About Us
Quinta da Figueirinha, is a 36 ha family-run bio-agricultural farm in a nice quiet area of the Algarve near the town of Silves, with view to the Monchique mountains. The land is covered by citrus plantations, thematic gardens and natural vegetation. The Quinta is available to self-catering holidaymakers looking for something different. We have a spacious guest-house and several comfortable furnished apartments with an individual veranda. We invite you to relax in mid of Mediterranean vegetation, have a walk over the farm, pick some fresh fruits from the trees or take a refreshing bath in one of the swimming pools.
The Quinta da Figueirinha was founded in 1988 by the agronomic engineers Dr. Gerhard Zabel and Uta Zabel, who had previously worked abroad for over 12 years at the GIZ, in development projects in arid (Niger) and semi-arid (south Portugal) regions. Sadly Uta Zabel, who contributed passionately to the development of organic farming in Portugal, passed away in 2002.
The Quinta started off with agricultural production, rural tourism, the protection of natural vegetation areas, while providing facilities for community work in the areas of agronomic technology, demonstration plantations and applied research and education in the rural areas. Nowadays the agricultural production is not a major emphasis anymore. The future core areas for the Quinta are in the rural tourism, the continuous development of thematic gardens, so as continuous environmental protection and education.
