Explore Alentejo
The southernmost Alentejan resort is the small village of ZAMBUJEIRA DO MAR, 29km south of Vila Nova de Milfontes. The main street stops at the top of the cliff, which provides a dramatic backdrop to the handsome beach below, whose rocky outcrops give some shade during the day. If you find the main beach too crowded – and it gets smaller as the tide rises – there are good alternatives less than three kilometres’ walk north or south, reached by clifftop paths. Zambujeira is small and laid-back, attracting both locals and a backpacker crowd – it is particularly lively for the Festival Sudoeste (wsudoeste2013.com), Portugal’s best summer music festival, which rocks the joint for four days early every August.
