The Miróbriga archaeological site is located near the Portuguese city of Santiago do Cacém. Miróbriga is one of the most significant traces of Roman times in the southwest of Portugal. It was classified as a cultural heritage building in 1940. The Roman city extends for over 2 km, with ruins of residential buildings, paved streets, […]
The Castle of Santiago de Cacém, Alentejo, located in town, parish and county of the same name, in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. In a dominant position on a modest hill nearby the Atlantic coast and the port of Sines, controlled the nearby plain. Currently integrates the Tourism Region of the Costa Azul. The early […]
The Cape Sardão is located in the Alentejo coast by the Atlantic Ocean, in the district of Beja. It is the largest prominence in the west coast between the Sines and Cape St. Vincent. Here was built the lighthouse of Cape Sardão. Highlighting the nesting of white stork (Ciconia ciconia) on the cliffs.
The Mira River is a Portuguese river which rises in Almodovar municipality, Sierra Cauldron, at an altitude of 470 m, which runs about 145 km to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Vila Nova de Milfontes. It is of the few rivers in Europe that runs from South to North, such as Sado river. […]
The Castle of Aljezur (Portuguese: Castelo de Aljezur) is a medieval castle founded in the parish of Aljezur, in the municipality of the same name overlooking theAljezur River . Excavations in the castle have discovered that the location was occupied during the Bronze and Iron Ages, while the parade grounds, habitational structures, and two silos date to the 12th and 13th centuries. The […]
