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   Popular Saints’ Festivals

   June is the month of celebrations and festivities for the Popular Saints throughout the country on the nights of St. Anthony, St. John and St. Peter.The main ones are the Festas de Lisboa, on 12 and 13 June, St. Anthony’s day, and in Porto on the (...)

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   Monuments

   Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção - Elvas

   A fortress church on the country’s border.The construction of the church then called Our Lady of the Square started in 1517 following the guidelines of the royal architect Francisco de Arruda, who worked at the Amoreira Aqueduct to supply drinking (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 266 769 800

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   Monuments

   Sé Catedral de Beja

   A Mannerist temple in the heart of the Alentejo.The parish of Santiago Maior is one of the oldest in Beja. Originally it was based in the Church of Santo Amaro, but in the 14th century it was transferred to this locale, where a church already (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 284 323 159

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   Towns and Villages

   Alcobaça

   Alcobaça lies in the valleys of the Rivers Alcoa and Baça, which according to some authors is the origin of its name. It has also been suggested that it was the Arabic name of the place which was split to name the two rivers.Alcobaça owes its fame (...)

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   Activities

   Corktour

   Corktour is a tourist company that aims to lift the lid on Portugal’s natural beauty and cultural heritage, especially in the Alentejo region, in a spirit of adventure and well-being. All our tours include tasting of the regional products, cultural (...)
   
   Telephone: + 351 965 222 570 / 965 222 510
   E-mail: geral@corktour.com
   Website: https://www.corktour.com
   

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   Restaurants and Cafés

   Oásis

   The location is excellent, on the southern bank of the river Mira, close to the mouth of the river, on the dunes of the beach known as Praia das Furnas, in front of Vila Nova de Milfontes, and this alone justifies the name of the restaurant: Oásis. (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 283 998 020
   E-mail: rest_oasis@hotmail.com
   Website: https://www.facebook.com/oasisfurnas
   

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   Restaurants and Cafés

   A Maçã

   On the way through Lavre, on the road from Montemor-o-Novo to Coruche and on the curve that meets that of Vendas Novas, one can see a one-story house with white walls and a blue trim with small awnings and a signpost that identify one of the most (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 265 847 100
   E-mail: geral@maca-restaurante.pt
   Website: http://www.maca-restaurante.pt
   

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   Restaurants and Cafés

   Adega Velha

   This is already an institution in Mourão. Everybody knows Adega Velha for the tavern where the men of the town go to enjoy themselves, for the old radios that decorate the rooms or the clay pots that one day stored the wine it produced. The old (...)
   
   Telephone: +351 266 586 443
   E-mail: adega.velha.mourao@gmail.com

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   Explore inland Portugal’s towns and cities

   Get ready for a fascinating journey through the cities and towns of inland Portugal, where authenticity can be found on every corner and history comes alive in every monument. Read on for ten invitations to explore, discover, and fall even more in (...)

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    Towns and Villages

    Avis

    This picturesque Alentejo town, composed of narrow streets and white limewashed houses, holds within it the memory of the old and powerful Military Order of Avis. After the town had been captured from the Moors in 1211, the land was given by the (...)

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