Reguengos de Monsaraz sees double the number of local accommodation units

The number of local dwellings has doubled in Reguengos de Monsaraz (Évora), for a year and a half, and the municipality already records a total of 74 units of this typology, announced today the municipality.

According to the Municipality of Alentejo, At the beginning of 2017, 40 local lodges were registered at the Turismo de Portugal, which has 74 units in the county, the most recent of which was opened last Sunday . In total, the municipality now has the capacity to accommodate 1,149 tourists: 637 people in local accommodation and 512 in 20 local tourist developments.

The opening of the river beach of Monsaraz, thanks to the use of the Alqueva reservoir, in June

The municipality pointed out that the tourist accommodation units "were almost always crowded during the summer and, for the first time, they received a number "

Blue flag holder, affordable beach flag and classification as healthy beach, the river beach next to the medieval village of Monsaraz is designed to accommodate more than 1,000 bathers simultaneously. At their disposal, said autarky, tourists have 150 meters of waterfront, as well as various activities, such as bird watching, boat trips or skiing in Alqueva, among others.

In 2017, recalled the municipality, about 100,000 tourists in the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, which represents an increase of 12.4% over 2016.

The medieval village of Monsaraz, the center Oleiros of S. Pedro do Corval, considered the largest of the country and which has 22 potteries in activity, the megalithic monuments such as Cromeleque do Xerez and Menir do Outeiro, the observatory of Lake Alqueva and the Alentejano Fábrica of Lanifícios, which produce typical rugs, are other attractions of the county