The Castle of Ourem, also known as Palace of the Counts of Ourem, located in the city of the same name, the parish of Our Lady of Mercy, Ourém municipality, Santarém district of Portugal. In a dominant position on the medieval village and the creek Seiça, is considered one of the most beautiful Portuguese castles. […]
The Ucharia do Conde is a unique space, tasting the traditional flavors of Ourem, situated in the old prison building in the center Ourem History. The former prison, which was constructed prior to 1755, is the physical space that gives rise to this partnership project between the City of Ourém and OurémViva, which has as […]
Located 10 km northeast of Ferreira do Zêzere, a bay of the reservoir Castelo do Bode, the Dornes village is one of the most curious of central Portugal, both for its location, the views and the picturesque houses, as the legends and traditions associated with it. The master the low and predominantly white houses is […]
Alcamé appears associated with a festival that takes place in marshlands, precisely near this chapel [...] that remount the end of the nineteenth century – is unknown any previous occurrence of this period [...].
The Municipality of Alcochete has one of the largest wetlands in the country classified as a Nature Reserve, a status that was assigned due to the diversity of migratory birds that pass there. Migration of heights, the Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve is home place for more than 120,000 birds, especially the community of flamingos, all […]
The Ribatejo herdsmen of Lezíria(Wetland) and Charneca(Heath) use as full costume: white shirt, red vest, pants and blue coat, white socks and green hoodie with embodied edge. The Ribatejo Bairro campinos use as full costume: white shirt, black vest, pants and black coat, white socks and black cap.
From a geographical point of view, the Ribatejo is divided into three natural regions: Wetland, Quarter and Heath. The Tejo Lezíria the Tagus Wet Area comprises the area of wetlands by the river and surrounding land, and includes alluvial soils of excellent quality, in which the vineyard boasts all its vigor. Fertilíssimas these lands beyond the vineyard […]
The Ribatejo is bordered on the north-west with the Beira Litoral, the West and the South with Extremadura, the Southeast with the Alto Alentejo and the North and Northeast with Beira Interior. Its headquarters and largest city is Santarém. At the time of its creation, was comprised of 23 municipalities, which included almost the entire […]
