staying anywhere else.

Quiet as luxury

There is no evening entertainment and no set programme. There is wind in the cork oaks, the pool at the end of the afternoon, and time nobody needs to fill.

The Lusitano horses

The stud farm is not an attraction staged for guests — it is everyday work. Whoever stays here sees the real daily life of the Lusitanos.

A home table

A family atmosphere, breakfast with regional produce and whatever the vegetable garden gives, homemade cakes and meals in the open air. No hotel buffet: food is served and eaten as it would be at home, only with more people at the table.

A family farm thatnever wanted to be a hotel.

150 hectares,since 1988.