2,500 hectares
Activity
A walled estate of about 2,500 hectares, with farming, forestry, hunting and livestock activity.
Torre Bela Olive Grove
Olive grove and mill
A hedgerow olive grove with 1.2 million Arbequina and Arbosana olive trees. The olives are milled at the mill inside the grove, run by the agricultural cooperative Torre Bela, C.R.L.
Only extra virgin olive oil is produced, sold in bulk to trade buyers.
Bulk extra virgin olive oil sales: agricultural cooperative Torre Bela, C.R.L., comercial@torrebela.pt.
Mill and olive oilForestry & Cork
Certified forest management
Eucalyptus, pine and cork oak forest under certified forest management (GGFC KS-FM/COC-000034). The timber supplies industry and the cork is harvested in the traditional way, with a minimum of nine years between strippings.
Timber and cork buyers: please contact Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação.
Trade enquiries
Livestock
Limousine-cross cattle, extensively reared
A permanent herd of 150 breeding cows, crossed with Limousine, raised on extensive pasture within the estate.
Livestock buyers and partners: get in touch.
Trade enquiriesHunting
Hunting and wildlife watching
The walled estate is a hunting area and a wildlife-watching area, with red deer, fallow deer, roe deer and wild boar.
Hunting and wildlife watching: please contact Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação.
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Sustainability
Land leased for solar energy production
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.
The solar park is divided into plots separated by green corridors, which keep wildlife moving and protect biodiversity. The forest areas and the environmental management of the green corridors are managed by Sociedade Agrícola da Quinta do Convento da Visitação.
Torre Bela also has its own 140 kW solar unit for self-consumption (UPAC no. 29786).