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	Alentejo - Encyclopedia.com
		The capital of Altro Alentejo is Évora, and the capital of Baixo Alentejo is Beja.
		Alentejo, "the granary of Portugal," is drained by the Guadiana River and tributaries of the Sado River.
		Portugal's past is present: the Alentejo region's towns exemplify the area's proud traditions.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Alentejo.html (1139 words)

	Portugal's Alentejo wine region: introduction
		Alentejo in the south, with a whole spectrum of flavours in between.
		Both Alentejo styles are interesting and worthwhile, but it is the latter, more modern group of wines that has been largely responsible for putting the Alentejo on the map as one of Portugal’s most important red wine regions.
		Demand for Alentejo wines, with their ripe fruit and full-bodied character, has been such that vineyard land here is among the most expensive in the whole country.
	www.wineanorak.com /alentejo/alentejo_1_introduction.htm (521 words)

	Alentejo, Portugal
		The southern Portuguese province of Alentejo extends to the southeast of the Tagus ("além Tejo", beyond the Tagus) over a seemingly endless tableland as far as the Algarve, bounded on the east by the Spanish frontier and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		Geologically Alentejo is a continuation of the Castilian Meseta, a residual expanse worn down and levelled by erosion, resting on Palaeozoic rocks of the Iberian basement.
		Alentejo is a region of very ancient settlement, with numerous remains of Stone Age occupation (standing stones and megalithic chamber tombs, known as antas, being particularly common in Alto Alentejo) and of the Roman and Moorish periods.
	www.planetware.com /portugal/alentejo-p-evor-alen.htm (803 words)

	Alentejo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The region is separated from the rest of Portugal by the Tagus river, and extends to the south where it borders the Algarve.
		Topographically the countryside varies considerably, from the open rolling plains of the south of the Alentejo to the granite hills that border Spain in the north-east.
		Alentejo is a region known for its polyphonic singing groups, comparable to those found on Sardinia and Corsica.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alentejo (368 words)

	ALENTEJO. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The capital of Altro Alentejo is Évora, and the capital of Baixo Alentejo is Beja.
		Alentejo, “the granary of Portugal,”; is drained by the Guadiana River and tributaries of the Sado River.
		Alentejo was involved in Portugal’s many wars with Castile.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/al/Alentejo.html (108 words)

	Vinho do Alentejo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vinho do Alentejo (Alentejo Wines) are wines produced in the Alentejo region of Portugal.
		They are the preferred wines for the consumers in Portugal as they represent 47% of the quality wine's market quota with only 12% of the national wine production due to its nation-wide good marketing and being ideal for an occasional consumer of wines.
		Alentejo produces white wines with an intense, original nose, which are fruity and slightly acidic red wines which have a bouquet of very ripe fruits but are soft and balanced on the palate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vinho_do_Alentejo (200 words)

	Portugal- Province de l'Alentejo -Plot Area: 1.000 m2
		The capital of Alto Alentejo is Évora, and the capital of Baixo Alentejo is Beja.
		Alentejo, the granary of Portugal,is drained by the Guadiana River and tributaries of the Sado River.
		ALENTEJO BEACHES Integrated on the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, protected natural area of Southwest Alentejo and Vicentina Coast, the beaches of this county continue to be the most known and appreciated places to visit by holiday-makers.
	www.diffusimmo.com /en/biens/divers_MM003.html (1384 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alentejo, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The capital of Altro Alentejo is Evora, and the capital of Baixo Alentejo is Beja.
		Alentejo, "the granary of Portugal," is drained by the Guadiana River and tributaries of the Sado River.
		Alentejo was involved in Portugal's many wars with Castile.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Alentejo.html (229 words)

	Alentejo: Portugal’s Cork Country - Worldpress.org
		The Alentejo is a mystical place of gliding plains, sudden mountains, and the largest cork forests in the world.
		The Alentejo's Cork Country is a lightly populated region with open horizons where the rhythm of life follows the rhythm of regional songs.
		Extending from the southern bank of the great river Tejo to the mountains of the northern Algarve, the Alentejo is bound by the sea to the west, and Spain to the east.
	www.worldpress.org /Europe/2321.cfm (1852 words)

	Alentejo - Portuguese Wine Region - Wine Tours Portugal
		Today's winemakers in the Alentejo should take Isabella as their patron because their wines are consistently coming up roses thanks to growing investment and confidence in this region of southern Portugal.
		The average yields in the Alentejo are amazingly low at about 40 hectolitres per hectare, but in 1998 they were down even lower, to a meagre 20hl/ha.
		Thankfully, in the Alentejo that is not the case.
	www.cellartours.com /portugal/portuguese-wine-regions/alentejo.html (1248 words)

