Baja TT Sharish Gin in Reguengos de Monsaraz – Mourão was the perfect scenario for round one of the Bajas European Championship The race got underway together with the Portuguese National Championship and FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas Three days event on dry routes and hard gravel roads through the magnificent terrain around Reguengos de Monsaraz on both sides of the beautiful artificial Alqueva Lake The schedule foresaw on Friday one Prologue of 27,87 km on Saturday one Selective Section (SS) of 160,81 km and on Sunday one Selective Section (SS) of 116,92 km The total length of the Baja was 305,60 km of SS and an additional 108 km of liaisons: a total of 414 km Portuguese rider David Megre took an impressive win in Moto Class finishing first by over 20 minutes over Paulo Cardoso and Raul Ferreira Portugal riders ruled also the other two categories Joao Vale won the Quad and Roberto Borrego the SSV The fight will continue in November with the Baja do Oeste | Copyright 2025 FIM Europe | Terms of use - Privacy statement | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Visit Portugal and the city of Reguengos de Monsaraz have the pleasure to announce that the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism will take place on 9-10 September 2021 in Reguengos de Monsaraz (Alentejo), Portugal. Held under the theme ‘Wine Tourism – a driver for rural development’, the Conference will focus on the contribution of wine tourism to social and economic regional integration and its great potential to generate development opportunities in remote rural destinations. Building on UNWTO’s work on advancing tourism at the center of plans for recovery, the Conference represents a unique opportunity for experts from across the growing field of wine tourism to work together to find concrete solutions to build back better and make tourism an enabler of the way forward towards a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future for rural communities. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Great Wine Capitals (@greatwinecapitals) Wine tourism has grown in interest and importance for many destinations around the world where it plays an important role in promoting remote regions, strengthening the links between agriculture and tourism and creating new opportunities for development and inclusion. UNWTO defines Wine Tourism as tourism whose purpose is visiting vineyards, wineries, tasting, consuming and/or purchasing wine, often at or near the source – wine, gastronomy, traditions and local culture comprise thus the core elements of the wine tourism product and provide the lifestyle package that wine tourists seek to experience. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Great Wine Capitals (@greatwinecapitals) Under the theme “Wine Tourism – a driver for rural development” this year’s Conference will focus on the path to making wine tourism an effective means for rural development sustainability and the way out of the Covid-19 crisis with practical and inspiring examples will take us through a wine tasting experience of its seven wine regions whilst immersive wine tourism experiences in different vineyards of Alentejo will be offered on the last day of the Conference This extremely beautiful mediaeval town has succeeded in preserving its own distinctive characteristics over the centuries Walking through the streets of Monsaraz is like going back in time for it is a truly unique place where one can find all the peace and tranquillity that have been forgotten by the modern era The most immediate visual impression in the town is that of the whitewash and schist of its houses and buildings affording visitors the opportunity to get to know more about the customs and habits used in the production of Alentejo handicraft appreciate the delights of the regional cuisine and enjoy the various cultural events that are held there As far as the town’s architectural heritage is concerned the highlights are the mediaeval castle and keep the former court building (built between the fourteenth and the sixteenth centuries) and the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Lagoa (dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) The Alentejo plains that extend as far as the eye can see start close to the Tagus the pace is set by the green of the flatlands and fields of wheat waving in the wind; at the coast beautiful beaches waiting to be discovered The provisional program of the Conference extends over 2 days with technical sessions and several thematic presentations on 9 and 10 September 2021. Detailed information on the sessions’ speakers and their biographies will be available on the Conference’s website Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website Statistics cookies collect information anonymously This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Surrounded by rocky outcrops that dot the landscape the São Lourenço do Barrocal estate in Alentejo grew during the 19th century until it became a small farm village and wine to support a community of up to fifty families The project to transform this old agricultural estate into a contemporary tourist complex doesn’t intend to be