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Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja , Évora , Portalegre , and Alentejo Litoral . Its main cities are Évora , Beja , Sines , Serpa , Estremoz , Elvas , and Portalegre .
Alentejo Region (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽ'tɛʒu]) is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces.
Learn More. Alentejo, region and historical province of south-central Portugal. It lies southeast of the Tagus (Tejo) River and is bounded on the east by the Spanish frontier and on the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. It is an almost featureless tableland of less than 650 feet (200 m) in elevation in the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alentejo Region is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces.
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Alentejo Province (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈtɛʒu]) is one of the six historical provinces of Portugal. The province took its name from the Portuguese além Tejo, meaning "Beyond the (River) Tagus". It covers the historical and cultural region Alentejo.
The Alentejo is a beautiful, mostly agricultural, region remarkable for its wide horizons, filled with soft hills that change color along the year, from deep brown to green with white, red and purple, to golden. Sunsets and the light play are stunning.
The Alentejo has one of the greatest concentrations of Neolithic dolmens and menhirs in Europe. The Cromeleque dos Almendres is perhaps the most renowned – predating Stonehenge by some 3,000 years, it was only discovered in the 1960s and you are likely to find it free of crowds as the sun sets.
