Land - Álamo - Alcoutim

Land, with some slope, near the village Alcoutim is a Portuguese border village belonging to the district of Faro, until the administrative division, established in 1832, belonged to the province of Alentejo. It is the seat of a municipality with an area of 575.36 km² The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mértola, to the east by Spain (Andalusian municipalities of El Granado, Sanlúcar de Guadiana and San Silvestre de Guzmán), to the southeast by Castro Marim, to the southwest by Tavira and to the west by Loulé and Almodôvar. List of built heritage in Alcoutim • Roman Alamo Dam • Cerro do Castelo de Santa Justa or Chalcolithic village of Cerro do Castelo • Church of Martim Longo • Alcoutim Fortress or Alcoutim Castle • Roman villa of Montinho das Laranjeiras • Old Castle of Alcoutim or Castro de Santa Bárbara • Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception • Menhirs of Lavajo Nowadays, Alcoutim is increasingly a tourist destination for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle and get lost in one of the corners of Portugal and enjoy the best that the natural Algarve has to offer, recognized for its gastronomy, handicrafts (wicker and ceramics, ...) and the Guadiana River.