Alto Alentejo Voyage Tips and guide

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Alto Alentejo is the northern half of the Alentejo region of Portugal.

Map of Alto Alentejo

• 38.7-7.41 Alandroal — a municipality that includes Terena, a beautiful village with an imposing castle
• 38.722917-7.9843332 Arraiolos — famous for its castle and its embroidered wool rugs and carpets
• 39.05-7.8833333 Avis — historical home of the Knights of the Order of Aviz, with a castle
• 39.016667-7.0666674 Campo Maior – border town with a castle and a bone chapel
• 39.416667-7.455 Castelo de Vide — a romantic village with beautiful gardens, an abundance of vegetation, a mild climate, known as "Sintra do Alentejo"
• 38.88-7.1627786 Elvas — a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its excellent star fort
• 38.8422-7.5880837 Estremoz — known for its fine to medium marble that occurs in several colours that has been used to build the town
• 38.5725-7.9072228 Évora — a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and many monuments including a Roman Temple
• 39.05-7.4333339 Monforte — farming with a castle and a Roman bridge
• 39.394167-7.37722210 Marvão — a mountain village perched on the Serra de São Mamede
• 39.516667-7.6511 Nisa – municipality that's home to several castles
• 39.316667-7.41666712 Portalegre – cathedral city noted for its tapestries
• 38.646389-7.54638913 Redondo — town with a castle and a wine museum
• 38.416667-7.53333314 Reguengos de Monsaraz — one of the oldest Portuguese settlements of southern Portugal, with hundreds of megalithic monuments
• 38.678026-8.45547515 Vendas Novas — is famous for its bifanas (thinly sliced pork either fried and served on a soft roll with mustard), considered the best bifanas in Portugal
• 38.75-7.43333316 Vila Viçosa — a historic, monumental town with a historic palace

Alto Alentejo (AHL-too uh-lehn-TAY-zhoo, /ˈaɫ.tu ɐ.ɫẽ.ˈtɐj.ʒu/)

• Comboios de Portugal (CP) provides intercity rail service on the Linha do Alentejo line from Lisbon to Évora. Regional trains run once daily on the Linha do Leste line from Entroncamento and Badajoz (Spain) to Portalegre and Elvas.
• Rede Expressos offers long-distance intercity bus service from throughout the country to Évora, Portalegre, and many other cities in the region.