Alentejo

[Dec. 2021] The weather of the day we went to Evora, a town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, was the worst during our holiday. We arrived at Evora station and were thinking of taking…

[January, 2012] We spent the New Year’s day in a small village recommended in my guidebook. It is called Mertola in Alentejo, Portugal, and located close to Spain. There is a castle on top of…

[December, 2011] In a small ordinary town called Beja in Portugal, the year end party started. All of the people, young and old have gathered in the main square. The local band played their favourite…

[December, 2011] After spending a few days in Evora in Portugal, we came to a town called Beja, about 50km south of Evora. This is an ordinary small town where ordinary people live, in contrast…

[December, 2011] Portugal is famous for its bright coloured potteries. In the tour in Alentejo, we were taken to one of those craft workshops. I love this sort of places. After looking at how they…

[December, 2011] In the schedule of the tour in Alentejo in Portugal, a visit to Paco Ducal palace in Vila Vicoca was included. We had to follow a guide who spoke only Portuguese for about one…

[December, 2011] In Alentejo in Portugal, it was not easy to travel around by public transport, so we joined a tour. The first destination was Evoramonte, where they have a castle on top of a mountain….

[December, 2011] A lot of the houses in Arraiolos in Alentejo in Portugal have white wall with blue flames. I did not know at that time, but I heard afterwards that blue flames are protecting them…

[December, 2011] Soon after we arrived in Portugal, I noticed their carpets with a curious way of weaving. We found that a small town in Alentejo, about 20km north of Evora called Arraiolos is the main…