neither heroic nor perverse it only tries to find the balance between going too far The starting point is that the only way to preserve heritage is by using it because only daily life transforms historic architecture into something natural the agricultural facilities change uses to adapt to the new program: the old oil press becomes a bar and the stable is converted into a restaurant With views of the city of Monsaraz and very close to the Alqueva reservoir the tourist complex preserves the country-like atmosphere of a rural village and blends into the surrounding fields Conjunto Turístico São Lourenço do Barrocal São Lourenço do Barrocal – Investimentos Turísticos e Imobiliários S.A Filipe Arteiro (estructuras structural consultants); Maria da Luz Santiago (electricidad electrical consultants); Marco Carvalho (instalaciones mecánicas mechanical consultants) there arent any match using your search terms GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Reguengos de Monsaraz Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place GM Carlos Albornoz Cabrera (CUB) and IM Semen Mitusov (NOR) scored 7/9 each They secured third and fourth place respectively he defeated both Carlos and Mitusov in the seventh and eighth round respectively The total prize fund combining Classical and Rapid event was €7070 This was Mitrabha's eighth tournament triumph of the year GM Mitrabha Guha had a full point lead going into the final round 7.5/8 GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) and GM Arjun Kalyan were the only two players trailing by him at 6.5/8 Even though a draw was enough for Mitrabha to win the tournament he went on to beat Arjun to become a clear champion Vignesh B and Anustoop Biswas also scored 6.5/9 each They secured sixth and seventh place respectively Both of them were the only two untitled players to make a top ten finish A total of 70 players including 6 GMs and 5 IMs took part from 19 countries across the world in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament with the support of the Municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz at Multipurpose Pavilion in Reguengos de Monsaraz The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move Details Academia de Xadrez Portugal We have launched the ChessBase India App. Check out this amazing resource! Android for now - Download the app now Follow Tweets by @ChessbaseIndia ChessBase India is proud to be the official partner of chessbase.com reporting on events in India Like our Facebook page for more Indian chess updates The all new ChessBase Premium Account which gives you access to ten amazing online ChessBase services like PlayChess Become a part of the ever-growing ChessBase India Youtube Channel. 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Ver esta publicação no Instagram Uma publicação partilhada por Volta ao Alentejo (@voltaaoalentejo) "I did not make a mistake" - Arnaud De Lie aims fury at race jury after crashing out of contention at Le Samyn A close-up of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro from the Cumeada Observatory the headquarters of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Reguengos de Monsaraz One of the most colorful wonders of the summer sky in the Northern Hemisphere, especially for deep-sky photographers, is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.  reflect starlight from their surroundings.  Related: Rho Ophiuchi: A Colorful Cosmic Cloud in Photos Visible to the left of Antares is the globular star cluster Messier 4 which lies far beyond the colorful cloud complex The right half of the image is full of dark-brown regions consisting of interstellar dust grains that prevent light from passing through them.  I used a modified Canon 6D DSLR astrophotography camera with a 200-millimeter focal lens with an aperture set to f/4 The camera was programmed to shoot with an ISO setting of 1600 and an exposure time of 105 seconds The final composite combines 67 frames with a total exposure time of 117 minutes The image processing was completed with PixInsight 1.8.6 and Adobe Photoshop CC 2019.  Editor's note: If you have an amazing night-sky photo you'd like to share with us and our news partners for a possible story or image gallery, please contact Space.com's Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Miguel ClaroMiguel Claro is a professional photographer author and science communicator based in Lisbon who creates spectacular images of the night sky As a European Southern Observatory photo ambassador a member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve he specializes in astronomical skyscapes that connect Earth and the night sky you'll have to use all your Jedi powers to grab this Lego set — Jango Fett's Starship WILL sell out fast These ARE the Lego Star Wars deals you're looking for 10 must-have 'Star Wars' books and novels coming soon to your galaxy Experience a world of incredible sensations and flavors at Dark Sky Alqueva; observe a delightful sunset, drink a Sharish gin, or taste wine while watching the stars. Try a private or group astrophotography workshop, or a nighttime canoe trip. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dark Sky Alqueva (@darkskyalqueva) The stars are the main characters of a film that can be seen about 286 nights a year. Light pollution is very low due to the low population density, making the clear skies ideal for observing the stars. In Alqueva the 21.5% darkness index is among the highest in the world, opening a magnificent window for deep stellar dives. On these dives, star hunters gaze at the sky in search of the perfect constellation. Some pursue the dream of seeing shooting stars pass by, with those who believe in wishes asking for a wish upon a falling star to come true. Any stargazer will tell you that when the moon is full there are fewer stars, however the sky never loses its magic…The white light fills the sky and the earth like a cloak that embraces everyone in a smooth and perfect serenity. Everything seems to be entwined in perfect harmony all across the universe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dark Sky Alqueva (@darkskyalqueva) To feed the imagination of so many people looking to see the skies of Alqueva in Alentejo, the Dark Sky Route was created, which includes a range of services from accommodation to catering and tourist entertainment. There is a wide range of programs that you can enjoy, including night moon birding, bird watching, wildlife watching, hiking or horse riding, as well as canoeing and picnics, under an ever starry sky. Entrepreneurs in the region received training in astronomy to help realize that an adaptation to night tourism was necessary, starting with permission to enter any tourist accommodation at any time and breakfast served late. All this work of changing the mindset continues to be carried out daily, but the results have been positive with businesses increasingly organise night activities. Even water sports like canoeing are also done at night. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dark Sky Alqueva (@darkskyalqueva) There is a divine glow when the lights go out that is worth admiring. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dark Sky Alqueva (@darkskyalqueva) The municipalities around the great artificial lake of Alqueva: Alandroal, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portel, Moura, Mourão, and Barrancos have come together to enhance the characteristics of this very special sky. At night, the public lights are set to the minimum to reduce the light pollution and take full advantage of this natural phenomenon. The constellations can be easily observed, be it Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia or others that are expressed through drawings of the signs of Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Lira, the Swan, and the Eagle among many others are also visible. The observatory builds packages specially designed for you, so it is worth investing in this very creative initiative. 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For more foreign correspondence mixed with food, war, travel, and photography, visit its online magazine or follow @roadskingdoms on Twitter he would leave his home in the village of Motrinos every night at 9 p.m where his eight-hour shift at the paper mill began at midnight Some nights he would arrive at work soaked by rain His only consolation in those days was the warm comforting açorda he would eat most evenings before leaving home The basic version of açorda (pronounced “uh-soar-duh”) consists of a coriander and garlic broth fortified with stale bread The dish has its origins in Portugal’s Arab occupation which lasted from the 8th century to the 13th century (The name açorda comes from the Arab “ath-thurda,” which means “bread soup.”) That dish was far simpler than the one I tasted with Arnaldo recently while visiting his son Óscar’s home in the village of Reguengos de Monsaraz seven miles west of Motrinos where Arnaldo grew up spent a warm summer afternoon preparing an açorda enriched with fish he and his siblings would be lucky to get half a fried sardine each Sometimes people would even make so-called blind açorda made up only with bread and garlic,” explains Belmira According to local historian Alfredo Saramago blind açorda referred to a soup in which the olive oil—a readily available ingredient that was still too expensive to use on a regular basis—wasn’t visible Both Reguengos and Motrinos are in Alentejo a sparsely populated region in southeastern Portugal as well as for its practically deserted flatlands the region maintains a cohesive communal identity even today Home to fewer young people than anywhere in the country its recent history one long tale of poverty and hardship During the years of Portugal’s autocratic right-wing dictatorship which lasted from 1926–1974 and was led from 1932 to 1968 by António de Oliveira Salazar the Alentejo was the country’s agricultural engine its largest properties owned by a handful of men Following the turbulent years of the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926) the dictatorship imprisoned political dissidents all while maintaining a “mild style” back home focusing its propaganda machine on family values sometimes sleeping fewer than four hours per night “It was an extremely hard life,” writes anthropologist José Cutileiro in his