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Marvao
Your journey continues southward to the town of Castelo Branco, famous for its silk embroideries, into the Alentejo region. Drive across the São Mamede mountain, to the medieval walled village of Marvão, sitting at an altitude of over 2,800 feet, on a great granite escarpment with some of the most spectacular views in Portugal.The narrow streets lined with whitewashed houses, many with decorative doors and windows from the 15th century, wind their way up to one of the best preserved castles in Portugal dating from the 13th century. The views from the castle are truly breathtaking looking out over wild rocky landscape towards Spain and the mountains. Solitary and with a calm beauty, the Alentejo is a land of good cheese, exceptional wines and hospitable people.