Vale do Gaio

In Vale do Gaio, luxury doesn’t come from the décor. It comes from the landscape. From the dam stretching out before your eyes, from the cork oak woodland, from the birds, from the rare feeling of space and suspension. It is one of those places where the Alentejo asserts itself effortlessly and where nature does almost all the work, as befits truly memorable places. The hotel stands beside the Vale do Gaio Dam, in the Torrão area, and has built its identity precisely on this direct relationship with the water, the silence and outdoor life.

The experience gains another layer at the table. Vasco Gallego, founder of Lisbon’s historic XL, brings to the restaurant a straightforward Portuguese cuisine, free of theatrics, where dishes that have already achieved classic status continue to appear. On the menu you’ll find names that speak for themselves, such as the broken eggs with boletus and truffle, the soufflé of hake, the cod confit in olive oil and garlic with savoy cabbage, or the oxtail croquettes with truffled mashed potato. The association between Vale do Gaio and Vasco Gallego’s cuisine is, in fact, repeated in various travel and restaurant guides, which highlight the gastronomic quality of the destination.

For LookIN Club members, Vale do Gaio offers a getaway where nature takes centre stage and the dining table brings the experience to an elegant close.