This is a fabulous trail that connects two beautiful Alentejo coastal villages through beaches, cliffs, dunes, forests, and even agricultural areas. Despite being part of the much longer fishermen’s trail, it’s perfectly possible to only hike this stage. The fishermen’s trail on the Rota Vicentina is one of the most beautiful in Portugal, with about …
The second stage of the fishermen’s trail has a distance of 20 km, connecting Porto Covo to Vila Nova de Milfontes. It is very sandy but goes through beautiful and semi-deserted beaches.
Marvão is a small municipality in the northeast of the Alentejo, only 15km from Spain. It’s a typical medieval fortress town located at the top of a mountain, with an exciting castle to explore. Marvão is located in São Mamede Range, inside São Mamede Natural Park. Marvão is very close to another castle city, Castelo …
Elvas is a small Portuguese town located in the Alentejo district, very close to the Spanish border. This location made Elvas a very important defensive stronghold for many centuries. In fact, a few of the attractions in Elvas are military and related to it, like the several forts, the walls, and the castle. However, there …