Off the grid and off the beaten track, Portugal’s Alentejo region ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to the road less travelled, with the added bonus of some serious green credentials.
OFF the grid and off the beaten track, Portugal’s Alentejo region ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to the road less travelled, with the added bonus of some serious green credentials.
OFF the grid and off the beaten track, Portugal’s Alentejo region ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to the road less travelled, with the added bonus of some serious green credentials. Recent record temperatures across the globe are a stark reminder that every aspect of our lives has a direct bearing on climate change, which in turn is already having a very real effect on our lives. So when I got a chance to visit Alentejo as part of an initiative to showcase the region as a travel destination and to marry that with the other great love in my life motorcycles I jumped at the chance. The Rout-E project, an initiative of Visit Portugal, is all about sustainable tourism. The idea is that you fly into Lisbon, Porto or Faro, rent an electric car or motorcycle, and choose from one of five routes Porto and the north, the centre of Portugal, Lisbon, Alentejo or the Algarve along which are dotted places of interest to visit and stay. All of the suggested hotels and many of the stop-of