	Holiday homes in Portugal » Alentejo bookable online at Euro Relais. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Between the region of Lisbon and the Algarve in the south lies the region of Alentejo.
		Alentejo has a beautiful rugged coast, with secluded bays, cliffs, and sand dunes.
		Alentejo is also a wine region û its fruity wines have a very good reputation.
	www.eurorelais.co.uk /portugal/alentejo.html (522 words)

	USATODAY.com - Monica Ali paints 'Alentejo Blue' a bit less brilliantly than 'Brick Lane' (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She leaves the confines of that community for a village in the Alentejo region of Portugal.
		Alentejo Blue is a solid successor to Ali's debut, but not one that is likely to make her the literary "it" girl this time.
		Alentejo Blue begins with a suicide by hanging, the death of an old radical who finally comes to rest in the arms of the man who loves and survives him.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/reviews/2006-07-05-alentejo-blue_x.htm (433 words)

	Biking the Alentejo, Portugal
		The Alentejo, literally the province across the Tejo River, is a mainly flat, arid land filled with scrub oak, cork trees, olive groves, vineyards, a few fields, and whitewashed hill towns.
		It is ounded on the east by Spain, on the south by the Algarve coast, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the northwest, and north by the province of Lisboa et Vale do Tejo.
		The key Alentejo tourist towns, from south to north, are Mértola, Serpa, Beja, Alvito, Monsaraz, Evora, Arrainlos, Vila Viçosa, Estremoz, Portalegre, Castelo de Vide and Marvao.
	www.mayq.com /Best_european_trips/Alentejo/Alentejo.htm (625 words)

	Alentejo Turismo Rural - Circuitos Heranças do Alentejo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Venture yourself in the least known partes of Alentejo and relax to the sound of the waves in the Alentejana coast, in front of a fireplace savouring the celebrated wine of Pias and, last but not the least, have a culture break at the World Heritage City of Évora.
		To discover how past and present meet in todays Alentejo wines, start by visiting the renewed Borba’s Wine Museum, staying at Monte da Rosada in Estremoz, where you can also visit the Monte Seis Reis and taste this wine producing house during a guided tour through their cellars.
		In this incursion to the North of Alentejo the cyclists can discover the beautiful village of Ponte de Sor and Aviz, lodge themselves at Herdade da Sanguinheira or stay near ancient Alter do Chão, in the Rural Hotel da Lameira, enjoying the gastronomy of Alentejo.
	www.herancasdoalentejo.net /en/circuitos.php (775 words)

	Alentejo Apartments for rent Alentejo apartment rentals, Alentejo furnished apartments to rent.
		Alentejo Apartments for rent Alentejo apartment rentals, Alentejo furnished apartments to rent.
		Alentejo apartment rentals and houses for rent are posted daily by Alentejo owners, property managers and roommates.
		Alentejo apartment rentals, sublets, rooms and potential Alentejo renters have not been screened, verified or evaluated.
	www.sublet.com /City_Rentals/Alentejo_Rentals.asp (181 words)

	The Alentejo - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		The Alentejo, region and ancient province of central and southern Portugal, lying west of the Spanish border and to the south of the River Tagus,...
		Beja, town in southern Portugal, capital of Baixo Alentejo Province and of Beja District.
		Da Gama was born in Sines, Alemtejo (now Baixo Alentejo).
	au.encarta.msn.com /The_Alentejo.html (93 words)

	Portugal Travel Guide
		With a colourful landscape, wide open roads and dazzling whitewashed villages, the great expanse of the Alentejo is considered one of the most picturesque parts of Portugal.
		The Alentejo is at its loveliest in spring, when wild flowers fill the ditches and cover the fallow land.
		At the heart of the region, the walled city of 6vora is a very good base from which to explore the many outlying towns.
	www.portugaltravelguide.com /en/alentejo (301 words)

	Portugal - Alentejo Alentejo Portugal
		The area is commonly known as the "bread basket" of Portugal, a region of vast open countryside with undulating plains and rich fertile soil.With very few exceptions all the major towns are mainly reliant on agriculture, livestock and wood.
		Topographically the countryside varies considerably, from the open rolling plains of the south of the Alentejo to the granite hills that border Spain in the north-east.To feed the water needs of this considerable area a number of public dams have been constructed.
		Alentejo is a region known for its polyphonic singing groups, comparable to those found on Sardinia and Corsica.
	www.direct-hotels-online.com /Portugal/Alentejo/Alentejo.html (154 words)

	Alentejo Villa Rentals \| Alentejo Rentals \| Villa Rentals in Alentejo \| HomeAway
		Villa Rentals in Alentejo Portugal are an affordable vacation lodging option and are perfect anytime you want more space than a hotel room affords.
		Alentejo Rentals run the range of accommodations from budget to luxury.
		Examples of occasions that are ideal for booking Alentejo Villa Rentals are family vacations, group travel, weddings, honeymoons and family reunions.
	www.homeaway.com /Alentejo/s/444/fa/find.squery (275 words)

