Wednesday 25th September

We headed west towards Setubal via the 34km drive through the national Parque da Arrabida stopping  at Portinho along the way, the mountain was obscured by clouds for most of the journey.

Portinho obscured by clouds

Along the road to Setubal

Cactus and Troia Peninsular at the mouth of the Rio Sado

The best thing about Setubal was the road heading out of town to our overnight camp  in the woods on the north side of the national park at Picheleiros.

26th September

Today’s destination was Evora, Portugal’s best preserved medieval town, aka the museum city, yet another UNESCO world heritage site.

Evora main square

Roman remains

Just down the road is Almendres Cromlech one of the many local important Neolithic Dolmen sites. So people have enjoyed living here for quite a while, The Romans, Moors and Visigoths have all left their mark here, however today the Alentejo region is one of the poorest in Europe.