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Alentejo: Portugal’s Magical Cork Country

by jaymao on Aug 24, 2010

The Alentejo is a mystical place of gliding plains, sudden mountains, and the largest cork forests in the world. The Alentejo’s Cork Country is a lightly populated region with open horizons where the rhythm of life follows the rhythm of regional songs. This fertile land where more than half of the world's total cork supply is produced.

An Introduction to Cork Country
During the summer, the green stands of cork oaks turn the flowing plains of the Alentejo into a romantic and enchanting place of sun and shadows. These ancient forests, which have produced cork for millennia, are occasionally interrupted by wine estates, olive groves, or a white and blue house on a hill. When the bark is harvested, the trees turn from tranquil green to a warm, red hue, the characteristic color of the only tree that has a renewable bark.

The Portuguese often refer to the Alentejo, with its own dialect, strong Moorish flavor, white washed towns and unique songs as its...Read More >>



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