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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Municipal Chamber of Sines locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
House of da Gama region Alentejo
Sines Castle locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Alcochete region Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo (historical-cultural region)
southern Portugal includesRegion Alentejo
subject surface form: Southern Portugal
Vila Viçosa, Portugal locatedIn Alentejo
subject surface form: Vila Viçosa
Vila Viçosa, Portugal partOf Alentejo
subject surface form: Vila Viçosa
this entity surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo
Vila Viçosa, Portugal historicalRegion Alentejo
subject surface form: Vila Viçosa
Cuba locatedIn Alentejo
subject surface form: Cuba (Beja)
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Cuba region Alentejo
subject surface form: Cuba (Beja)
CP Regional serviceArea Alentejo
Linha do Alentejo connects Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Linha do Alentejo namedAfter Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Beja Airport serves Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Centro Region of Portugal bordersRegion Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Castle of Estremoz panoramicViewOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo plain
Torre das Couraças locatedIn Alentejo
Torre das Couraças region Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Convent of São Francisco (Estremoz) locatedInRegion Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Convent of Maltezas locatedIn Alentejo
Luís Mourinha workLocation Alentejo
Arcos (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo
Arcos (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Arcos (Estremoz) countrySubdivision Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Évora Monte (Santa Maria) locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Évora Monte (Santa Maria) hasViewOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo plain
Évora Monte (Santa Maria) belongsTo Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS II region Alentejo
Glória (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Glória (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo