Alentejo Tour 1 Portugal
A tour along plains of the Alentejo region of Évora. Monsaraz, Mourão, Redondo, Montemor-o-novo, Terena, Vila Viçosa, Alandroal, Evoramonte e Juromenha.
Monsaraz:
The medieval village of Monsaraz, retains its magic of yesteryear as few places in the world. Made of lime and shale, this place suspended in time, is one of the oldest settlements in Portugal and a mandatory destination in its list of places to visit in Alentejo.
A tour around Monsaraz. Xerez, Orada, Corval, Valentine Rock and the Monsaraz River Beach:
* Cromeleque do Xerez *
The Xerez's cromlech was erected between the beginning of the 4th and the mid-3rd millennium BC.
* Convento da Orada: *
Implanted in the middle of the plain, north of the town of Monsaraz and near the place of Ferragudo, the Convent of the Orada stands out for its size and whiteness in a sparsely wooded area.
* Fluvial Beach of Monsaraz: *
The Fluvial Beach of Monsaraz, situated in the Nautical Center of Monsaraz, in an inland zone far from the sea, is the first fluvial beach of the Alqueva reservoir.
* São Pedro do Corval: *
The tradition of pottery in São Pedro do Corval goes back to prehistoric times, due to the existence of deposits of clays, which have always motivated this activity.
* Menir da Rocha dos Namorados: *
It is a menir consisting of a block of natural granite, more than two meters high, which has a shape similar to that of a mushroom or a uterus.
Mourão:
Mourão is a beautiful village in the Alentejo, on the left bank of the immense Guadiana River, near the border with Spain, in a place of great natural beauty.
Redondo:
Redondo is known for its wines of undoubted quality, resulting from the best grape varieties in the region and highly appreciated by visitors. To accompany a beautiful wine, an appetizing meal of the varied gastronomy of Alentejo. The food is served in earthenware, made in this land, not only of wine but also of clay and potters.
Montemor-o-Novo:
Calm and quiet region but with an important place in national history. Here D. Manuel I decided to have the sea route discovered for India. It was also an important stage of battles with a great capacity of resistance.
Alandroal:
Alandroal is a Portuguese town in the district of Évora, which is located on a hill 341m above sea level. It is located next to Spain being limited to the north by the municipality of Vila Viçosa, to the west by the Redondo, and to the south by Reguengos and Mourão.
Alandroal was founded in 1298 by D. Lourenço Afonso, Master of Avis, and elevated to the category of town in 1486, by a letter of Foral attributed by D. João II. To the municipality of Alandroal were annexed during century XIX, the territories of the old municipalities of Terena and Juromenha. The village of Vila Real (Villareal), a village on the Alqueva river, belonging to Olivença (under the Spanish administration) was a town of the old town hall of Juromenha.
The name of Alandroal is because in this municipality grow aloendros, whose wood is used in the local crafts. Also highlighted are the works made in cork, leather and horn.
Terena:
Terena, also known as São Pedro or São Pedro de Terena, is a beautiful Alentejo village, belonging to the municipality of Alandroal, situated in a beautiful region where peace of mind reigns supreme, near the Ribeira and the Lucifécit Dam, and the border with Spain.
Vila Viçosa:
Vila Viçosa is known as the Princess of the Alentejo. Although small, it is one of the most precious and charming jewels of the Alentejo, a village-museum.
Evoramonte:
Dominating the Alentejo plain, at the top of a hill with 481 meters of altitude, there is the Castle of Evoramonte, a town that was distinguished in the history of contemporary Portugal because the Convention was signed there on May 26, 1834, reestablished Peace in Portugal, after several years of bloody civil war between liberals and absolutists.
Juromenha:
The first references to the site of Juromenha date from the second half of the ninth century. For more than two hundred years this place was considered the stronghold of defense of the zone of Badajoz, belonging from century X to Caliphate of Cordova.
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0:03 Almeida
0:06 Castelo Rodrigo
0:09 Castlelo Monsanto
0:13 Castelo Bom
0:16 Castelo do Sabugal
0:18 Penha Garcia
0:23 Marvão
0:26 Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça ,Elvas
0:32 Castelo De Elvas
0:35 Monsaraz
0:38 Fortress Juromenha
0:44 Castelo de Terena
0:51 elvas
0:56 Óbidos
1:01 Farol, Nazaré
1:03 Castelo de Montemor-o-velho
1:07 Baleal
1:18 Bom Jesus do Monte, braga
1:24 Templo Ecuménico Universalista de Miranda do Corvo
1:28 Ermida de Nossa Sra. Da Piedade Lousã
1:36 Mesão Frio , doro
1:40 Bom Jesus do Monte, braga
1:45 Parque de Merendas do Penedo
1:52 Candal,Lousã
2:10 Castelo de Guimarães
2:30 Paço Dos Duques De Bragança
2:57 São Martinho do Porto
3:04 Castelo de Montemor-o-velho
3:15 Praia de Salir do Porto
3:37 Monsaraz
3:45 Talasnal - Aldeias de Xisto
3:50 Templo Ecuménico Universalista de Miranda do Corvo
3:55 Candal,Lousã
3:58 Bom Jesus do Monte, braga
4:03 Penha Garcia
4:03 Castelo Medieval de Castelo de Vide
4:19 Monsanto
5:00 Igreja ,Idanha-a-Velha
5:12 Igreja da Trindade Pinhel
5:16 Castelo de Terena
5:23 Monsaraz
5:30 Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
5:37 Fortress Juromenha
5:41 Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graça ,Elvas
5:50 Portas de Sao Vicente,Elvas
Alcoutim Algarve Portugal HD
Alcoutim is a small village situated on the shore of the great river of the South, the Guadiana. It marks the transition between the Algarve and the Alentejo and between Portugal and Spain, on the other side of river.
