AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

Area

Why Alentejo?

√  Alentejo has the largest land area in mainland Portugal - 31,551.2 km² (1/3 of the

     national territory), with an international land border of 432 km and a coastline of

     182 km.  

√  Alentejo’s landscape is characterized by soft granite hills in the north-east and

     open rolling plains with an average altitude of around 200 metres, in the south.

√  It is crossed by three major watersheds - Tagus, Guadiana and Sado rivers and 

     the city of Évora is located in the north-east of the region.

√  Évora city is the main urban centre in terms of population and economic/social

     activity in the Alentejo. In 1986, Évora was classified by UNESCO as a World

     Heritage site.

√  There are significant developments in infrastructures: logistics and transport

     equipment.

√  Beja Airport is a connection platform, logistic hub and a potencial instigator of

     new economic activities.

√  Sines Port and its industrial support and logistic zone are already recognized

     worldwide as a logistic platform, able to receive the main players, maritime,

     industrial and logistic sectors.

√  Alentejo (NUT II) covers 6 Districts: Portalegre, Évora, Beja, and part of Lisbon,

     Setúbal and Santarém districts. For statistical purposes this Region is divided

     into 5 NUT III, with diferent characteristics:

√  The preservation of the landscape and coastline, combined with a rich

     architectural heritage, are important factors for tourism development in Alentejo.

     Alentejo Litoral and Alqueva are attracting major investments in tourism

     infrastructures.

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