São Miguel

Gorreana tea plantation

Gorreana is a working tea plantation on São Miguel's north coast.

Rows of clipped tea bushes on the Gorreana plantation
Clipped tea bushes growing in rows at the Gorreana plantation

Gorreana tea plantation facts

Location
São Miguel, north coast
Type
Tea plantation and factory
Known for
Europe's oldest surviving tea plantation

Getting there: The factory is in Maia, on São Miguel's north coast. Factory visits, tea tastings and plantation walks are free.

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18.8°C

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Visiting Gorreana tea plantation on your own

Factory visits and tea tastings are free, with no booking needed.

Gorreana tea factory

a guided factory tour through the tea production rooms, with tea tasting

Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00; Saturday and Sunday 09:00 to 18:00
Tickets
factory visits, guided tours and tea tastings free
Booking
no booking needed for factory visits or guided tours

Checked on the plantation’s own site.

Inside the tea factory

You can watch the original machinery process black and green tea.

Rolling Room
Leaves rolled to release essential oils
Oxidation Room
Leaves darken and develop their flavour
Drying Room
Tea leaves dried before packaging
Exhibition Room
Old tea processing machines and tools
Tasting Room
Fresh tea after the factory visit
The white factory building with CHÁ GORREANA on its front
The white factory building with CHÁ GORREANA on its front

Places near Gorreana tea plantation

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Steam vents beside the lake at Furnas

Furnas

Furnas has steam vents beside its lake.

17 minutes by car from Gorreana

 Lagoa do Fogo in its crater

Lagoa do Fogo

Lagoa do Fogo is a lake inside a crater.

29 minutes by car from Gorreana

 The round crater islet off Vila Franca do Campo

Vila Franca Islet

A round crater islet off Vila Franca do Campo.

Drive to Vila Franca do Campo marina, then take the islet boat.

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