WHERE TO EAT

  • O Chouriço - Traditional restaurant specialising in local game meats.

  • Café Restaurante São Cristóvão - Traditional restaurant specialising in Alentejo regional dishes.

  • Burgojanota - Fill up your car and belly at the local petrol station. Excellent pork cheeks and the best chips around.

  • O Coelho - Nearby café serving duck rice and snacks.

  • Mondina - Family restaurant with views of the reservoir.

  • O Arado - Stunning views from upscale restaurant Montemor-O-Novo.

  • O Leilão - Regional eats at the cattle market restaurant in Montemor-O-Novo

  • Café Almansor - Steak sandwiches in the best looking bar in Montemor-O-Novo.

  • Europa 5 - Montemor-O-Novo’s answer to a diner.

  • Tasca do Barrocas - Waterfront restaurant in Alcácer do Sal specialising in razor clam rice.

  • Barrosinha - Traditional workers canteen with daily meat or fish option and now open to the public. Good for big groups and kids.


NEAREST MARKETS & SHOPS

  • Montemor-O-Novo municipal market - best for fish and veggies here

  • Montemor-O-Novo Coprapec - gardening shop here

  • Montemor-O-Novo Caminhos Do Futuro - gardening shop here

  • Montemor-O-Novo live cattle market on Tuesdays here

  • Alcácer do Sal municipal market - best for local meat and bread here

  • Alcácer do Sal Correaria Machado & Goucha - horse riding shop here

  • Alcácer do Sal local shellfish and river prawn market here

NEAREST SUPERMARKETS

  • Montemor-O-Novo Lidl - best for general shop, but not for wine here

  • Montemor-O-Novo Pingo Dos - best for wine and spirits here

  • Montemor-O-Novo Continente - best for fish and pharmacy here

  • Alcácer do Sal Intermarché - good all rounder here

  • Alcácer do Sal Lidle - good all rounder, but not for wine here

PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE AREA

  • Caves of Escoural - Paleolithic-era rock-art and funerary burial site here

  • Barragem do Pego - water reservoir where you can swim and sometimes spot a submerged Roman bridge here

  • Almendres Cromlech - Neolithic-era monument featuring upright stones in a circle with inscriptions here

  • Arraiolos town known for its distinct carpets here

  • Montemor Castle dating back to 1088 here