The Alentejo - Portugal - page 523

( 284 543 436; www.facebook.com/pages/Pedra-de-Sal-Restaurante-Serpa-Portugal/364403729621?fref=ts ; Estrada
da Circunvalaçao s/n; mains €10-16; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Sun) This smart place is a win-win
food-lover's scenario. The owner-chef conjures up Alentejano specialities using quality
produce, including her own home-grown greens. Modern art, a candelabra and wood trim
grace the interior, and in summer there's an attractive bamboo-covered outdoor patio.

Restaurante O Alentejano
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( 284 544 335; Praça da República; mains €10-13; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun) This handsome place,
above a cafe of the same name in a former mansion, serves local cuisine. Go for the daily
specials - anything from braised hare in red wine to pigs' trotters.

PORTUGUESE €€

Shopping
Small artisan shops and delicatessens are dotted around town. You can buy good queija-
das and a range of oils, honey, herbs and handicrafts at Dom Luis OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
(Praça da República 15;

8am-7pm) and Casa de Artesenato OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 968 100 150;

9.30am-7pm summer, 10am-6.30pm winter) . Rua dos Cavalos 33;

Information

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Bank & ATM (Largo Conde de Boavista) Around the corner from the turismo .

10am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat) Free internet access with Espaço Internet (Rua Pedro Anes 14;

helpful staff.

Post Office (Rua dos Lagares)

Turismo ( 284 544 727; www.cm-serpa.pt ; Rua dos Cavalos 19; 10am-7pm Apr-Sep, 9am-6pm Oct-Mar)
Staff provide a map of the old town with good listings, and sell local handicrafts.

Getting There & Away

Buses ( 284 544 740) run to/from Lisbon (€15.50, four hours, three to five daily) via Beja
(€3.55). There are no direct buses to Évora. The bus station is a couple of kilometres south
of town - head south on Avenida da Paz.
If arriving by car it's best to park outside the wall, or risk tight gateways into the old
town and breathtakingly narrow streets.