A walk down one of the most beautiful rivers in the region. Last time we visited Santa Clara a Velha we took the opportunity to have a walk along the picturesque Mira River in the Alentejo, Portugal. The river flows from the Santa Clara Barragem down past the village then on to Odemira and out to…
Alentejo
Santa Clara-A-Velha in the Alentejo
A visit to the beautiful village of Santa Clara-A-Velha in the Alentejo. Santa Clara-A-Velha village sits on the Mira River in the south of the Alentejo, and just below the great Santa Clara Barragem. It’s a wonderful village and the people are some of the kindest and most welcoming in Portugal. The old village consist of traditional…