# The most beautiful towns and villages in the Alentejo

Border castles, whitewashed houses and marble.

- 46 votes · 11 items
- Sep 4, 2025 · passaporte_coimbra
- https://even.best/en/l/3724/the-most-beautiful-towns-and-villages-in-the-alentejo

## Top 11

1. **Castelo de Vide** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Medieval Jewish quarter and flower-filled streets.
2. **Mértola** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Castle and mosque-church above the Guadiana.
3. **Vila Viçosa** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Braganza Ducal Palace and marble.
4. **Serpa** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Walls, aqueduct and cheese.
5. **Monsaraz** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Walled village above Alqueva, a Wonder of Portugal 2017.
6. **Marvão** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Fortified town over 800 metres up.
7. **Terena** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — White village with a castle near Alqueva.
8. **Arraiolos** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Circular castle and the rugs.
9. **Alvito** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Castle-pousada and white houses.
10. **Évoramonte** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Hilltop castle over the plain.
11. **Estremoz** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — White marble town and its castle.

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