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Things to do & see .


Plenty of things

There is plenty of things to do and see in this beautiful region.

So much to see and do

Sunflower field
Mertola
Mertola
Alentejian handicracft
Vidigueira town hall
Typical Alentejian hand-painted furniture

Only 4 km away from the hotel lies the Odivelas reservoir. This is an ideal place to go to if you fancy nautical sports, biking, walking, hunting, fishing and other leisure activities.

Roxo reservoir
The beach on the Odivelas reservoir
One of the many lakes

Castles, museums, old ruins (some of which are among the oldest in Europe), markets and breath taking scenery are all here.

You can also find, dotted around this vast region, a wide selection of small hamlets, villages and towns where you will find a lot of interesting things to see..

A statue of the count of Vidigueira, Vasco De Gama
A procession station of the Lords of the Steps

You can also find, dotted around this vast region, a wide selection of small hamlets, villages and towns where you will find a lot of interesting things to see.

One of the many vineyards
Some of the many regional cheese
A mazipan pig from Moura

There are quite a few wineries within this region too, and a lot of them, after a quick telephone call, will open for wine tasting. Also, the Alentejo is well known for it’s variety of regional culinary delights.

Some of the regional sausages (Choriço etc)
That's what you call a sensible lunch
The Guadiana river
The Wolf's Leap waterfall on the Guadiana river

Although about a 45 minute drive away, you should go and take a look at Europe’s biggest reservoir. The Alqueva dam, built on the river Guadiana, was only finished in February 2002 and when it is full it will have a shore line of more than 1,000 km!

 
 
 
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