I love Portugal, and have visited cities and small villages all over the country. I believe the Alentejo region — which has stunning beaches and gardens — is the most underrated. Every time I go, I ...

There are heaven-sent times to ride a bicycle in Portugal's Alentejo region, a Belgium-size swath of land southeast of Lisbon where cork orchards, whitewashed towns, rustic food, and ancient stones ...

After a long flight the hour and a half car ride from the Lisbon airport to Alentejo would provide a much-needed nap, but as I lazily began surveying the landscape of this unfamiliar place out the ...

As increasingly volatile weather events impact global wine regions, production evolves into focusing on ways to meet the needs of the present without compromising this same ability of future ...

Portugal is in the worst drought it has faced in more than 1,200 years. This year in Portugal’s Alentejo, considered one of the wine regions most vulnerable to climate due to its baseline hot and dry ...

View of Evoramonte from The Place at Evoramonte. Photo Credit: Leandra Benjamin, courtesy of Visit Alentejo What might travel be like during the recovery period once Covid-19 is under control? Thanks ...

Have you heard that Beyoncé has bought a cottage in Shropshire? No? That may be because it’s not true. But the story is only slightly less likely than one that is: Madonna has a farm in the Alentejo ...

The Alentejo region of southern Portugal, sprawling between the Atlantic coast and the Spanish border, lies within striking distance of Lisbon but offers a fresh-air antidote to the city. Thick with ...

Most travelers to Portugal focus their sojourns on Lisbon or the star-studded Algarve, the 100 miles of sun-splashed southern coastline where dazzling limestone cliffs glance downward at chiseled rock ...

The wines from the Alentejo region of Portugal continue to impress us and represent some of the best values in the wine kingdom. Although consumers might not recognize the indigenous grape varieties, ...

Our readers have voted for their favorite wine region to visit and Portugal's Alentejo region came out on top. Although this region takes up nearly a third of the country, it remains largely ...