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Alcochete, City in Portugal
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Environment
Alcochete is located in the Lisbon region in the west of Portugal, including Grande Lisboa and the Peninsula de Setubal.
This is a region of significant importance in industry, services and agriculture.
In this region you will find "big-city life" as well as marvelous historical places of interest, nice wine districts,
some of the best beaches in the country, and world famous golf courses.
Alcochete is situated in the district of Setúbal. View all properties for sale in the district of Setúbal.
Some distances of interest
The closest airport is Lisbon Internationale Airport, located 10 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and less than 1 km to the nearest river.
If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Belavista Golf (20 km away).
In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will
maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is less than 1 km away.
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Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime
Town character : Historical town
Primary Industry : Service industry
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Alcochete can offer you:
- Sight: Castle/Ruins, Church, Historical-monument,
- Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Coffé-shop,
- Shopping: City centre, Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shops, Bakery, Florist,
- Sport/Activity: Fotball Stadium, Surfing, Beach, Spa, Bath, Diving, Sailing, Windsurfing, Horseback-riding, Fishing,
- Public transport: Car-rental, Buss-terminal, Taxi,
- Public: Public service, Bullring, Cinema, Medical-care, Police, Bank, Post-office, Tourist-info,
- Level of education: High school
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Alcochete - home of new international airport
Municipal holiday: June 24 - Saint John
Population in the municipality: 14.400 inhabitants.
Alcochete is a town and a municipality in Portugal located south east of Lisbon, in the district of Setúbal.
Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition and its proximity to the longest bridge in Europe - Vasco da Gama Bridge. Alcochete is also the site of Sporting's academy and has the largest outlet mall in the Iberian Peninsula.
The town has experienced major development due to the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge, linking the town to Lisbon - the capital of Portugal.
New international airport of Lisbon
On May 8, 2008 the Portuguese Government confirmed that Alcochete had been selected as the site of the new airport serving Lisbon, since the existing Portela Airport has become too small to handle demand. |
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Wine from the region of Lisbon
Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines.
The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide
variety of different wines with distinctive personality.
Lisbon region is known for its Moscatel wine and also for the Colares sand wine.
Read more about wine from Lisbon region here.
Read more about Portuguese wine here.
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