Alentejo Region
Inland, the vast golden wheat fields undulate in the wind; along the coast, unspoiled beaches look rugged and unexplored. The open, ample landscape is peppered with cork-oaks or olive trees that have withstood the ravages of time.
Castro Verde
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 37º 45’N 08º 00’W
Habitats: Holm-oak groves, scrubland of rock-roses, rocky outcrops, streams, weirs, riparian galleries, cultivated fields, pastureland and fallow land.
Mourão, Moura e Barrancos
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 38º 08’N 07º 10’W
Habitats: Rivers and streams, Alqueva lake, rocky outcrops and scarps, sclerophyllous scrubland, holm-oak groves and forests, riverside woodland, olive groves, cultivated fields, pastureland and fallow land.
Mértola and the Guadiana Valley
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 37º 42’N 07º 39’W
Habitats: Valley of the rio Gaudiana and its tributaries, rocky outcrops and scarps, holm-oak groves, scrubland of rock-roses, streams, weirs, riparian galleries, cultivated fields, pastureland and fallow land.
Sado Estuary
See More +GPS Coordinates (central point): 38º 27’N 08º 43’W
Habitats: Dunes, beaches, salt marshes, cane thickets, tidal mud flats, saltpans, Sado river and Ribeira da Marateca, fens, willow woods, cork-oak groves, maritime pine and stone pine forests, pastureland, rice fields and other cultivated fields.
