Alqueva
Lake
The landscape around the Alqueva Lake is charming and unique.
Discover the lakeside villages and all they have to offer.
Culture and local cuisine are just some of the reasons why you should visit the lakeside villages of the Alqueva Lake.
One of the strategic aims of the Government is to enhance the tourist potential of the “Lands of the Great Alqueva Lake”.
The dam embraces the valleys of the Guadiana and Degebe rivers, as well as the Alcarrache, Zebro and Lucefecit streams. It offers real potential for tourist development due to its proximity to the villages and towns of Alentejo. These communities stand to benefit greatly from the combination of their own activities with those generated by the increase in tourism, leisure and recreational opportunities provided by the Alqueva waters and its margins.
area
approximately
250 km2
perimeter
approximately
1160 km
length
approximately
83 km
waterways
more than
150 km
The development of an alternative brand of tourism is a large scale activity that aims to innovate the tourist and leisure business in the world.
Mass tourism is giving way to new products, spaces, equipment and services, marketing mechanisms and tourist promotion models. These offer an introduction to new environments and structures in which tourists find a warm and original welcome as they make contact with local people and their values and cultural heritage.
ESTRELA VILLAGE
300
N 38º 15’ 914’’ W 7º 23’ 282’’ (dock)
Due to the rising water levels of the Alqueva dam, Estrela is a now a riverside village. It has about 125 residents and belongs to the parish of Póvoa de S. Miguel, in the municipality of Moura.
Its past history is not as rich as that of other neighbouring villages. This is the reason why it boasts a vernacular architecture, dominated by its simple parish church. Its residents are simple and friendly people and its rich and varied gastronomy is one of its highlights.
1 Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela
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+351 927 377 304 (D. Josefa)
Sunday: Mass - 9h
2 Restaurant “Sabores da Estrela”
Rua de Moura, 3
+351 285 915 063 / +351 969 850 349
12h-21h (closed Mon, all day, and Tue morning)
3 Restaurant “Cozinha da Terra”
Rua de Moura
+351 961 163 298 (D. Ana)
May-October: 12h-15h30 / 20h-22h30
4 Pub “Associação de Moradores”
Rua da Parreira
+351 285 915 235 / +351 933 484 945
Everyday: 9h-24h
5 Municipal Council - Póvoa de S. Miguel
Rua da Igreja, 80 · Póvoa de S. Miguel
+351 285 915 131
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6 Minimarket “Banha”
Largo 1º de Maio, 9
+351 965 421 722
9h-19h (closed on sunday)
9 Post Office
Escritório da Assoc. de Moradores da Estrela
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Tuesday and Thursday: 14h30-15h30
0 Fire Department of Moura
Av. Bombeiros Voluntários de Moura · Moura
+351 285 250 250
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0 Taxi “Monte do Alentejo”
Póvoa de S. Miguel (8 km)
+351 938 710 759 / +351 936 097 356
24h
