Castro Marim Map
The Vastnesses of the “Serra” (Uplands)
Looking out from Castro Marim castle you see the sea on one side and on the other the rounded shapes of hills stretching away to the horizon. These are the uplands of the interior and they issue a silent challenge to everyone who is at home in wide, open spaces, who takes pleasure in bird-watching or likes to walk or cycle, who appreciates the bounty of the natural world.
The roads that lead into the hills are punctuated by tiny hamlets of low, white houses, surrounded by fields of crops, the cool expanse of the lakes formed by the Beliche and Odeleite dams, and the silhouettes of ancient windmills perched on the hill tops. Then there is the Guadiana river, winding its way through the empty spaces of the hinterland, on whose banks stands the picturesque village of Almada de Ouro, which takes its name from the gold that was once mined there.
Situated amidst hills, with a murmuring river for company, Odeleite is a tiny oasis of verdure in a landscape dominated by the dusty browns of the local schist. Within the white walls of its church are some fine statues dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.
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