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Article: FLYING SUCCESS; A new airport in the Alentejo is set to put this part of Portugal on the map, says Tony Jefferies.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Byline: Tony Jefferies
NOT long ago, the Alentejo was considered a near-parched wilderness -- good for cork, wine, wheat and little else.
But slowly, the word has filtered out, particularly to British buyers, that this vast region of southern Portugal offers plenty more: culture, history, striking scenery, great food and -- not least -- year-round sunshine.
More important, the property prices will leave you checking the flight options.
It's that last factor that has held back the Alentejo's development as an overseas property market. Stretching from the Spanish border to the Atlantic Ocean and northwards from the Algarve, this is a ...