book A Portuguese Rural Society and education was an unattainable goal for a rural worker’s child “We would end up eating two açordas per day one during the day and one in the evening,” Arnaldo recalls watching his family from behind thick glasses pennyroyal (a local herb from the mint family) and red bell pepper with olive and salt into a thick paste known as the piso (literally Belmira manages the rest of the dish; after 27 years of marriage Belmira sets them aside and pours the broth over Óscar’s piso Óscar whisks raw egg yolk and adds it slowly to the broth to form threads as it cooks a technique known in Portuguese as fios de ovos families would add fios de ovos when eggs were in short supply so that everyone at the table could get a bit of nourishing yolk and slices of hard bread are served on the side so each person at the table can assemble her own plate “This is a rich man’s version,” Belmira says noting the array of ingredients that nearly cover the kitchen table “This has nothing to do with the old days.” Belmira grew up the daughter of an illiterate fishmonger in the nearby village of São Pedro do Corval stress that they themselves aren’t old enough to “remember the misery.” They came of age after the Carnation Revolution of April 1974 which put an end to the 48-year dictatorship and ushered in a period of democracy and economic growth The post-revolution period was also the tensest in Portugal’s recent history The Communist Party had long been the most active opponent of Portugal’s dictatorship which drew the attention of the Soviet Union when the regime fell Tensions between supporters of the Socialist Party (center-left) and the Communist Party’s followers simmered throughout the summer of 1975 what became known as “the Hot Summer.” The Communist Party was particularly successful in gathering support among the rural population of the Alentejo Rallying under the party’s slogan “The Land to Those Who Work It,” many peasants occupied the farms where they had once been laborers “I was a political guy through all my life but I never really liked communism,” Arnaldo tells me as we sit down to eat “The regime we had … I was always against it where a hard slice of bread slowly soaks up the warm “But if there is one thing that pains me,” he adds bitterly “It is to hear people who were born into poverty saying ‘We need a new Salazar,’ ” referring to the former Portuguese strongman who nods along patiently as his father speaks refills our glasses with a locally produced red wine Óscar complains that young people always have their eyes glued to their smartphones “The internet brings both good and evil things,” Arnaldo adds ambivalently smiling widely as she explains how her parents learned to Skype a year ago when she moved to Scotland for temporary work The fish and eggs are served on the side and everyone takes a piece of what they want we bite into delicate morsels of mild white fish and sip warm broth tangy with garlic and bright with coriander mild figs cut the richness of egg yolk and sting of garlic a perfect accompaniment to the Gouveias’ açorda Some families eat their açorda with white grapes Some like fried mackerel in the warm summer months others prefer sardines throughout the year while still others would rather not distract from the cod Even potatoes and red bell peppers turn up only in some versions of the dish which is as varied here in the Alentejo as it is essential “keep our traditions—both the good and the bad ones.” An aspiring vegetarian Leonor continues to eat the typical dishes that define her region’s and her family’s cuisine I have always been interested in sustainability and I think the Alentejo understands that notion and fosters it,” she says Belmira no longer keeps a goat to provide meat but she still raises her own chickens for eggs and meat and loquat trees planted decades ago by Arnaldo himself where Arnaldo’s late wife used to bake her own bread Óscar and Belmira struggle to keep the old traditions alive—these days they’ve managed to maintain even when far from home Óscar tells me that when he moved to Switzerland a couple of years ago to work as a hotel clerk “I found some baguettes that were good enough The coriander was the hardest to find … And their olive oil sucked and she never stops missing the scent of coriander and garlic That sense of nostalgia is found in one of the Alentejo’s other important cultural traditions inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 revolving around subjects like work in the fields açorda is itself the subject of one popular cante “Açorda de Coentros e Alho”—“Garlic and Coriander Açorda”: from the hardship of work,” Óscar says as our meal draws to a close “Singing and working,” Arnaldo adds cheerfully You do not have access to www.researchgate.net The site owner may have set restrictions that prevent you from accessing the site he specializes in astronomical "skyscapes" that connect Earth and the night sky Join him here as he takes us through his photograph "Rho Ophiuchi: A Colorful Cloud in Space."  From the lower left corner of this image, a dust lane known as the "Dark River" extends about 100 light-years from the dark Pipe Nebula toward the colorful Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex where it appears to be connected to Antares.  