Portugal is
a great country to go on holiday. Thanks to its beautiful climate Portugal
becomes known as the California of Europe! Also in the late autumn and even on
sunny days in winter you can still enjoy the sun, sea and sand.
The Algarve
is Portugal's most famous, but misses the authenticity of what the country has
to offer. In order to see the real Portugal, a visit to the Alentejo definitely
is recommended.
Just above
the Algarve you will find the Alentejo. The Alentejo lies in the south of Portugal, between the Tagus
River and the Algarve. In the east it borders with Spain in the west to the
Atlantic Ocean. It is a vast, predominantly rural region is sparsely populated,
and about a third of the Portuguese territory occupies. The beauty of the
landscape, the quality of archaeological, historic, architectural and
ethnographic heritage and gastronomy and excellent wines provide the conditions
for a discovery of the coexistence of nature - culture and tourism.
The
Alentejo is particularly suitable for active tourism and tourism in nature. The
beautiful landscape invites to hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
The municipal roads despite the lack of bike paths, suitable for cycling. On
the rivers, lakes and the coast are many watersports.
The beaches
are beautiful. And the air is, in this fantastic climate, ideal to go
parachuting, paragliding, glider or balloon sail.
Something
you definitely do not want to miss, is the coast of the Alentejo. It remains
fascinating to this part of the Alentejo. Along the marshes of the estuary of
the Sado going, you reach a vast coastline between the point of Tróia income
cape Sines forms an uninterrupted sandy beach. In the interior is the lush
green of the Serra of Grândola on, the cork oak forests are interspersed with
dense pine forests, the rivers run in beautiful lakes and the abundance of
water gives life to the many rice fields. Suddenly the landscape. South of
Sines, the wind and the sea, like a chisel and a hammer, along with the fantasy
of the geological times, for the most strange shapes ensured cliffs were
carved, slate blocks were rounded, rows of dunes formed along the beaches small
secret beaches were formed and disappeared again, got new vegetation types, the
coastal plain was smoothed and gave food to algae, fish, reptiles, birds and
rare mammals the Alentejo is nature. It's a fascinating history museum
associated with the life of nature, and that is the reason that this area has
deserved to be classified: three Protected Areas, The Nature of the Estuary of
the Sado and the Lakes of Santo André and Sancha, and the Natural Park of
Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast.
In short,
once visit this beautiful region in Portugal, instead of the more famous
Tuscany in Italy or the Dordogne in France. There is a world to open for you
and one thing is certain: You keep coming back!
