Friday 27th September

Rain stopped play today, here we are in the most arid part of Portugal and it’s raining. They went to a great deal of trouble to get water into this town by  building a 8.5km aquaduct lovingly named the Aqueduto da Agua de Prata in the 1530’s.

Aqueduto da Agua de Prata

The planned trip to the megaliths was a washout so plan B took us to Monsaraz a hilltop fortress town set above the surrounding planes and the largest reservoir in Europe. The vast 360 degree panorama from the town encompasses vistas to the horizon. The town is a gem and due to the inclement weather we had the run of the place which otherwise would have been swarming with tourists.

Monsaraz Fortress

Streetscape

The land of point

View with a shade

The castle, the town and views of the Alqueva reservoir in the distance

The bonus of the day is that the ramparts of the town have a superb free camper stop with a million dollar view at N 38.44250. W 7.37944.