Villages
Visiting Monsaraz: what to see in the walled village
What to see in Monsaraz, how long it takes, where to park and what time to go to miss the coach parties. A practical guide, 20 minutes from Mourão.
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Monsaraz
The walled medieval village on the hilltop across the lake — twenty minutes from Mourão.
Monsaraz stands on a hill above Alqueva, inside its walls, with cobbled streets and whitewashed houses. It's the most photographed sight in the region, and deservedly: the view from the castle over the lake is one of the best in Portugal.
You can see it in a morning or an afternoon. From Mourão it's about twenty minutes by car, crossing the bridge.
