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Top 5 towns of the Alentejo
I recently had the opportunity to re-visit the Alentejo, a captivating region of Portugal often overlooked by visitors to the country. Although you will find many places of interest around this vast...
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June’s Sunvil Supper Club: Carne de Porco à Alentejana
Originating from the Alentejo this is perhaps one of the most famous Portuguese dishes. The name Carne de Porco à Alentejana was to distinguish that the pork used in the dish is from that region of the...
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Life in the slow lane – photos from the Alentejo
Take a walk (or even a drive) around Portugal’s Alentejo region and for much of the time you might find yourself wondering where all the people have gone. The region is sparsely populated and with most...
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Marvao – a marvellous hilltop fortress
Take a drive through the Alentejo region of Portugal and it’s hard to imagine the area as a war zone. Storks’ nests hang precariously on telegraph poles, goats stand idly under cork tree, making the...
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5 Ideas for Spa Breaks in Portugal
A holiday to Portugal can involve a lot of energy-busting activity, with long-distance walks and bike trails helping to build up visitors’ appetites – even a day of sightseeing up and down the steep...
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Culinary delights of the Alentejo region of Portugal
The Alentejo is widely known as the breadbasket of Portugal. My impression of the region is coloured by endless fields, dotted with cork trees casting small shadows under their broad canopies in the...
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Mertola and the Mina de Sao Domingos
One of the many joys of exploring the Alentejo region of Portugal is the unsung discoveries which you can so easily stumble across. On the two occasions I’ve hired a car in the Alentejo I’ve found...
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EU referendum: What effect will the result have on your 2016 summer holiday?
On 24 June 2016 the results of the referendum were announced, and the British people have chosen to leave the European Union. Post ‘Brexit (British Exit), life in the holiday business will continue...
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The Alentejo – hidden Portugal
A short drive from the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is a deeply rural, fascinating area of countryside, full of wild flowers, cork forests, rolling hills, small hilltop villages built from ancient...
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Alentejo – A guest blog
Time has its own agreeably slow pace in the Alentejo. Maybe it’s because this vast region – which sprawls over a third of Portugal – has yet to be fully discovered. It’s a serene landscape of cork...
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