Alentejo

On the vast golden plains of Alentejo, one is first taken by surprise by the remarkable traces of successive cultures: dolmens and cromlechs, Roman and Arab vestiges mingling with the most recent signs of Christianity, of which the numerous medieval castles that stand out in the vast plain are but one example.

To the northeast are the villages and towns which make up the so-called Rota dos Castelos (Castle Route). Further south, the landscape becomes warmer and flatter (around the beautiful town of Évora). Driving on to the south, the vast plains become less inhabited and sunnier, the only shade being provided by olive trees and oak trees. A trip to Beja, Serpa and Mértola will be worth your time. The coastline to the west offers the visitor magnificent Atlantic beaches (Vila Nova de Milfontes, for example).

As the region with the highest thermal amplitude (going down to 5°C or up to 33°C), Alentejo is a scarcely populated region with quite open horizons, where the rhythm of life follows the idle sound of regional songs.

Vila Nova de Milfontes

Atlantic coast Atlantic coast Castelo Street signs
Streets Church Our hotel Casa Amarela Oli & Dani

Mértola

Entering Alentejo View to Mértola Castelo Oli & Dani
View down to Mértola View down to Mértola View down Streets

Serpa

Praça da República Igreja de Santa Maria Praça da República Streets
Streets City wall and aqueduct Streets Café Victor

Beja

Museo Regional Castelo Streets Streets

Évora

Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Graça Church Cathedral Sé Templo Romano
Our hostel Pensao Giraldo Praça do Giraldo Praça do Giraldo by night Oli & Dani


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