Map of Alentejo

South of the River Tagus, north of the Algarve, east or south-east of the Lisbon region and stretching across to the border with Spain, the Alentejo region is considered the breadbasket of Portugal. Its largely flat terrain, covered with the cereals that make it the planicie dorada, golden plain, reminds many of La Mancha in Spain. It is roughly divided into the Alto (high) and Baixo (low) Alentejos, the latter being more representative of the stretching-to-the-horizon landscapes considered typical alentejano, while the former is rockier, even hilly. Its most important centres of population are Beja, capital of the district of the same name in the south of the Alentejo, Portalegre in the north, and the lovely, historic city of Évora.

This map of Alentejo comes courtesy of those nice young people over at Google, bless their little cotton socks. It will centre where you double click, you can pan over it using the arrows (or dragging the rectangle in the overview map in the corner), and you can zoom in and out using the '+' and '-' buttons. Neat, ain't it? I have pre-selected the "Hybrid" view, just because I happen to like the look of it — if you are looking for a road map or a street map, just click "Map" (or "Mapa" or whatever it says in your language). Or select the "Satellite" view to remove the place names and other map elements.

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