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Zambujeira do Mar: the delights of Portugal’s Alentejo Coast

A look at what's on offer for visitors to the charming seaside village of Zambujeira do Mar in south west Portugal.

Houseboat rental on Alqueva Lake

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Castro Verde – a place to stop awhile

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Aldeia da Luz: The village that moved

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Walking in Portugal: the Rota Vicentina

Portugal may not be the most obvious European walking destination, yet a recently opened trail may be about to change that. Here’s a short trailer that does a great job in showing just what you can experience on the Rota Vicentina in the coastal Alentejo region: It

Alentejo – unapologetically its own self

According to the 93% of the Portuguese population who have the misfortune to be born outside a region that accounts for a third of the country, the people of Alentejo have a most perverse attitude to life. It seems Alentejans are resistant to the idea that life

Alentejo and an introduction to Portuguese seafood

Alentejo Coast The Alentejo region of Portugal is known for its flat plains dotted with distinctive cork trees and its pretty hilltop villages made up of white-washed houses. Yet many visitors come to the Alentejo to experience the region’s stunning coast. Stretching out from the south of

Guest blog – Dust tanning and the moral blight of filtered olive oil

Alentejo Day 3 – Tuesday 30 Aug 2011 Vila Galé Clube de Campo, Beja Vila Galé Clube de Campo was a startling contrast to Malhadinha Nova. At more than four times the size (weighing in at a whopping 1,620 hectares) the estate is owned by the Vila

Guest blog – So quiet you can hear the sky

Alentejo Day 2 – Monday 29 Aug 2011 Malhadinha Nova, AlbernoaTranquillity. Alentejo redefined the word for me. Bouncing along a bone-rattling dust track, seemingly no civilisation in sight, even our trusty satnav had given up telling us to ‘turn around where possible; you are not on a

Guest blog – We lose our hearts and waistlines to migas and presunto

Alentejo Day 1 – Sunday 28 Aug 2011 Herdade dos Grous, Albernoa We headed up a long drive, flanked by a blue lake, the deeply etched trunks of old olive trees, and up ahead was the pristine white and blue of the restaurant, startling against blue sky,