Top 4 Lakes around Vidigueira

A river beach on the banks of the Albergaria dos Fusos Dam reservoir, it offers parking for cars and motorhomes, a public restroom, and a bar with a terrace overlooking the surrounding landscape. I recommend a visit to Por do Sol...

This dam covers an area of approximately 1,480 hectares and has been highlighted as being ideal for tourism-related activities. It is known for its excellent conditions for outdoor activities such as water sports and sport fishing. It supplies water to the municipalities of Cuba, Alvito, Portel, and Viana do Alentejo. The reservoir's shape, water surface, natural landscape, and numerous points of interest have attracted numerous visitors over the years.

The dam takes its name from the nearby village of Alqueva. This dam was a project dating back to the time of dictator Salazar. It was completed 50 years later. The dam was primarily built to promote agriculture rather than electricity production. Indeed, the region was severely lacking the water needed for agricultural production. The result was the largest artificial lake in Europe in an extremely dry region. The village of Luz was submerged and rebuilt identically.

Oriola River Beach, opened in August 2025. It is located in the heart of the Albergaria dos Fusos Dam and offers services including a bar/restaurant, restrooms, and parking for motorhomes.

very pleasant route, especially in spring.

It is located in an area with excellent potential for the development of tourism, due to the existence of good environmental conditions, natural resources, natural and built heritage, and good conditions for practicing outdoor activities, such as water sports and sport fishing, among others. The shape of the reservoir, the beauty of the water surface and the existence of some points of interest, not only from a heritage point of view but also from a natural point of view, encourage its discovery, on foot or by boat, and have attracted many visitors over the years.

A land of age-old vineyards and ancient knowledge and skills, with immense landscapes and a town that is white by name (“alva” in Portuguese means “white”) and white by nature, the whitewashed houses gently tumbling down the hillside. The fields around Vila Alva are not solely devoted to vineyards. Oak groves, olive orchards and cereal fields that turn golden in summer are also features of the landscape. And there is also a vast expanse of water, the beautiful reservoir of Albergaria dos Fusos stretching for as far as the eye can see, its mirror-like surface contrasting with the hills that form its horizon.

Signposted walking trail PR1 CUB A land of centuries-old vineyards, ancestral knowledge, immense landscapes and a white village with a name and white houses that gently descend the hill. The fields around Vila Alva are not just vineyards. The landscape is dominated by montado, olive groves and fields of golden wheat when summer arrives. And also an immense sea, beautiful as far as the eye can see in the Albergaria dos Fusos reservoir, where the water contrasts with the mountains that form the horizon.