Sines is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of 203.30 km2 (78.49 sq mi). Sines holds an important oil refinery and several petrochemical industries. It is also a popular beach spot and the main fishing harbour of Alentejo region.
A monument to Vasco da Gama who was christened in the parish church of Sines, and whose father was the alcade-mor of the castle
The ancient centre of Sines: the castle was initiated as protection from pirates in 1362
Battlements along the south wall of the Castle of Sines
The Revelim Fort, the 17th Century fort used for the protection from pirates
Alentejo Region is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces.
A typical landscape of the Alentejo