Alcácer do Sal - Casebres

We open and close the access gate to the land in front, where the progression will be hampered by the amount of loose sand. We follow the fence on the right until we find the viaduct passing over the A2. We get into the cork and holm oak forest, to reach the entrance gate of Herdade de Vale de Reis, with a large photoelectric power station on our right side.

After passing the wicket door, we walk straight ahead until we find on the left the descent to the facilities of the estate, a future rural hotel just over 1 km away. From here we climb the church hill, bypassing it on the left. We continue through the dense and beautiful cork oak forest for 5.5 km, to the wicket door that allows us to leave the estate and access the municipal road that will lead us to Casebres. From now on, we face the remaining 7.5 km with tranquility and without much effort, along a road practically flat and without traffic, with biodiversity as a company. We advance between the Jardim Municipal (Municipal Garden) tables and benches and continue through the Largo José Afonso. We notice the calm and serenity of this village typical of Alentejo. The inhabitants subsist on the cattle, cork harvesting, tomato and pine cone harvesting, eucalyptus plantation and cutting, among other agricultural works. In November, Saint Martin’s Day is celebrated with dances, roasted chestnuts and “água-pé” (piquette). We also visit the parish church of São Martinho, Priory of the Order of Santiago, which established an agricultural estate here. They are waiting for us in the Parish Council...