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Ruin Attractions In Alentejo

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The Alentejo is a geographical, historical and cultural region of south-central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, it literally means beyond Tagus river . Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja, Évora, Portalegre and the Alentejo Litoral. The main cities are: Évora, Beja, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas and Portalegre. It has borders with Beira Baixa in the North, with Spain (Andalucia and Extremadura in the east, with the Algarve in the South and with the Atlantic Ocean, Ribatejo and Estremadura in the West. The Alentejo is a region known for its traditional polyphonic singing groups, sim...
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  • 2. Arraiolos Castle Arraiolos
    Arraiolos is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,363, in an area of 683.75 km². The town of Arraiolos has 3,351 inhabitants. The present Mayor is Silvia Pinto, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The town is famous for its castle and its embroidered wool rugs and carpets. Arraiolos rugs have been made since the Middle Ages.In October 2003, Jorge Sampaio, the then President of Portugal, invited the Presidents of Finland, Germany, as well as of soon-to-be EU members Hungary, Latvia and Poland to Arraiolos in order to discuss the consequences of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union and plans for a Constitution for Europe. Subsequent meetings of non-executive presidents of European Union member states have been dubbed Arraiolos meetings...
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  • 3. Almendres Cromlech Evora
    The Cromlech of the Almendres is a megalithic complex , located near the village of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora, in the Portuguese Alentejo. The largest existing group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula , this archaeological site consists of several megalithic structures: cromlechs and menhir stones, that belong to the so-called megalithic universe of Évora, with clear parallels to other cromlechs in Portela Mogos .
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  • 4. Redondo Castle Redondo
    The Castle of Redondo is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Redondo, in the municipality of Redondo, Portuguese Évora.
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  • 5. Castelo de Beja Beja
    The Castle of Beja is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Beja, municipality of Beja, Portuguese district of Beja.
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  • 11. Escoural Cave Montemor O Novo
    The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Escoural Cave is a structure known for its Paleolithic-era rock-art and funerary burial site, located in the Portuguese municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the civil parish of Santiago do Escoural.
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