Six Senses Douro Valley, Portugal Douro Valley, Portugal

• The Dining Room at Vale de Abraão - Classic, yet contemporary décor creates an intimate atmosphere with a huge fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows in this outpost. Seasonal market-inspired fare incorporates the best regional cuisine and local ingredients. Lunch 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Dinner 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm

• Open Kitchen & Terrace at Vale de Abraão - Open throughout the day and featuring seasonal menus of local and regional dishes. A bountiful breakfast buffet is the perfect way to begin a day of discovery, relaxation and spa sessions. There’s an open cooking station complete with a wood-fired oven for bread baking and traditional oven dishes. This is also a location for cooking classes, where guests can learn some of the finer points of preparing Portuguese cuisine.

• Quinta Bar & Lounge - Offering a wide range of handcrafted cocktails made with ingredients from the farm and a menu of classic Portuguese petiscos (tapas), flatbreads and sandwiches, and afternoon teas (winter), a perfect place to unwind at the end of the day on the terrace or by the fireplace. Daily 12:30- Midnight. 

• Wine Library & Terrace - Located in the heart of the hotel, the Wine Library restaurant is open for dinner, with a casual and fun menu consisting of sharing plates including ceviche, tartars and Portuguese home cooking classics paired with the best wines of the region. Fri & Sat 7:30pm - 10:30pm. 

• Summer Garden Restaurants - Open during the warm Douro summer nights from May to September, these two pop up outlets under the stars have something for everyone. Discover Pickles Restaurant and Summer Garden Barbecue. At Pickles Restaurant, the Chef and his team are committed to Earthy, healthy and sustainable dishes using only organic, mainly plant-based products from our own organic gardens. The Garden Barbecue, mainly land and sea protein-based, is set in a quiet corner of the formal gardens, overlooking the organic garden. Relax at communal tables nestled under the vines. A feast for food lovers, these nights tend to sell out, so book in advance and arrive hungry!

• Destination Dining - To add some fun to the culinary experience, secret destination dining is a pop-up experience with dinner tables tucked into the woods by the river. The location and the menu are kept secret until the last minute as a delightful surprise.

The Art of De-stressing

• Portuguese tradition meets the elements of water, stone, and wood in a great setting for rural relaxation at  Six Senses Spa. The spa uses only natural and ethically-produced products (including those from the organic herb and plant garden) together with traditional and locally-inspired practices to treat you from the inside out and outside in. Aprés massage, plunge into more bliss in the external pool. There’s also a large outdoor yoga deck that blends beautifully with nature and its surroundings available for meditation or guided yoga practice. 

• Adding to the bevy of wellness-inspired touches at Six Senses, find a large well-equipped 24-hour gym presenting the feel of a private living room rather than an exercise area. Also worthy of a visit is the Alchemy Bar, where potions of herbs, salt, grapes, and a range of exotic ingredients are individually blended for scrubs and masks. Take a 30-minute hands-on workshop to learn how to make your own cosmetics using fresh, seasonal and 100 percent organic ingredients from the garden. 

• For those feeling nomadic, borrow a mountain bike from the Activities Hut to explore the property or ride over to local wine estates and towns. On foot? Hiking trails are around the property, a few trails even pass by your doorstep. Also down by the Activities Hut, a newly built paddle tennis court, badminton court, table tennis, and pétanque game are available and free to all guests. Nearby, the passive Douro River is ideal for kayaking, paddleboard excursions and other water sports.