- Santo Antonio da Serra - About a 40-minute drive from Funchal lies the quaint village of Santo da Serra. Here, a family-run business specializes in producing and selling dairy products made on Madeira Island, using approximately 90% cow’s milk sourced from local farmers. This company started on June 1, 1995, as a small artisanal cheese factory that initially produced only Requeijão da Madeira, locally known as curd. This product is now certified as PGI (Protected Geographic Identification) due to its uniqueness in the country and its distinctiveness to RAM.
- Santo da Serra - We visit another small family-run business that makes delicious “queijadas,” tarts made with 70% cottage cheese, flour, and sugar. You’ll watch the preparation and taste this freshly made treat. Just 5 minutes away, there’s a small tea house with a stunning view over the valley and the sea, where we will enjoy a refreshing tea made with herbs from the garden, an idyllic and harmonious spot.
A refreshing pot of tea made with fresh herbs from the garden, accompanied by local homemade tarts and jams, fresh sweet potato bread, and a delightful selection of tropical fruit. This experience ensures visits to very traditional places that are completely off the beaten path. It will undoubtedly be a memorable day.
- Private transportation
- Qualified Tour Guide
- Tea and coffee
- Local Cheeses, pastries, homemade sweet potato bread, jams, cake, fruits
A must for visiting gourmets, this intimate tasting session will introduce you to the highlight cheeses of Madeira. In the small village of Santo da Serra, you will find a family business dedicated to the production and selling of dairy products originated on Madeira Island, using around 90% cow’s milk, coming from local producers, a product currently certified as PGI (Protected Geographic Identification) as it is unique in the country.
After this visit, we will proceed with a visit to another small family business that produces “queijadas”, tarts made with 70% cottage cheese, flour and sugar. You will watch the preparation and taste this freshly made delicacy.
Afterwards, in a tea house 5 meters way, with a stunning view over the valley and the sea, you will enjoy a refreshing tea made with herbs from the garden, an idyllic and harmonious place, accompanied with local homemade tarts and jams , fresh sweet potato bread and delicious selection of tropical fruit.
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