A small, intimate, holiday retreat set in a beautiful lakeside location with 10 en-suite rooms, sleeps up to 20, B&B and half board

Santa Clara a Velha, Baixo Alentejo

Available January to December
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A detached one bedroom cottage, sleeps up to 4, Self Catering with Swimming pool

Vila Nova da Baronia near Évora, Alto Alentejo

Available Janaury to December
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The Alentejo is the South Central region of Portugal 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. Its name means ´Beyond the Tejo´ and it occupies more than one fifth of Portugal, with only a small fraction of the national population.

The Portuguese often refer to the Alentejo, with its own dialect, strong Moorish flavor, white washed towns, and unique songs, as its own nation. Most towns seem to float on hilltops above the plains, embraced by a castle. Gothic towers and red tiles rise from the venerable walls. The songs of the Alentejo, with a flavor of coriander and garlic, greet the visitor.

The Alentejo is the world's most important region for growing Cork Oak known in Portugal as 'Montado' and it has been grown commercially here for the past 300 years.

Cork Oak trees are the only protected tree in the Iberian peninsula. National and regional laws in Spain and Portugal forbid the cutting or digging out of cork trees.

Strict harvesting regulations allow bark stripping only every 9 years and no more than 50% may be removed. The harvest of one mature tree provides sufficient bark to produce about 4,000 wine bottle corks.

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