Monte Horizonte – Eco & Nature – Alentejo Portugal
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Cork harvest in the Alentejo region of Portugal Did you ever wonder where the cork in your bottle of wine came from? Below you will find a video of the cork harvest at Monte Horizonte in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The Alentejo region is the biggest producer of cork in the world.…
This year the Alentejo pipped the Algarve to the post in taking the award for Best National Tourism Region after its southern rival had been awarded the title for three consecutive years. The results of the annual Publituris Portugal Travel Awards, considered by those in the industry as the ‘Oscars’ of tourism, were…
Holidaymakers staying in Portugal may find the Alentejo region the perfect place to enjoy a walk across a picturesque landscape away from the touristy Algarve. A recent article published on the eTravelBlackboard website suggests that the areas "glistening inland lakes, quaint villages and pristine deserted beaches" rarely fail to charm visitors. Visiting this region is…
Spring in the Alentejo region of Portugal It is full spring, the sun is shining and flowers all over the Alentejo. For probably the most of you it would feel like summer. Here is an impression of what nature (flowers and fruit trees) looks like right now at Monte Horizonte Click on the photos to…
Vila Nova de Santo André, usually just called Santo André, is a city located near the Atlantic Ocean and belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo Litoral in Portugal. Santo André, first a parish then a village, started to turn into a meeting point for people of the land and people of the…
World Music Festival 2010 in Sines The FMM Sines – Festival Músicas do Mundo is back to appear before the audience of spectators and will happen between the 23th and 31 July 2010. The distribution of the concerts is on 12 different stages. The edition of the FMM 2010 is similar to previous years: three…
Carnaval de Sines 2010 Program: 06 de Julho (Saturday) Hall of Music 21h00 – Election of the Kings and Little Kings of the Carnival of Sines 2010 February 12 (Friday) Avenida General Humberto Delgado 09h30 – Arrival of the Little Kings of Carnival 2010, accompanied by the mascot MERRY 10:00 – 19th Edition of the…
Situated in the Santiago do Cacém charming department, the Santo André Lagoon is one of those places blessed by nature. The pond is quite extensive, surrounded by golden dunes and a diversified avifauna, making of this a very pleasant place, filled with peace of mind and beauty. Along with the Sancha Lagoon, the Natural Reserves…
Winter? Well, I went outside today (1st of February 2010) to shoot some photos because nature is becoming beautiful again in the Alentejo region of Portugal. With a temperature of 19 degrees Celcius, you can hear the bees and see the butterflies. This is just an impression of how things look like on the…
Carnival in Sines from the 12th till the 17th of February 2010. Sines is one of the cities which has a considerable Carnivalesque tradition in Portugal. Every year, thousands of people from all over the country gather here to see the parade. The Sines’ Carnival – where the floats are paraded at night – was…