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LOCATION
Monte da Japónica is located in the foothills
Serra d’Ossa a small mountain range in the southern plains of the Alentejo region. It is home to a unique eco-system based on cork forests with exceptional flora and fauna.
ON-SITE ACTIVITIES
Guests can, of course, stay in their bucolic accommodation and rest by the pool or next to the fireplace with a book. However, we strongly recommend taking a walk through the cork forest along numerous trails that offer unrivalled vistas.
EXPLORE NEARBY
There are numerous local castle towns ripe for exploring. Estremoz is known for its Saturday morning market as well as the newly-opened Berardo tile museum. Or the regional capital Evora with its Roman Temple of Diana.
Having your own car is highly recommended. That will allow you to explore numerous local sights including towns such as Evora, Vila Viçosa, Borba, Alandroal and Terena, not to mention our very own Redondo, known for its local hand-painted pottery industry.
A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM
Exploring Alentejo Cork Forest
THE NIGHT SKY
The Milky Way is clearly visible most nights
Guests can, of course, stay in their bucolic accommodation and rest by the pool or next to the fireplace with a book. However, we strongly recommend taking a walk through the cork forest along numerous trails that offer unrivalled vistas. The night sky is as clear as the air is pure: you should spend an hour or two marvelling at the night sky counting meteorites and learning to distinguish planets from stars.
DISCOVER ESTROMEZ
Visit the farmers market
EXPLORE SERRA D'OSSA
Walk along the wooden walkways
While walking in the forest you are as likely to come across wild boar as bumping into the local shepherd and his flock. There are numerous local castle towns ripe for exploring. Estremoz is known for its Saturday morning market as well as the newly-opened Berardo tile museum. The royal palace at Vila Viçosa and the medieval castle deserve a full day’s visit as does the regional capital Evora with its Roman Temple of Diana and its windy streets of whitewashed houses.
SIGHTSEEING NEARBY
Templo Romano
Évora
DISCOVER REDONDO
Local hand-painted pottery industry
Birdwatchers will have a field day with numerous resident raptors and passerines as well as many migratory species.
