Herdade da Torre Bela
Extra virgin olive oil from a single estate
Since 1371
Two entities, one estate
The mill and the estate
Mill and olive oil
Run by the agricultural cooperative Torre Bela, C.R.L., the mill stands inside the olive grove and processes only the estate’s olives. It produces extra virgin olive oil only, sold in bulk.
About the mill → The EstateHerdade da Torre Bela
Owned by Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação. An estate documented since 1371 and enclosed by an 18 km historic wall, it continues its farming, forestry, hunting and livestock activity.
About the estate →Mill and olive oil · Torre Bela, C.R.L.
One estate, one mill, extra virgin olive oil
Run by the agricultural cooperative Torre Bela, C.R.L., the mill stands inside the olive grove and processes only olives from Herdade da Torre Bela: 1.2 million Arbequina and Arbosana olive trees.
Olives travel on the estate’s own roads, are milled within 24 hours of harvest (80 % within 6 hours) and cold-extracted below 27 °C.
Sales contact
comercial@torrebela.pt
Send an email100 % extra virgin
Every lot is analysed by an external laboratory before sale.
A single origin
No olives or olive oil bought from third parties.
IFS Food certified
Certified at Higher Level.
Sold in bulk
By tanker, with a minimum lot of about 24 tonnes.
The Estate
Herdade da Torre Bela
Owned by Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação. One of the largest walled estates in Portugal, with about 2,500 hectares and a history going back to 1371.
History
From the first record, in 1371, to Cardinal D. Luís de Sousa and the Dukes of Lafões.
Discover the history → Farming and forestryActivity
Olive grove, forest under certified management and extensive livestock.
See our activity → Walled estateHunting and wildlife
Hunting area and wildlife-watching area within the walled estate.
Read more → For the long termSustainability
Certified forest, preserved cork oak woodland and land leased for solar energy production.
Read more →Sustainability
Caring for the land
for the long term
The estate’s forest is under certified management and its cork oak woodland is preserved.
Part of the estate is leased to third parties for solar energy production, in a project with an environmental impact assessment that preserved the existing cork oaks.
Contact
Contact the right entity
Torre Bela mill
Torre Bela, C.R.L.
Bulk sales of extra virgin olive oil.
The Estate
Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação
The estate, hunting and all other matters.
Herdade da Torre Bela is not open to the public.