The best road cycling routes around Évora Monte (Santa Maria)

Aldeia da Serra is a characteristic and picturesque village of white houses located on the slopes of Serra d'Ossa, in the Alentejo region, Portugal. It is surrounded by greenery and is renowned for its tranquility and unspoiled nature.

Vimieiro was a municipal seat between 1257 and 1855. Two charters are known, the first granted by D. Francisco Bruno Neves, Bishop of Évora, in 1257, and the second by D. Manuel I, King of Portugal, in 1512. In 1801, it consisted of the parishes of the town and Santa Justa. It then had 1,819 inhabitants and an area of 266 km². In 1849, it consisted only of the parish of the town. It was suppressed by the administrative reform of 1855, consequently losing its status as a town, a fact that the coat of arms with a mural crown of four visible towers still marks today.

The Museu de Arte Sacra in Vila Viçosa, Portugal, is known for its extensive collection of religious art and artifacts. Housed in a historic building, the museum displays a variety of sacred objects, including paintings, sculptures, and liturgical items that reflect the region's rich religious heritage.

One of the arts that you shouldn't miss when visiting Estremoz is the Production of Clay Figures from Estremoz, which has been part of the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2014 and has been a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 07-12-2017. This city is also home to the Cavalry Regiment No. 3, which, with its soldiers, has brought a lot of activity to a small city in the Alentejo countryside over the years.

Castelo de Redondo is a medieval fortress built in the 13th century by order of King D. Dinis. The castle played a crucial defensive role in the region. Although today, the only things that remain are the perimeter walls, with an irregular perimeter and several quadrangular towers, and part of the old Torre de Menagem (Keep).

Starting point for the Serra d'Ossa Walkways. There is a restaurant in this village, where you can sample good regional dishes.

The town of Vimieiro, as a “land of music and musicians”, intends to promote a project of national scope, with the creation of a museum space on philharmonic music with a musical training component that allows the preservation of knowledge and traditions in this area and, simultaneously, the holding of “artistic residencies”, as well as the construction of an auditorium where the arts of music and speech can take place, valuing music teaching, the holding of workshops and other activities that the final plan should include. (Source: www.tribunaalentejo.pt )

Estremoz is a Portuguese city located in the district of Évora, in Alto Alentejo, known as the "marble capital" of Portugal. It is divided into two parts: a medieval upper town, enclosed by walls, with old white houses and an imposing castle (the Castle of Queen Santa Isabel, which houses a Pousada), and a lower town with eighteenth-century fortifications. Estremoz is famous for its white marble quarries, which have made Portugal a major world exporter, and for its traditional terracotta crafts, especially the "puppets" (Bonecos de Estremoz), a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. The city hosts a lively weekly farmers' market.