The human presence in Alcoutim dates back to the Palaeolithic period, and there are vestiges of the continuity of human communities in the following periods, such as the Bronze and Iron Age, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and Reconquest.
A passenger ferry to Sanlúcar de Guadiana, Spain is available but does not take motorized vehicles. By road the distance is 70 km.
From here it is possible to go on a boat trip and visit Mértola.
Mértola:
It is a good starting point to visit the Mértola region coming from the Algarve.
Mértola Tour:
Beaches in Portugal's Algarve Coast
A look at the stunning beaches on Portugal's Algarve coast.
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Odeceixe Aerial view
Odeceixe is situated at the mouth of the River Seixe. Odeceixe is located on the border between the Algarve and the Alentejo. This sandy beach is on the southern side of the outflow to the sea. The northern side of the river has a backdrop of steep cliffs which shelter the beach
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Elvas, des fortifications titanesques et un aqueduc grandiose (Portugal 2017)
Cette ville, tout proche de la frontière espagnole, est un vrai petit bijou de notre planète. Des fortifications à perte de vue, des promontoires protégés, un chateau qui surplombe la ville, des belles églises, une place centrale agréable, et un aqueduc gigantesque. Bref, c'est tout une place à visiter!
The Historic Forts of Elvas - UNESCO World Heritage Site
My visit to the town of Elvas and its surrounding fortresses, UNESCO World Heritage listed since 2012. As a town on the border between Spain and Portugal, Elvas has always been heavily defended from attack, and one of the forts was once considered the strongest fortress in the world!
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Elvas aqueduct, Santa Luzia fort & Elvas city aerial view - 4K Ultra HD
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Evoramonte Alentejo Portugal HD
Dominating the Alentejo plain, at the top of a hill with 481 meters of altitude, there is the Castle of Evoramonte, a town that was distinguished in the history of contemporary Portugal because the Convention was signed there on May 26, 1834, reestablished Peace in Portugal, after several years of bloody civil war between liberals and absolutists.
About your foundation little is known. Probably it was conquered to the Moors by D. Afonso Henriques, in 1166, but there are no reliable sources that can confirm it.
The first mention of Evoramonte arose in the year 1248, when D. Afonso III granted him Charter of Foral, later corroborated and extended in 1271, with the purpose of populating the village.
In 1306, with the aim of protecting the town and its inhabitants, D. Dinis ordered the construction of the medieval walls, which still remain today and maintain their four arched doors from the time of the foundation.
D. Nuno Alvares Pereira receives the village by donation in 1385 and cedes it, in 1461, to his grandson D. Fernando, making it the property of the Duchy of Bragança.
15 of December of 1516 D. Manuel I grants to the town the Charter of Foral of New Reading, confirming the Term Evoramontense.
In February 1531 the village was shaken by a violent earthquake that almost completely destroyed its medieval structures.
To assert the power of the House of Braganza at the time, D. Jaime I and D. Teodósio I had the walls reinforced with cylindrical ramparts and erected the imposing Tower / Paço Ducal, just after the earthquake.
The Tower is a unique example of the transition military architecture, the final Manueline, with no precedent or precedent in Portugal, and which served essentially as the hunting residence of the Dukes of Bragança. Its dominant and scenic position in the middle of the plain fulfills in its entirety the purpose of its construction: to affirm the House of Bragança as the second most powerful of the Kingdom and giving meaning to the maxim After You, We, that is, after of the King, the House of Bragança. This particularity is strongly present in the design of the building, through the Nodes that involve the same and which are a symbol of the Bragantina heraldry, adopted by the architects responsible for its authors, brothers Francisco and Diogo de Arruda.
The Evoramonte Convention was signed at the house of Joaquim António Sarmago, President of the Chamber at the time, and confirmed the victory of the Liberals, followers of D. Pedro IV, under the absolutists, followers of D. Miguel. This war between siblings would thus end in a modest house in the Rua Direita of this town, where the Dukes of Terceira and Saldanha, by the liberals, and General Joaquim Azevedo e Lemos, absolutist chief, signed the Convention, which resulted in the exile of D. Miguel for Austria and in the triumph of Liberalism in Portugal.
Belver Castle and Alamal beach aerial view
Belver Castle stands out on a hilltop in this landscape where the lush vegetation provides a contrast with the calm waters of the River Tejo. For lovers of hiking and walking, there is a wooden boardwalk along the river bank, between the beach and Belver bridge, with fine views out over the flora and fauna.
Alamal river beach is part of a stunning setting on the banks of the River Tagus. It belongs to a leisure complex which, in addition to support amenities for the bathing area, also has an Adventure Centre offering various activities such as rappel, slide, boating and canoeing.
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