Campo Maior is a town and municipality in Alto Alentejo, Portugal.
Understand
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Campo Maior (KUHM-poo mahy-OHR, /ˈkɐ̃.pu maj.ˈoɾ/) municipality has 8,045 residents (2021 preliminary), with about 7,500 living in town.
Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Posto de Turismo (Tourist Office), Largo do Barata, ☏ +351 268 680 319. Tu–Su 10:00–13:00 & 14:00–18:00, closed M.
Get in
[edit]Intercity bus service is available from Rede Expressos[dead link], and Rodoviária do Tejo offers regional bus service.
The nearest motorway is the A6 (Autoestrada do Alentejo Central) from which the N373 road provides access into town.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Castelo de Campo Maior (Castle of Campo Maior). 13th-century fortification, now a national monument.
- 2 Capela dos ossos de Campo Maior (Bone Chapel), Largo Dr Regala 4, ☏ +351 268 686 168. The country's second-largest bone chapel (after Évora). Free.
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[edit]- 1 Azeitona Tapas Bar, ☏ +351 961 191 196. Tu–Th 11:00–23:00, F Sa 11:00–00:00, Su 11:00–18:00, closed M. Mid-range.
- 2 Taberna O Ministro, Travessa dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra 2, ☏ +351 965 421 326, [email protected]. 11:00–00:00 daily. Alentejan cuisine. €8-15.
- 3 O Tarro, Rua 13 de Dezembro 48A, ☏ +351 961 877 076. 12:00–00:00 daily. "Typical" Portuguese cooking. €7-15.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Camping Os Anjos, Estrada da Senhora da Saúde (20 km (12 mi) from Elvas), ☏ +351 965 236 625, [email protected]. Check-in: before 21:00, check-out: 12:30. First campsite in Portugal, over the Spanish border, 14 km (8.7 mi) from Badajoz. Price list.
- 2 Olívale Hotel Rural, Estrada da Figueira 3404, ☏ +351 966 656 608. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Four-star hotel with swimming pool, garden, restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi, and free parking.
- 3 Hotel Santa Beatriz, Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, ☏ +351 268 680 040. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Three-star, 34-room hotel with swimming pool, bar, in-room minibar, room service, 24-hour front desk, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €64-67.