The nearby village of Amoreiras-Gare (2.5 km) is small but does have a lot to offer. From our place it is a nice 40 minutes walk.
The small shops for the bare necessities, different restaurants where you can have a typical Portuguese meal or enjoy, on a sultry evening, a nice glass of Alentejano wine, in the middle of the villagers.
The first weekend of may there is the annual ‘ Festas de Maio ‘ that many interested parties pulls out the region of Odemira.
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