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15 campsites in Portugal, Alentejo

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Camping Milfontes

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2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

This popular site is within walking distance of the beach and the town, with a covered market, shops, bars and restaurants. There are opportunities for...

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Camping Costa do Vizir

Picture beautiful beaches, warm sunshine and the Atlantic stretching away into the distance. It really is appealing and Yelloh! Village Costa Do Vizir is the...

Camping Asseiceira

Set amongst unspoilt mountain scenery in the spectacular Serra de São Mamede National Park, Camping Asseiceira is a British-owned site where visitors receive a warm...

Campiférias

Close to the centre of the pretty resort of Vila Nova de Milfontes and its beach, this is a neat, well-kept site. The pitches are...

Orbitur Camping Évora

Close to the historic former provincial capital (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Camping Évora is well located for a short stay to explore the...

Parque de Campismo São Miguel

Nestled in green hills near two pretty white villages, close to the beautiful Praia Odeceixe (beach) is the attractive camping park São Miguel. The site...

Camping Serro da Bica

Camping Serro da Bica is cozy site in Portugal that is open all year round. Located near the town of Ourique and directly on the...

Camping Beira-Marvao Alentejo

Beirã-Marvão is a family run campsite close to the Spanish border, in the Serra de São Mamede National Park. This is very much rural camping...

Orbitur Montargil

Enjoy the peace and quiet of the Alentejo, but near Lisbon. This is what this campsite, located opposite the Montargil reservoir with its fresh-water beach...

Camping Rosário

This is a small, adult-only campsite tucked away in the charming Alentejo, about 60 km due east of ancient Evora. This is the jewel in...

Camping Markádia

A tranquil, lakeside site in an unspoilt setting, this will appeal most to those nature lovers who want to ‘get away from it all’ and...

Camping Rural Os Anjos

This really is rural Portugal. Set in rolling countryside in a working olive grove, Os Anjos (The Angels) is an ideal spot from which to...

Orbitur Camping Sitava Milfontes

The campsite is pleasant, offers plenty of shade and is only 600m from the beach. With a huge entrance off the road, then a 50...

Parque de Campismo Porto Covo

This is a site in a popular, small seaside resort where a fairly large proportion of the pitches are occupied by Portuguese owned seasonal units...

Zmar Eco Campo

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2020, 2018

Zmar Eco Campo is located near Zambujeira do Mar, on the Alentejo coast. It is a highly ambitious initiative developed along very strict environmental lines...

Alentejo

With huge, sparsely populated plains dominated by vast cork plantations, which provide nearly half of the world’s cork, Alentejo’s main attractions include the historic city of Évora and the coastal resorts with their fine, sandy beaches.

Évora

One of the most impressive cities in Portugal, Évora lies on a gently sloping hill rising out of the huge Alentejo plain. A city steeped in history, the Romans and Moors occupied it for centuries. With its narrow streets of Moorish origin and white-washed houses, it also boasts one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the country, plus various palaces and monuments, the majority dating from the 14th-16th centuries. 

One of the more extraordinary sights can be found in the Capela dos Ossos in the church of São Francisco; adorning the walls and pillars of this chamber are the bones of more than 5,000 monks. On the Alentejo coast is the small, peaceful town of Santiago do Cacém, which has two of the best beaches in Portugal. The nearby archaeological site at Miróbriga includes ruins of a hippodrome, several houses (some of which have mural paintings) and a clearly defined acropolis. Further south along the coast is Porto Côvo and the larger, popular resort of Vila Nova de Milfontes, which has a little castle and ancient port.

Alentejo is made up of four districts: Beja, Évora, Setubal, and Portalegre. 

PLACES OF INTEREST

Places of interest

Elvas

Arraiolos: Ancient town, 17th-century castle, famous for its carpets.

Beja: Provincial town founded by Julius Caesar, 13th-century castle.

Borba: Pretty town, noted for its marble and wine.

Elvas: Ancient fortress town, 15th-century aqueduct.

Estremoz: A market town, medieval castle.

Odemira: A quiet, characterful country town.

Reguengos de Monsaraz: A charming, unspoiled village with white-washed houses.

Vila Viçosa: An attractive hillside town, 16th-century convent.

CUISINE OF THE REGION

Cuisine of the region

Alentejo was traditionally an important wheat-growing region (it is frequently referred to as the ‘granary of Portugal’). Local specialities include sopa de cação (skate soup), made from fish and bread, and ensopado de borrego (lamb stew). 

Cheeses of the region include queijo de Serpa and queijos de Niza, made from goats’ milk. The queijos de Évora, made from ewes’ milk, is smaller in size with a strong, spicy flavour. 

Arroz Doce (rice pudding topped with cinnamon) is the traditional dessert for festivals and parties and is to be found all over the country.