The distant globular star cluster Messier 4 which is one of the brighter stars in the night sky M4 lies far beyond the colorful cloud complex at a distance of some 7,000 light-years from Earth I used a Nikon D810a DSLR astrophotography camera with a focal lens of 105mm with an aperture set to f/3.5 The camera was programmed to shoot with an ISO setting of 800 and an exposure time of 105 seconds The final composite combines 42 frames with a combined exposure time of 74 minutes Image processing was completed with PixInsight 1.8 and Adobe Photoshop CC.  The image was taken from the Cumeada Observatory at the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Reguengos de Monsaraz he specializes in astronomical "Skyscapes" that connect both Earth and night sky Join Miguel here as he takes us through his photograph "Heart Nebula: When the Universe Falls in Love."  The beautiful Heart Nebula, also known as IC 1805, is a bright, red emission nebula with a shape that resembles a human heart.  This cosmic cloud glows red because it's filled with ionized hydrogen gas Darker lanes of interstellar dust create a dark silhouette in the center of the luminous Many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our sun's mass also reside in this cluster Stellar wind, or the stream of charged particles that flows outward from the newborn stars, has sculpted the shape of the Heart Nebula by pushing its clouds of dust and gas outward from the core.  I used a Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor telescope with an EM-200 auto-guided mount and a Canon EOS 60Da DSLR astrophotography camera The camera was programmed to shoot with an ISO setting of 1600 and an exposure time of 210 seconds The final composite combines 12 frames with a combined exposure time of 42 minutes Image processing was completed with PixInsight 1.8 and Adobe Photoshop CS6.  Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A Turismo do Alentejo/Ribatejo lança este fim-de-semana o projeto “Transalentejo – percursos pedestres do Alqueva” nos municípios de Mourão e Reguengos de Monsaraz a Entidade Regional de Turismo – representada pelo seu presidente e técnicos - da animação turística e das unidades de alojamento vão acompanhar os caminheiros que vão percorrer os trajetos “Pelo Património Vivo de Mourão” Será também apresentado um guia sobre a zona de influência do Lago Alqueva e do Rio Guadiana editado em português e inglês e que apresenta diferentes trilhos devidamente estudados dando aos caminheiros a oportunidade de descobrir as diversificadas paisagens que formam o vasto e rico património natural e cultural do Alentejo homologado pela Federação de Campismo e Montanhismo de Portugal os amantes das caminhadas encontram a descrição pormenorizada do trajeto assim como uma síntese de alguns dos pontos de interesse e um mapa com o traçado do percurso e os pontos e interesse assinalados Criado com o objetivo de apoiar a prática organizada de passeios pedestres, o Guia – idealizado pela Turismo do Alentejo/Ribatejo, com a colaboração dos municípios das áreas abrangidas e o apoio técnico da Associação Heranças do Alentejo e da SAL – encontra-se disponível na versão impressa nos postos de turismo e unidades de alojamento da região e alojado no site www.visitalentejo.pt Os onze percursos pedestres estão a ser comercializados através de programas turísticos que promovidos por vários operadores credenciados – como por exemplo a SAL – são desenvolvidos em articulação com as unidades de alojamento do território O livro “Mantas Alentejanas – Perpetuar o saber fazer” da empresária têxtil Mizette Nielsen e da investigadora e artista têxtil Guida Fonseca no auditório da Biblioteca Municipal de Reguengos de Monsaraz Após a apresentação deste livro editado pela Gradiva as autoras vão comentar a obra e haverá uma demonstração da arte secular da tecelagem em dois teares “Mantas Alentejanas – Perpetuar o saber fazer” é um livro que na sua essência é um manual de instruções tecnicamente completo e rigoroso com ilustrações que reproduzem alguns dos padrões típicos das mantas alentejanas A obra resultou do levantamento fotográfico e da sistematização dos padrões de acordo com os seus aspetos estruturais e cromáticos Adicionalmente foi feito um enquadramento histórico sobre a manufatura dos lanifícios em Portugal e explicam-se os conhecimentos essenciais sobre o processo de tecelagem manual para que esses padrões possam ser reproduzidos num tear pequeno que cabe em qualquer casa pretende-se cativar o interesse de mais pessoas pela preservação dos padrões tradicionais mas também pela sua recriação com novos recursos e novas utilizações para as mantas Mizette Nielsen foi proprietária da Fábrica Alentejana de Lanifícios que surgiu na década de 1930 em Reguengos de Monsaraz Mizette Nielsen assumiu o negócio em 1977 e durante mais de quatro décadas materializou o conceito das mantas intemporais manteve o prestígio e a qualidade das Mantas de Reguengos e introduziu inovações e criatividade que lhe acrescentaram valor e uma nova dimensão a esta arte representativa da identidade cultural do Alentejo