Portalegre city in Portugal

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Portalegre, City in Portugal Population :
Environment Portalegre is located in the south of Portugal, in the region of Alentejo (north of the Algarve). At the rural and natural countryside of Alentejo there are thousands of miles of soft rolling hills and plains with cork forest, olivetrees and a variety of wildlife - hunting is a very popular activity in this region. Alentejo is also home of maby "the best" wine districts in the country. Portalegre is situated in the district of Portalegre. View all properties for sale in the district of Portalegre. Some distances of interest The closest airport is Lisbon Internationale Airport, located 200 km away. It is 30 km to the mountains and 20 km to the nearest river. If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Ammaia Club de Golf - Marvao (10 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 more than 50 km away.


Climate : Inland clima with hot dry summers and cold winter weather Town character : Industrial city Primary Industry : Textile Industries
Portalegre can offer you: Sight: Castle/Ruins, Museum, Church, Historical-monument, Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Coffé-shop, Shopping: Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shops, Bakery, Florist, Sport/Activity: Fotball arena, Golf, Paragliding, Motorsport, Horseback-riding, Fishing, Climbing, Public transport: Car-rental, Buss-terminal, Taxi, Public: Public service, City-park, Hospital, Police, Bank, Post-office, Level of education: High school
Homepage : http://www.cm-portalegre.pt


Potalegre - the home of José Régio Municipal holiday: May 23 Population in the city proper: 15.000 inhabitants. Population in the municipality of Portalegre: 25.000 inhabitants. Portalegre is a city and a municipality in east Portugal, located in the heart of a the Natural park of S Mamede. Portalegre was founded in the reign of Afonso III (in 1259) - given to his bastard son D. Afonso Sanches.In D. Diniz' reign it was determined that Portalegre would be donated to the king himself and later to his first born and heir. The house-museum of Jose Regio - a famous Portuguese poet - was installed in his home in 1971, a few years after the poets death.

Wine from the region of Alentejo 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. Read more about wine from Alentejo region here. Read more about Portuguese wine here.