Alcochete
Alcochete is a riverside municipality with 17 569 inhabitants, located on the south side of Lisbon, in front of Parque das Nações, separated by the Natural Reserve of the Tagus Estuary, was populated since the Neolithic period, and lived a period of economic expansion during the Portuguese Discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was one of the favorite resting places of the Portuguese court.
Alcochete main attractions
- Jardim da Avenida Dom Manuel Primeiro facing the river,
- Igreja Matriz de Alcochete (Igreja de São João Batista), a 15th century church classified as National Monument,
- Salinas do Samouco,
- Tide Mill of Cais de Aldeia Galega,
- landscape of the sitio das Hortas, with the traditional boats anchored in the river,
- statue in honor of Salineiro,
- Passeio do Tejo, a walkway over the Tagus River,
- Núcleo de Arte Sacra,
- Hermitage of Santo António da Ussa located on a lagoon island in Herdade da Barroca d’Alva ,
- Igreja do Espírito Santo Matriz do Montijo built in the 17th century where we can see the two panels with “Escape to Egypt” and “Sagrada Família à Pesca”, and
- Freeport Fashion Outlet de Alcochete, a shopping center outdoors known by stores of reputable brands with products at lower prices.
Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve
Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve is a place of great natural and biological value located north of Alcochete. It is located in the largest national wetland, and constitutes one of the ten most important in Europe. The reserve is inserted in a space with more than 14 thousand hectares, which includes salt pans, lezirias and mouchões. Natural, green and consisting of numerous aquiferous spaces, this reserve is particularly known for its marshes and the fauna that inhabit them, among which migratory water birds (including pink flamingos) and marine and migratory fish stand out.