	Powell's Books - Alentejo Blue: A Novel by Monica Ali (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alentejo Blue is the story of a village community in Portugal, told through the lives of men and women whose families have lived there for generations and some who are passing through.
		Ali, who was born in Dhaka and grew up in London, sets her sophomore effort in a similarly struggling community, the rural Alentejo region of Portugal, where cork prices are falling, the region is still healing after the brutal Salazar regime and the locals don't quite care to cater to tourists.
		Alentejo offers little more than a convenience store and a bar, a clean, well-lighted place where patrons can recite old gossip and nurse their ennui.
	www.powells.com /biblio/62-0743293037-0 (1605 words)

	Rafeiro do Alentejo Information and Pictures, Portuguese Watchdog, Portuguese Watchdogs
		When training the Rafeiro do Alentejo, the best results are achieved by motivational training methods with a determined, consistent and loving approach.
		It is very important to begin training as early as possible, because a fully grown dog may be too strong and too big to be corrected and because this dog has his own ideas and will not cater to his owner's every whim.
		As the population settled down, the dogs eventually remained in the southern prairies, where they adapted and began to be used to guard, not only the herds, but especially, in time, the big rural estates.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /rafeirodoalentejo.htm (1098 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The Alentejo is huge; comprising fully one third of mainland Portugal, it is extremely sparsely populated and stretches from the River Tagus in the north down to the high, tangled hills bordering the Algarve in the south, and from the west coast all the way to Spain.
		The Monte das Sesmarias farm guesthouse is located on a hillside in the in the middle of the Serra D`Ossa mountains in the historic Alentejo province of Portugal.
		In the heart of the Alentejo province, this area of vast rolling plains is famous for its steppe birds.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/portugal_alentejo.html (1376 words)

	Accommodation, tours and holidays around Evora, Alentejo, Portugal
		The Alentejo region of Portugal extends from the unspoilt beaches of the West coast over plains, through vinyards and cork oak forests to the rugged hills on the Spanish border.
		Alto Alentejo is the "High" Alentejo, the northern part, adjoining the Ribatejo province.
		The beaches of the Alentejo lie in the Costa Azul - the blue coast - the Natural Park of Cape St. Vincent and the Alentejo.
	www.valegrifo.com /alentejo (774 words)

	Portugal Western Alentejo the heartland of Portugal accommodations and tours
		The vast golden plains of the Alentejo - literally - Além Tejo, beyond the (river) Tejo, - with its sea of wheatfields is the bread basket of Portugal.
		This is a quaint Alentejo town on the banks of the Rio Sado.
		I was also impressed with the cleanness of the town as I was with all the towns in the Alentejo.
	www.discoverportugal2day.com /travel18.htm (1312 words)

	Sogrape (EN) - Vineyards - Alentejo
		There are constant historical references to the Alentejo as a wine-producing region, going back to earliest Portuguese history.
		In 1997 SOGRAPE consolidated its presence in the Alentejo with the purchase of Herdade do Peso, at Pedrógão, in the Vidigueira district.
		After investing in the main northern regions of the country – Vinho Verde, Douro, Bairrada and Dão – SOGRAPE took the decision to invest in the Alentejo, the fastest-growing wine region in the country.
	eng.sogrape.pt /alentejo (317 words)

	Region Alentejo: Traum eines Großstadtflüchtlings - Reise - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten
		Aber bei aller Wandelbarkeit der Landschaften Alentejos - ein gewisses Gefühl von Verlorenheit, Verlassenheit ist allgegenwärtig.
		Eine Reise durch den Alentejo scheint auch immer wie eine Zeitreise zu sein.
		Denn das ist einer der Vorzüge des Alentejo: Hier gibt es, in Ermangelung einer Toskana, auch keine Toskana-Fraktion.
	www.spiegel.de /reise/kurztrip/0,1518,420045,00.html (1452 words)

	Accommodation Alentejo Portugal
		The Alentejo region of Portugal has large farms in rolling countryside which stretch as far as the eye can see, and very little population.
		In summer the Alentejo climate is sunny and hot with very little rain.
		Naturarte-Rio and Naturarte-Campo are 2 recently restored typical Alentejo farmhouses, located on the Alentejo coast between Vila nova de Milfontes and Odemira in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano.
	www.manorhouses.com /accom-alentejo-index.html (528 words)

	Portugal Travel Alentejo and Evora
		With the completion of the new Vasco de Gama bridge plus the new motorway A 6, Évora and the surrounding area of the Alentejo are a very fast and simple drive.
		It was beautiful as we drove through the vast plains of the Alentejo dotted here and there with olive and oak trees.
		It is vast open plains filled with golden Alentejo wheat fields and as you travel further south olive and oak trees.
	www.geocities.com /tomstravel.geo/travel21.htm (1028 words)

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