Alcoutim Attractions

Alcoutim, 40km/25mi north of Vila Real de Santo António, is also on the Guadiana. It is a charmingly modest little town, with relatively few visitors during the week although sometimes coach parties arrive at weekends. When river conditions are suitable excursion ships from Vila Real de Santo António call here. Its situation made Alcoutim strategically important at one time. The present castle forms part of a Moorish fort of the 11th C.; Dinis I ordered that the castle walls should be rebuilt in 130. Inside the restored walls is an exhibition of archeological finds.