Alentejo Region

Nisa to get new Hotel

Sunday, 22 August 2010 00:00

The Monte Filipe Hotel & Spa is the latest hotel to be built in Alpalhão near the Alentejo’s Nisa. The new four-star hotel has the support of the Tourism of Portugal and will offer a natural escape. After it’s opening, the hotel will join the Naturtejo Geopark. Monte Filipe Hotel & Spa will be located 5 kilometers from the spa complex of Fadagosa, and will also have a spa with four beauty treatments and wellness rooms, sauna, steam bath and Jacuzzi, indoors and outdoors. The hotel unit has 48 double rooms, two suites and two rooms for the disabled, plus a restaurant, meeting room and craft shop.

Mine tour now online

Saturday, 14 August 2010 00:00

The Tour of Mines and points of interest in mining and geological in Portugal is available through the site www.roteirodeminas.pt. For example, the Tours includes the Mines of the Alentejo region, information on Aljustrel Mine, S. Domingos, Mina Lousal Living Science Center and Estremoz. On the website you can find information on the location of S. Domingos Mina and on other points of interest such as C rta, Moitinha, Achada do Gamo, House of the Miner - Documentation Center, River Beach, Mina S. Domingo, and the railway workshops of Pomarão. This new tool also enables the scheduling of visits by geology and mines.

9000 metric acres of olives to boost oil supply

Monday, 02 August 2010 00:00

Sovena Group (Oliveira da Serra olive oil brand, foodservice, oilseeds, biodiesel) says it is currently halfway to completing a project to establish Portugal's largest olive tree plantation.  The 4,500 metric acre plantation is already under production in Ferreira do Alentejo, Elvas and the Aviz regions of the Alentejo. These olive groves are capable of producing 17 million liters of olive oil a year. The planned Ferreira do Alentejo olive oil press to process the crop, will come on line in time for the October 2010 harvest. Portugal, which was once self sufficient in olive oil, now imports from Spain, Morocco and Greece to meet the demand. Portugal would have a surplus in olive oil production within the next two to three years when the project is completed. Domestic olive oil consumption currently stands at 60,000 liters while output in 2009 was some 40 million liters. Now, the company’s olive development is geared to supply oil to Brazil a priority market, and to new markets such as China and India. Source: portugaloffer.com

New Investments in the Parque de Noudar

Monday, 26 July 2010 00:00

Some 362 thousand euros are set to be invested in the Noudar Park, or Parque de Noudar to build infrastructure and preserve historic sites, including the Castle of Noudar, in the Alentejo Region. Excavating and restoration work will make the monument more accessible. In the Noudar Nature Park almost 200 species of birds may be found. In this article we present eleven common and easily identifiable species of compulsive flyers and eclectic forest birds, challenging the reader to visit the Park and observe them. Strategically located, Noudar Castle was completed in 1308, and since then has been subject to various repairs.