Alentejo Beaches according to The Guardian
A guide to Portugal’s Alentejo region, home of Europe’s finest beaches.
One of the poorest, least-developed, least-populated regions in western Europe, the Alentejo has been dubbed both the Provence and the Tuscany of Portugal. Neither is accurate. It’s scenery is not as pretty and, apart from in the capital Evora, its food isn’t as sophisticated. The charms of this land of wheat fields, cork oak forests, wildflower meadows and tiny white-washed villages, are more subtle than in France or Italy’s poster regions.
Praia da Zambujeira one of the most impressive beaches in Alentejo.
Not much has changed since Isabel Choat visited Alantejo back in 2014.
… or since we visited the beaches more than 20 years ago for that matter.
It’s scenery is still far from both Tuscany and Provence – you cant’ change that. And the food needs a small revolution to get just a bit closer to the two gastronomy Mekkas in Italy & France. But it will change soon when the financial situation in Portugal improves.
BUT when it comes to beaches both Italy and France are way behind Portugal.
The beaches Isabel Choat visited in 2014 are stunning. We went there less than a year ago in our rented car (24 Euro’s pr day) and stayed in much cheaper small hotels and guesthouses that she did. In only 2 hours drive from our door in Graca you reach the best beaches in Europe in our opinion.
See you in Lisbon
Annette& Thomas
Hi! We’re Annette & Thomas, the owners of Tings. But we are also experienced travelers with more than 2,500 Hotel stays all over the planet on our travel CV. 