Portugal’s interior has something its coastline does not: space. East of Évora the cork oaks take over, the wheat plains stretch without interruption and the whitewashed villages sit far enough from the main roads that most visitors never reach them. For most of the past decade, American travelers arrived in Lisbon and headed south, but a growing number are heading east instead.

Rows of grapevines on a hillside overlook a small pond, with rolling hills and farmland in the background under a clear blue sky.
Alentejo spent years as Portugal’s overlooked half, until American travelers started showing up. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

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