Activities & Services

The meals are thought of in way that aims to minimize its impact on the environment. Because of this, at Cucumbi we serve vegetarian meals, created by our chef, with as much as possible local, seasonal and organic ingredients.

We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and our meals include organic eggs from our happy chickens, vegetables from our gardens and honey from our bees, along with a selection of national and local products.

We always have vegan options and adapt all dishes to the restrictions and tastes of our guests.

With more than 100 hectares, this place is the ideal scenery for a rural adventure with the family. The contact with nature happens as soon as we leave for a breath of fresh air: local vegetation, fruit trees, plantation areas, greenhouses…each step is a lesson in natural sciences. With their feet (and hands) on the earth, everyone will learn and make friends of Cucumbi’s range of animals – cats, dogs, chickens, sheep and donkeys.

In our chicken coop, right next to the vegetable garden, you can find our happy chickens being taken care of by Dona Custódia. Here in Cucumbi, our chickens have a lot of space in open air where they can graze during the day. At night they sleep inside their house hidden from the foxes and eagles. These are just some of the details of our day-to-day that allow them peace and tranquillity, which leads to the most delicious and nutritious eggs.

Our kitchen is open to all guests and eager for healthy organic recipes, in here you could experience delicious meals, make friendships, and memories. The natural flavours come to life in dishes such as the tomato soup, the vegetarian lasagna or the mushroom risotto. For the youngest, it is an opportunity to let your imagination flow and help prepare the ingredients that were harvested moments ago. Then, season as you please and enjoy it with your family away from the screens that blur the appetite.

Without a compass or a map, Cucumbi’s trails are well marked and invite to unforgettable escapes in nature. By foot or with a bike, many are the paths to discover alone or accompanied, through the plains and hills under the blue Alentejo sky.

Our lake is the ideal place to connect to nature and the silence of the countryside. Here, we suggest you take a deep dive, get some hot sun, slowly ride the canoe or challenge your balance in the stand-up paddle boards.

In Barrancão’s village, salt water dives are not a fake glimpse at the Atlantic coast. Cucumbi’s pool joins together the best of the Alentejo landscape with the delightfulness of feeling the salt dry on your skin (slowly, at the rhythm of the sun).



The shed, the parasols and the neighbouring trees offer shadow at the hottest moments. The wooden deck, with pillows and deckchairs around the pool invites for lighted conversations, reading and even card games with friends, not forgetting of course, refreshing dives.

By prior appointment, you can participate in a Ceramics Workshop and bring home unique pieces created by you at Cucumbi.

With nature inspiration all around, our Ceramics Studio is the perfect place to transform your creativity into practice.

Our Yoga Room is equipped with all necessary amenities for practice. This space is waiting for you with a stunning view to the apple orchard and beyond. Here, you can stretch, meditate or having a massage (pre-booking)

…and harvest vegetables without the fear of getting your hands dirty. One of the great pleasures of being in a farm is what the earth offers you. Kids and grown-ups alike have the chance in Cucumbi of a full experience: according to the time of the year, you are invited to join in the planting and harvesting. After seeing the plum or the orange in the tree, a strawberry blossoming or a pumpkin ready for harvest, all the family will want to know more about the origins of food.