Alentejo
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Alentejo is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus".
Typical landscape of Alentejo. The trees in the foreground are cork oaks (Quercus suber), together with the remains of a cut wheat field. The second and third images are vineyards (Vitis vinifera) and olive trees (Olea europea). Wheat, cork, olive oil, and wine are the most important commercial products of Alentejo.
View of the Alqueva Reservoir on the Guadiana from one of the many hills
Alentejo experiences prolonged periods without rain, leaving the fields dry as a result
Coastal Alentejo
Marvão
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Marvão, officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal Town of Marvão, is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2020 was 2,972, in an area of 154.90 km2. The present Mayor is
Marvão as seen from its castle
Idol plaque or 'pedra de raia' type found among grave goods at a dolmen in Marvão (3rd millennium BCE)
Necklace found among grave goods at a dolmen in Marvão (3rd millennium BCE)
Verraco head (Portuguese: berrão) displayed in the Marvão Municipal Museum