Campinho, the home of Andanças, integrates the nature of the place – the beautiful Alentejo plain of cork oaks and holm oaks – with a 3 km path connecting it to the calm and idyllic waters of Alqueva. The waters of Alqueva extend into a huge mirror in the middle of the Alentejo plain, with countless islands and pieces of land drawing a unique landscape that seems almost staged. The largest artificial lake in Europe, also known as the “Sea of the Interior”, originates in the Guadiana River and floods an area once dry and thirsty of water, just as the name indicates: Alqueva derives from the word “alqueive”, “fallow land” or “desert”.
The dam reaches five Alentejo municipalities – Portel, Moura, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Mourão, and Alandroal – and the Spanish border towns of Olivença, Cheles, Alconchel, and Villanueva del Fresno, bathing several towns and villages that are touched by the beauty and breeze of Alqueva.
The Parque de Merendas do Campinho, next to the water, has an anchorage where aeronautical and nautical activities take place, but it is not a place for swimming! If you want to take a refreshing dip, you can visit the various fluvial beaches of Alqueva and that are located a few kilometers from Campinho.
The fluvial beach of Amieira is the closest to Campinho, about 13 km away. The fluvial beach of Monsaraz is about 30km away, and right after that there is the fluvial beach of Mourão, which is about 34km away. In the hot hours, you can go swimming and enjoy the landscape and nature of this very special region.
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