The Alentejo plains, slowly

BBeatriz Costa·4.6·Alentejo · 4 days · 2 guests · 2 stays
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Four days of cork oaks, walled villages and wine — the quietest corner of Portugal.

Day 1 · Into Évora

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Quinta dos Gansos

Évora · olive grove

★★★★★★★★★★5.0
The base for the first half. Swim at the end of the day, nothing else required.
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Day 2 · Megaliths & wine

Activity

Cromeleque dos Almendres at dawn

Évora · 7,000-year-old stones

★★★★★★★★★★5.0
Go at first light. You'll likely have the stone circle entirely to yourself.
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Lunch at a roadside adega

Alentejo · pork & clams

★★★★★★★★★★4.0
Carne de porco à alentejana, the house red, a long siesta after.
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Day 3 · Up to Monsaraz

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Casa da Oliveira

Reguengos · below the walled village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0
Stay out here for the dark skies. The Alqueva nights are unreal.
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Activity

Sunset inside the walls of Monsaraz

Monsaraz · hilltop village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0
Park below and walk up. The whole plain glows from the ramparts.
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Day 4 · Slow road home

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One more village bakery

Alentejo · pão & queijo

★★★★★★★★★★4.0
Stock up for the drive. Bread, sheep's cheese, a jar of honey.
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