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Loja da Mizette
( 266 557 159; Rua do Celeiro; 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm & 2-8pm Sat & Sun) Sells
Alentejano mantas made in its factory in nearby Reguengos by one of the few remaining
female weavers. The last of its kind.
HANDICRAFTS
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Multibanco ATM (Travessa da Misericórdia 2) Off the main square.
Turismo ( 927 997 316; Rua Direita; 10am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm) Stocked with some regional in-
formation, including bus timetables and basic maps of the area's megalithic monuments .
Getting There & Away
Buses run to/from Reguengos de Monsaraz (€3, 35 minutes, four daily on weekdays). The
last bus back to Reguengos, where you can pick up connections to Évora, is around 6pm
(check, however, as this changes).
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Around Monsaraz
Neolithic megaliths are scattered throughout the landscape around Monsaraz - it is great
to explore and discover them amid the tangles of olive groves and open fields of wild-
flowers (they're signposted, but finding each one is an adventure). Most spectacular is Cro-
meleque do Xerez , an ensemble with the triumphant 7-tonne menhir at its centre. The rocks
once stood 5km south of Monsaraz but were moved before flooding by the massive Bar-
ragem do Alqueva. A remaining highlight is the Menhir de Bulhoa , another phallic stone
with intriguing carved circles and lines; it's 4km north of Monsaraz off the Tel-
heiro-Outeiro road. A map outlining the region's megalithic circuit is available at the
tourist office.
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Estremoz
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