Cuba - Alvito - Viana do Alentejo

We advance without detours until we see an irrigation channel, which we cross on a small bridge. We continue straight ahead 4.8 km, choosing the left of the main path, at the only intersection. We've spotted a hermitage on the road 258-1. It is close to the Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Represa that we take a short break. We take advantage, and by a detour of 200 m, in Cuba's direction, we visit the ruins of the ancient Roman dam. An ancient reservoir where you can still observe the solidity and functionality characteristic of Roman architecture. We return to the Path, with more energies to do the 2 km until Vila Ruiva. We enter the south side by the N258 and get to know the small village, its friendly inhabitants and its long history. We continue towards the sign that indicates Alvito. Before leaving, we stock up and taste the famous coffee "com cheirinho" (with a little smell), the regional brandy, at the Central Café of Vila Ruiva. We do this part of the Path by the national road 258-1, for more 4.7 km, and we cross the bridge over Odivelas Stream. After the bridge, we go up on the left to the dirt road, where we pass under the bridge and follow 1.3 km. Then, on the right, we follow a dirt track until we reach Alvito. We continue on Rua do Espírito Santo, admire the grandiose Alvito Castle, and on Rua das Fábricas we leave the village, between green fields and olive trees. We turn on the first on the right and follow the dirt track for 5.6 km. We arrive to Água de Peixe by tarmac road, where we find the Solar de Água de Peixe, a noble house with a 15th century chapel, of Mudéjar style. We continue the Path on the right, where the tarmac gives way to the dirt track, that after 5.1 km takes us to Viana do Alentejo, at the foot of the mountain range. We walk the N257 and Rua da Amendoeira and get to this old town.