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AT#992 – Travel to the Alentejo Region of Portugal

  1. AT#992 - Travel to the Alentejo Region of Portugal Chris Christensen 1:06:18

Hear about travel to the Alentejo Region as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel blogger and adviser Julie Fox from JulieDawnFox.com about this overlooked but spectacular region of Portugal.

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Why should you go to the Alentejo?

Julie says, “There’s plenty to see and do in the Alentejo. So yeah, it’s a great place if you’re into slow travel, small towns, and the countryside. It is quite varied, and you’ve got natural parks with mountain ranges. You’ve got turquoise waters and pale sand in places just south of Lisbon.”

Itinerary

Julie’s recommended one-week Alentejo itinerary is a round trip from Lisbon by car, with the first four nights based in Évora and the last two nights in Monsaraz, then a return to Lisbon via Setúbal and Azeitão.

https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-the-alentejo-region-of-portugal/

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Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com. Amateur Traveler is a popular online travel podcast and blog that focuses primarily on travel destinations. The Amateur Traveler podcast was downloaded over 2 million times in 2023.

The Amateur Traveler is 18+ years old and they use Amateur Traveler to teach English at Oxford University and to test English proficiency for employment with the Thailand Foreign Ministry.

Chris has won a Lowell Thomas Award, 5 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the "best independent travel journalist."