This cocooning phase is enabling us to  take the time to experiment with new recipe ideas for future delicious brunches at Colina Flora.

 Colina Flora sumptious brunches are much enjoyed and appreciated by guests.  We  only use organic, sugar free, and whenever possible, locally sourced ingredients.  We love supporting a variety of small farmers and food artisans.

Todays creation is a yummy apple&almond bake with lemon  sauce...quick and easy : nutrious for breakfast but also a great desert.

Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon butter, ghee  or coconut oil
6 large apples (we use fuji) cored and chopped into small pieces
1 cup almond pulp leftover from making almond milk or almond meal
1/ 4c maple syrup or honey or combination
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon
1 Tablespoon melted butter or ghee or melted coconut oil
pinch of salt
put the butter in pie plate, and put in oven for a few minutes to melt
then put apples in the  pie plate, stir a bit to coat with melted butter, and sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon

mix the almond pulp/meal with melted butter, salt, spices and  spread on top of apples.
bake for  about  about 20 to 30min at 180 degrees C or 350 F

Lemon Sauce:
Mix 1 cup almond Milk with 1/4 cup maple syrup, pinch of salt, zest of one  lemon, juice of 2 lemons and 2 Tablespoons arrowroot or corn starch.  Bring to a gentle boil, simmer until thicken and let cool.

Serve lemon sauce with the apple/almond bake ...enjoy!!

Es ist ein angenehmes Abenteuer nach Portugal mit dem Zug zu reisen.  Nimm den Zug nach Paris und dann den Nachtzug nach Lisabon.  Portugal verfuegt uber gutfunktionierende Bus und Zug Verbindungen durch ganze Land.  So dass, so gar die kleinsten Doerfer erreichbar sind.

Colina Flora, unser kleines, aber feines, Landgasthaus, welches mitten in schoenem Sintranaturpark liegt, bietet Leute, die laenger als 4 Tage bleiben, und  die ohne Auto anreisen, kostenfreie Busfahrkarten.  Auch bietet Colina Flora kostenloser Fahrdienst zu/von den Restaurants/Cafes/Laeden von dem huebschem kleinem Dorf, Almoçageme, und dem nahegelegem Sandstrand, Adraga.

Die Bushaltestelle ist nur 5 Gehminuten von Colina Flora entfernt und die Buse fahren 2 mal die Stunde nach Cascais(und weiter mit dem Zug nach Lisabon) und nach Sintra.

It is an easy adventure to reach Portugal by train from other european countries. 
 Take a train to Paris, then the night train to Lisbon.  Portugal has great public bus and train services reaching even the smallest villages. 

Colina Flora, a small, lovely, organic/vegan/vegetarian guesthouse, in the tiny  hamlet of Pe da Serra,  located in the hills of the beautiful Sintra Natural Park with ocean views and amazing white, sandy beaches only 3km away, can easily be reached from Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais by bus.  The buses run twice every hour to Cascais (and on to Lisbon by train) and Sintra.

Colina Flora encourages guests to enjoy No-Car hoildays and offers complimentary bus passes for those staying 4 days or longer and without a car.  Colina Flora also offers complimentary shuttle service to/from the closest beach and the village of Almoçagme with its variety of family-run restaurants, cafes and shops. 

Colina Flora guesthouse strives to offer a great level of service.  Personalized attention to your requests is a  high priority.

Upon request, the staff at Colina Flora can arrange customized wine tours, gourmet tours and self-guided walking/cycling tours of the colares Region. 

Colares wines are the oldest wines and some of the best  on the planet.  The European blight of the late 1800´s which decimated most of Europe´s Vineyards did not affect the grape vines in the Colares region.  There are several small vineyards which offer interesting tours and tastings.  There are many small, family run restaurants featuring the regions best fish and home made specialties.  Pared with the local wines meals  become a memorable treat.

Due to the mild, sunny, No-Frost climate tours can be arranged year round.  Early Spring and late Autumn are some of the best times to visit.

Das kleine, aber feine, Colina Flora Gaestehaus mit persoenlichem Service und vielen Extras  ist abseits vom Touristengewimmel, im Herzen vom Naturpark, mit Blick auf den Atlantik und die  tolle Kueste gelegen.  Colina Flora ist das einzige, ganzlich Bio-Gaestehaus mit freundlichem Service in dieser schoener Region von Portugal.
Das super Biofruehstueck laesst den Tag genuesslich begingen und dann gibt es vielerlei Moeglichkeiten den Tag zu gestalten: Wandern, Surfing, Klettern, Strandbaden, Yoga, Vegetarische Kochkurse, Schwimmen, sightseeing usw usw
Die persoenliche Betreuung kann helfen Ihren Tag zu gestalten.  Kostenloser Fahrservice zum tollem Adraga Strand und ins naechste Dorf, Almoçageme, sind einbegriffen.

Quinta Colina B&B is the only organic (even our  towels, bathrobes, slippers and bedding are made of organic cotton) , vegetarian/vegan/glutenfree guesthouse in the Sintra Natural Park, Portugal. A delicious, delux, organic, vegetarian/vegan/glutenfree, homemade breakfast which varies every morning, is part of the service. 

 
The staff at Colina Flora strives to give friendly and personalized service to each guest.  There are many amenities including a complimentary vegan cooking class with dinner.

Self-guided walking tours are personalized and often there are complimentary guided walks to join.  There are yoga classes, surfing, cycling, bouldering and golf possibilities close by.

The guesthouse is off the beaten track, yet close to all the wonders of the Sintra Natural park and only 3 km to the beautiful Adraga Beach.
The Staff is  happy to answer all fo your questions

Relax, Revive, Rejoice, Regenerate, Rejuvenate while enjoying the amazing beauty of the Sintra Natural Park with its dramatic Atlantic coastline, white sandy beaches, enchanted forests, quaint villages and stunning historic sites.
Be pampered while staying  at Quinta Colina Flora, a small, unique, friendly, beautifully designed, private guesthouse - off the beaten tourist track, in the heart of the  Sintra Natural Forest.  Delight in customized daily activities, including ayuvedic massage, yoga, plant based cooking classes, pottery or mindfull knitting or macrame classes, surfing, beach combing, walking/cycling , sightseeing, wine tours, etc.

Our plant based cooking classes are creative, 3 hour sessions with dinner.  The classes encourage participants to experience, delicious, esy  preparation of  great, healthy meals, incredible treats. 

Contact www.colinaflora.com for more details