Alentejo

By Steve Jermanok After zipping up and down the rolling hills past olives groves, vineyards, cattle, sheep, and forests of thick, gnarly looking cork trees, we arrived at our lodging for the next two nights, the elegant Torre de Palma Wine Hotel. The estate of a prominent family since the

By Ann Abel “What guests really need is love,” says accidental hotelier Berny Serrão. “All of the details show how much love we put into it.” Perhaps that’s why her small hotel, Paraíso Escondido in Portugal’s southern Alentejo region, feels so much like a home. It began, as so many