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The village of Mertola, overlooking the Guadiana river in the Alentejo region
Tales of water
and wine
Porto and North
Central Portugal
With new Aer Lingus flights to nearby Faro, the Alentejo
region of Portugal is more accessible than ever for the
la
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UK market. Ramy Salameh visited to see what it offers
r
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aving been on the London Alentejo literally means “after the Tejo
Lisbon Region
Underground a couple of hours River”, and is a sparsely populated area
earlier, it felt rather surreal to be marked by vast plains of cork plantations,
bobbing up and down in a dinghy wild olive groves and undulating scenery
watching wild dolphins frolic nearby. that borders the sea to the west and Spain
We were in the Alentejo region of to the east.
Portugal, at Setubal where the Sado river In addition to the dolphins swimming
Alentejo
meets the Atlantic. around us, our boat tour organisers,
And with our journey comprising just a Rotasdosal, told us that 70 different species
90-minute flight to Lisbon and a traffic-free of bird, including flamingos, could be seen
25-mile drive, we had swapped the Tube in the area.
for the sunshine and wildlife of Portugal Although ornithology is not a popular
Algarve
before it was even time for lunch. pastime with the Portuguese, Turn to 36
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