Alentejo

E38350
region of Portugal

Alentejo is a large, sparsely populated region in southern Portugal known for its rolling plains, cork oak forests, vineyards, and historic whitewashed towns.

Aliases (9)
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Portugal →
bordersCountry Spain →
bordersRegion Algarve →
Centro Region →
Lisbon Region →
capital Évora →
containsCity Beja →
Elvas →
Grândola →
Moura →
Portalegre →
Reguengos de Monsaraz →
Santiago do Cacém →
Serpa →
Sines →
Vila Viçosa →
Évora →
country Portugal →
hasClimate Mediterranean climate →
hasSubregion Alentejo Central →
Alentejo Litoral →
Alto Alentejo →
Baixo Alentejo →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications →
Historic Centre of Évora →
isSparselyPopulated true →
knownFor cork oak forests →
cork production →
gastronomy →
megalithic monuments →
olive groves →
olive oil production →
rolling plains →
rural tourism →
traditional music →
vineyards →
whitewashed towns →
wine production →
locatedIn southern Portugal →
mainEconomicActivity agriculture →
cork industry →
livestock farming →
tourism →
wine industry →
officialLanguage Portuguese →
populationDensity low →
timeZone Western European Time →
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time →
traditionalCheese Queijo Nisa →
Queijo Serpa →
traditionalDish açorda alentejana →
migas alentejanas →
Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alentejo ("southern Portugal") →
Aljezur ("Southwestern Portugal") →
Beja District ("Alentejo region") →
Estremoz →
Sines ("Alentejo region") →
Évora District ("Alentejo Region") →
locatedIn
Beja District ("Alentejo historical province") →
Beja District ("NUTS2 region Alentejo") →
Évora District →
partOf
Count of Vidigueira →
Estremoz →
region
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Algarve →
borderedBy
Guadiana River →
borderRegion
Algarve →
borders
CP →
connectsRegion
mainland Portugal ("Alentejo Region") →
containsAdministrativeDivision
mainland Portugal ("Alentejo wine region") →
containsWineRegion
Alentejo ("Baixo Alentejo") →
hasSubregion
Municipality of Aljezur ("southwestern Portugal") →
locatedInGeographicalRegion
Vasco da Gama →
placeOfBirth
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