Monsaraz

If you are going to Alentejo, please put on your list: visit Monsaraz. Beside the beautiful landscape sprinkled with blue lakes, the medieval city is very well preserved with people still living inside the small white houses. Being on the top of the mountain, Monsaraz has the privilege to offer 360 degrees view over the landscape almost from every little narrow street.

For sure you will fall in love with the calm atmosphere, fresh air and with the frozen moment in time that the city provides.

Places

Estremoz

Beja

Barragem do Alqueva

All I can say about this is: pretty, pretty, pretty landscape.

Almendres Cromlech

 

Next on my trip in Alentejo was a visit to the Cromlech of Almendres, one of the biggest megalithic structure in Europe.

It was a little hard to find, the road was really bad, and actually we got lost on our way and found another smaller structure somewhere in the opposite direction.

When we finally found it, it was a little disappointing: it is big, yes, it is very old, yes, but kinda nothing happens there, just a big pile of  big rocks...no magic, no extraordinary feeling.. although it is very interesting to from where architecture started and go back the roots.

Anyway, I advise you to go visit them if you are on your way to Evora. They are relatively close to the main road (around 14 km) and if you follow the signs you willl have no problem in finding them.