Alto Alentejo is the northern half of the Alentejo region of Portugal.

Cities

• 1 Alandroal — a municipality that includes Terena, a beautiful village with an imposing castle
• 2 Arraiolos — famous for its castle and its embroidered wool rugs and carpets
• 3 Castelo de Vide — a romantic village with beautiful gardens, an abundance of vegetation, a mild climate, known as "Sintra do Alentejo"
• 4 Elvas — a UNESCO world heritage site because of its excellent star fort
• 5 Estremoz — known for its fine to medium marble that occurs in several colours that has been used to build the town
• 6 Évora — a UNESCO World Heritage site with a well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and many monuments including a Roman Temple
• 7 Monforte
• 8 Marvão — a mountain village perched on the Serra de São Mamede
• 9 Portalegre –
• 10 Reguengos de Monsaraz — one of the oldest Portuguese settlements of southern Portugal, with hundreds of megalithic monuments
• 11 Vendas Novas — is famous for its bifanas (thinly sliced pork either fried and served on a soft roll with mustard), considered the best bifanas in Portugal
• 12 Vila Viçosa — a historic, monumental town with a historic palace

Understand

Alto Alentejo (AHL-too uh-lehn-TAY-zhoo, /ˈaɫ.tu ɐ.ɫẽ.ˈtɐj.ʒu/)