Places
Caves Cockburn's
Regular Visits
Tours
Sat 16h00, Architect Luís Loureiro / Sun 11h00, Designer Nuno Gusmão
Caleidoscópio
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
After the Peninsular War, a Scottish soldier decided to stay in Portugal and create a brand of Port wine, symbolically represented by a cock and a crown – Cockburn’s, founded in 1815. Since 2006, another family company with roots in the Douro region, Symington, is the owner that proudly maintains the cellars in the traditional style, celebrating the place where this divine wine is matured in the barrels and centennial oak tree mashing tubs. The wine rests in the long, almost never-ending, longitudinal corridors, under long coverings made of wood and tile. Considered to be the biggest port wine cellar, with the largest collection of oak tree barrels, it distinguishes itself by the handmade cooperage where daily Symington’s barrels and mashing tubs are repaired.
Location
Rua Serpa Pinto, 346
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linha D - General Torres
Bus: STCP - 900 / Espírito Santo - 26
Train: Devesas