Alentejo

Alentejo is a region located on south-central Portugal and is separated from the rest of Portugal by the Tagus river, extending itself to the south. We have four sub-regions in Alentejo, the Alto (High) Alentejo, the Baixo (Lower) Alentejo, the Alentejo Central, and the Alentejo Litoral. The main cities are Évora (capital of the region), Santarém, Portalegre, Beja, and Sines. On its countryside we find from open rolling plains of the south of the Alentejo to granite hills bordering Spain in the north-east, and several public dams constructed to feed the water needs of the region, being the most important the Alqueva Dam.