ESTREMOZ, ALANDROAL AND SERRA DE OSSA

WHAT TO DO?

• Visit the Evoramonte castle and enjoy the amazing view of Alentejo plains;

• Buy a ”Love is Blind” at “Irmãos Ginja” near Estremoz Castle. This ceramic figure represents a blindfolded woman with a heart in her hands symbolizing true love;

• Walk around Alandroal. Take a walk through the city, and visit the pre-classic pilgrimage site of the Lusitanian Gods;

• Discover “Rocha Mira” and the Sanctuary of “São Miguel da Mota”, dating back to the pre-christian era at a time when the Endovélico cult was at its height;

• Visit “PaisagindoBio” an organic herbs farm;

• Visit the ducal Palace of “Vila Viçosa”;

• Stroll in the “Serra d’Ossa” hills. Walk to the top of “São Gens” and enjoy the best view of the Alentejo plain. Visit the Convent of São Paulo.

WHERE TO STAY?

• “Dá Licença” a renovated XIX century estate with an amazing view into the Serra d’Ossa forest and into the beautiful castles of Evoramonte and Estremoz, that combines hospitality with an art gallery;

• “Pousada de Estremoz”, a historic hotel integrated in the Castle of Estremoz.

WHAT TO TASTE?

• “A Cadeia Quinhentista” in Estremoz Castle;

• “A Bolota”;

• “Gadanha Mercearia e Restaurante”.

ENOTOURISM

• “Herdade do Freixo”;

• “Tiago Cabaço Wines” where all branches of the family share the same passion for the wine prodution;

• “Adega Mayor”, designed by Pritsker Award winner Siza Vieira.