When to go en Alentejo ?
As soon as spring arrives, the Alentejo comes alive: a carnival of clothes, processions, an Islamic festival, a huge fair... Summer is the time of great concerts and music festivals, autumn is the time of hunting, game, and especially of the vine! In the coldest months, the average temperature is 6°C and rarely approaches 0°C. In the summer, it is around 30°C, with heat peaks of over 40°C! Along the coast, the climate is typical of the seaside.
Temperatures in the Alentejo are mild, with an average of about 16 °C over the year. In the municipality of Évora, February has an average of 10 °C, May 16 °C, August 23 °C and November 12 °C. The weather in the Alentejo is very sunny from the beginning of spring to the end of summer, with peaks of heat in July and August and a more airy coastline. Rainfall is more frequent from November to February. The sea temperature is 15°C in winter and 20°C in summer.
To the question: when to go to the Alentejo? Well, it is very easy to answer that with a Mediterranean climate, it is a destination where you can enjoy walking all year round. The best time to visit the Alentejo, to walk through the streets of its cities and to enjoy its nature is from May to October, when the sun shines generously. In spring, the shearing of the sheep invites you to discover the rural world; the flowering of the trees gives you the opportunity to go for a walk in a thousand colors; in late summer and early autumn, the tourists have left and you can discover the heritage in a calm environment, with mild temperatures and affordable prices. When to go to the Alentejo? Why not in the middle of summer! But then it's better to go to the coast to swim and cool off when the thermometer is over 35°C. The months of January and February can be good times to enjoy the gastronomy, but for the walks, don't forget to bring a sweater and a jacket. The cold and humidity also settle in the Alentejo in winter.
Travel en Alentejo
Ideas for holidays and week-end breaks en Alentejo
Et si l’Alentejo était le secret le mieux gardé du Portugal ? Et si, entre océan et montagnettes de la frontière espagnole se tenait le cœur du pays, une terre dont de rudes paysans ont extrait, des siècles durant, de quoi nourrir leur famille, contre les rigueurs du ciel et les affronts infligés par les grands propriétaires ? C’est ce à quoi l’Alentejo vous convie : un voyage d’histoire et de terroir. L’histoire pour la richesse des empreintes laissés par nos ancêtres préhistoriques, Romains, Wisigoths ou Maures… Le terroir pour les trésors qu’il procure : vin de toutes les couleurs, olives et huile, liège et marbre ; mais aussi figurines de terre cuite, sonnailles de cuivre, couvertures de laine, tapis d’Arraiolos… La terre est ici un somptueux terrain de jeu : parcs naturels, sentiers de randonnées, réserves pour l’observation des oiseaux… La mer, elle, abrite des cigognes dans ses rochers et des plages dignes du Pacifique…
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Discover l'Alentejo
The Alentejo ("beyond the Tagus") represents almost a third of Portugal. Protected to the east by its many fortress towns, the region is dominated on its plain by the two sentinel cities of Beja and Évora. This rural province offers a complete change of scenery and the promise of a return to the land. Sparsely inhabited (6%), the region seems like an ocean of hills, with here and there a village or chapel punctuating the immense azure sky with the white of their walls. Here, you'll discover people, skills and a terroir that's still going strong. Alentejo is particularly renowned for its vineyards. It's also one of the regions where, on every street corner, you'll come across men and women sitting in the shade of a tree, almost part of the landscape. A word of advice: go outside the summer months. For example, in autumn, when the red-orange color of the vines blended with the brown-green of the trees and plains is marvelous.
