Alentejo

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Portugal
bordersCountry Spain
bordersRegion Algarve
Centro Region
Lisbon District
surface form: Lisbon Region
capital Évora
containsCity Beja District
surface form: 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
Alentejo self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Alentejo self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Odemira locatedIn Alentejo
Vidigueira locatedIn Alentejo
Vidigueira partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo wine region
Vidigueira belongsToNUTS2Region Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo (NUTS 2)
Évora locatedIn Alentejo
Évora partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Évora capitalOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region (administrative)
Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Portalegre locatedIn Alentejo
Portalegre hasCulturalRegion Alentejo
Portalegre traditionalProduct Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo gastronomy
Elvas locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Reguengos de Monsaraz region Alentejo
Santiago do Cacém locatedIn Alentejo
Santiago do Cacém region Alentejo
Grândola locatedIn Alentejo
Grândola historicalRegion Alentejo
Grândola hasCulturalHeritage Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo rural traditions
Odeceixe borderWith Alentejo
Alentejo Litoral partOf Alentejo
Alentejo Litoral partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Alentejo Litoral locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo macro-region
Alentejo Central partOf Alentejo
Alentejo Central locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Aljustrel locatedIn Alentejo
Aljustrel region Alentejo
Guadiana Basin drainsRegion Alentejo
Continente contains Alentejo
Setúbal locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Vila Viçosa locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Vila Viçosa partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo
Vila Viçosa historicalRegion Alentejo
Serpa locatedIn Alentejo
Serpa region Alentejo
Serpa partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Alto Alentejo locatedIn Alentejo
Alto Alentejo locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Queijo Serpa regionOfOrigin Alentejo
Queijo Serpa isMadeIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Portalegre District locatedIn Alentejo
Portalegre District partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Mértola locatedIn Alentejo
Port of Sines region Alentejo