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Off The Beaten Path: Alqueva
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This dam has been planned for such a long time that somewhere in time nobody believed that it would ever come to be completed. But it was completed and inaugurated a few years ago.
It is built on River Guadiana and since it went into functioning some beautiful lakes formed on the plains of Alentejo; due to this Dam this area is nowadays referred to as the “Big Lakes” region. As a consequence of the lakes, there are varied spots for practicing water sports and boat trips, some of them on the outskirts of Monsaraz.
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Off The Beaten Path: By the water
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As a consequence of the inauguration of the dam, a village “drowned” (Aldeia da Luz) and its replica was built on a higher spot. A lot of people visit this new replica nowadays. I have been there but I won’t recommend as a must see if you are short of time while visiting this area – there are for sure other places which are much more interesting and beautiful, as is the case of Mourão.
Also due to the dam, the existing villages and plains saw their space “decreased” and some of them were “lucky” enough to be situated by the waterfront. One of them is Mourão, where there has been a huge growth on the price of houses and land.
On some spots of the lakes it is visible little “islands” with trees and houses, as is the one on my photo, shot near Mourão.
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Off The Beaten Path: Reguengos de Monsaraz
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Reguengos de Monsaraz is a small town situated near Monsaraz. The center of the town has an interesting church to visit (the one on my photo).
Reguengos might be an option for having a meal or doing some shopping, as this town provides a wider choice of restaurants and shops than Monsaraz; also not being so touristy, prices are not as high as in Monsaraz.
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vesna04 Sun Oct 9, 2005 17:08 UTC
Fantastic !!! You and Nat (ncfg) will make me come to PT very soon :) | SOLODANCER Thu Aug 25, 2005 20:52 UTC
Kudos, I love that you're building up your page on Portugal, a most revered place for me as well. Love the fotos. I will do my share especially on Lisboa, my favorite of all cities, when I get my own fotos - my act together! Thanks. | HORSCHECK Wed Feb 9, 2005 20:40 UTC
Another page with fabulous photos and a brilliant postcard. Keep up the good work ... :o) | globerover Mon Feb 7, 2005 17:09 UTC
great pics, in particular the sunset at the lake and the view from the castle ... and: great to read that the bullfights in Portugal are more civilized than in Spain :-)) |
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